Mylie had another surgery today
 

So i brought Mylie into work today to do post-op x-rays on her elbows and to x-ray her stifles because she had been holding the left one up a lot. The elbows look good. One isn't completely healed and may never be (can also rebreak in the future) but it isn't bothering her at all and she's using it just fine. When i took rads of her stifles i found out that her left tibia is way curved and totally not normal. This is probably from an earlier fracture, probably when she broke the elbows or even before that. It could also be from having really mushy bones because she was malnurished. Her patella was also totally out of groove. You could manually luxate it by hand. Grade 3. So today, being only 5 months old, Mylie went in for her third surgery. We fixed her patella and checked out the curved tibia. Nothing could be done for the tibia but at least we fixed the patella.

She's staying the night at the hospital on a nice morphine/dextrose/other seds and pain killers drip. her leg is bandaged up and she's snuggled in a bunch of blankets with a heating pad.

Tomorrow morning the bandage will come off and rehab begins with a nice walk outside bright an early. i have a feeling she'll do just fine, considering how she was with the elbows :rolleyes:

Unfortunately in another month or so she'll have to be put under again for her spay. Plus she also has other possible future surgeries to look forward too. ...i can never leave my job... LOL

oh sweet sweet girl. what a rough start to life. She is lucky to have you for a mommy to make sure she is taken care of. Hope she heals fast!

Mylie, I am praying for a speedy recovery...You been through so much already in such a young life but You'll do just fine! Hugs

You are her angel! (and she is yours!) Thank God you found each other.

thanks for all the well wishes for Mylie. i will definitely pass them on in the morning. i called the girls at work and they said she's been sleeping since i left work which is good.

Poor baby. I am sooooo glad you adopted her and are making sure she has the best care. She is such a cutie

Oh look at that precious little baby. I bet Auntie June is taking really good care of her!

I'm sorry she had to go through another surgery Kellie. Here's hoping she's up and about very soon.

oh yeah, i'm sure june is loving all on Mylie. hehe

who knows what would have happened the owners didn't sign her over. she probably would have been dumped somewhere else or euthanized.

aaaww Kellie she is adorable. Its the first pic I see of her. Its just amazing what you are doing. My prayers are with you and your little girl.

I'm hoping she had a good night and is up today! I bet you can't wait to get her back home.

mylie was still very out of it this morning, but as the day went on she became more and more like her usual self. we're home now and she's sleeping in her crate. she's gonna do great.

I'm glad she's home Kellie. Please give her a hug and kiss from me!