BASCO NEEDS YOUR HELP! After suffering a horrible accident in South Carolina, Basco has not one, but possibly, two upcoming surgeries on his left hind leg and his spine. We need help raising funds to cover his extraordinary medical costs! Read his story....
Basco came to us from rural South Carolina. Unlike many of our Lucky Dogs, Basco was not found in the shelter. Instead, he had been found by a good samaritan after a horrific accident. Basco had been hit by a car and had lost all the skin and muscle on the outside of his left hind leg. Miraculously, no bones were broken.
The good samaritan tried his best to heal Basco's leg. For one month, he cleaned the wound and took care of Basco -- until he realized that he was in over his head. So, he took Basco to the local spay and neuter clinic, Animal Allies. Dr. Redfern, one of the vets at the clinic, realized Basco needed immediate help and rushed him into surgery. She flushed out his signficigant wounds. But, the clinic could not keep him.
Lucky Dog to the Rescue! Lucky Dog agreed to take Basco and help him recover. With lots of tender TLC, Pam Nalley and Tiffany Moore followed Dr. Redfern's instructions regarding how to get Basco's wounds to close. With all their attention, the wounds healed nicely. But, it was clear something else was wrong.
Lucky Dog brought Basco up to the DC area about 3 weeks ago so he could get some more specialized treatment. First, Basco saw Dr. Smith at Hayfield Animal Hospital. After taking x-rays, Dr. Smith realized that Basco had a luxating patella. (For those of you who know Lucky Dog, Kazoo, had a similar injury). Dr. Smith recommended seeing a orthopedic surgeon.
We then took Basco to Dogs and Cats Veterinary Referral Center, where Dr. Snakard did a surgical consult. She agreed that poor Basco needed surgery to repair his luxating patella. But, that was not all. With further x-rays, Dr. Snakard noticed somethig funny about his lumbar spine -- which could account for Basco's reluctance to walk on his right hind leg -- when it is his left hind leg that sustained the injury.
Dr. Snakard recommended seeing Dr. Knoeckle at Southpaws. Dr Knoeckle agreed with Dr. Snakard that poor Basco also had some neurological issues going on -- l ikely a result from the impact of his accident. As I write this, Basco is having an MRI so we hope to have more more information soon about his condition.
Little Basco has had a hard go of it so far, but he is very resiliant. He is doing very well in his foster home. Please consider donating to help us cover his incredible medical expenses!
