As promised, when the surgery was completed I would have an
update on Petey’s condition for you.
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Petey was taken into surgery on Monday morning, the 7th
of January. After being put under
anesthesia, the veterinary surgeon began to repair Petey’s “knees”.
After several hours of work reattaching his ligaments and generally
reconstructing his damaged “knees”, he was sutured and moved to a recovery area.
We are pleased to report, that the operation has been
termed a success, and that he has begun to move about, although his back “half”
is being supported by a sling of sorts to prevent any unnecessary weight from
being applied to the repaired areas.
He is able to move about in a limited fashion, and appears happy and
well. He will need physical
therapy, of course, but all looks good for a total and complete recovery at this
time.
The brothers, who are his foster care providers, were with
him during and after the surgery, and have brought him all of his favorite
pillows and toys. A young lady who
is one of the surgical assistants is taking special care to insure that he is
comfortable and well looked after. You can see her in the posted photos tending
to him. He is, and will continue to
be, well loved and looked after.
A small note:
As you will recall, I wrote of how, even with all he has been through, he is a
happy soul, all Pit Bull smiles and kisses.
The good folks at the animal hospital where the surgery was performed
reported that even under anesthesia, he was wagging his tail!
They were amazed! Not me, I
knew what kind of creature he is.
To all of you, who made this possible with your donations,
prayers and best wishes,
THANK YOU!
Without each of you, none of this ever could have happened.
Because of you, an abused, beaten and starved animal will go on to live a
happy and healthy life.
In honor of the occasion, we have decided to turn Petey’s
fund into an ongoing fund at the animal hospital, named appropriately,
“The Petey Fund”. This fund
will be used for the treatment of any of the often abused, starved and neglected
animals that we rescue who require medical treatment before adoption can occur.
We will continue to monitor Petey’s recovery and give updates from time to time.