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| Freddie with his poorly leg |
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| Chou Chou with her leg pins |
The good news is that little Freddie, the crossbreed from the pound, has found a lovely foster home so he's out of kennels and starting the journey to his forever home.
The bad news is we noticed that he wasn't putting any weight on his front paw and hasn't been for some time as the nails on that foot were considerably longer. After his foster carer took him to the vets for his vaccinations the vet assessed him and with x-rays discovered that the poor little man has had every toe in his paw broken.
In the vet's opinion this was a deliberate injury and would only have happened if someone stamped on his paw. Freddie would have been in considerable pain for some time. He has to go back to the vets tomorrow to find out the best treatment and currently his leg is in a splint. We are expecting a long and painful course of treatment for Freddie before he gets full use of his paw again.
As usual we will pick up the pieces but funds-wise we're having a rough time of it this year
. What with van breakdowns and Chou Chou's major operation and another on the cards for little Freddie...
Chou Chou has had her operation to repair her broken leg - see above. She is slowly having the internal pins removed as the bones fuse together. Luckily she remains with her foster carer while in recovery and although has a forever home lined up will not be able to live there until all of her pins are out. It is expected that she will have to remain in foster care for at least another 3 months so hopefully will gain in more confidence as she recovers. Currently she is terrified of going outside and panic wees at the slightest thing.
If only dogs could talk eh?
Please, please if you can give something, however small, towards either of these babies' vets bills do so via Just Giving http://www.justgiving.com/fourpawsanimalrescue
Many thanks
