SPECIAL PAWS PART 2

River came to us from a remote reserve after she was hit by a car and couldn't walk. After  4 1/2 hours of surgery we are happy to say she is doing great! The lower half of her right leg had 3 breaks in it and they ended up wrapping it with a wire and using a pin to realign 2 bones down her leg, They used a stabilizer plate on the bone then realigned her pelvis bone and put screws in there. Dr. Smith said it looks great and all the tools they used to fix her will just stay inside of her. She will be on straight bed rest for the next 3 weeks to let things heal. After that she will slowly start walking. When 6 weeks are up she will go back for more xrays to make sure everything has healed and to say her goodbyes to the amazing staff. We are so glad everything worked out for this girl and she will have all 4 legs in life. 

The most amazing part of this whole thing that really gets to our hearts is that Dr. Smith thanked us for helping this dog and giving her a good chance at life now. Not used to vets thanking us for what we do! That really meant a lot! This girl is so lucky and we're sure the person who adopts her down the road will also be another lucky person. 

Thank you to everyone that has helped by the kind words, the awesome prayers, and the donations that came in to help her. Big huge thank you to the staff at  Zimmys Oil Gard for their large donation to help River through this! Everyone is so amazing and we really appreciate the help and support! We couldn't do this without all you amazing people! Below is her new x-ray with all the work done to her.