Basco Recovering

Basco came home to his foster family late Saturday afternoon.....all full of wiggles!!!  Basco is on pain medication some antibiotics and anti inflammatorys.  ach day he is feeling better.  Foster Mom iced his knee for 10 minutes every 2 hours for the first 2 days and ocassionally as needed to keep the swelling down.  basco is eat and drinking just fine.  Foster Mom has started working on the physical therapy slowly due to the current pain Basco is feeling but as the days progress, the physical therapy range of motion exercises will be more frequent and a little longer.  Here to you Basco for your wonderful survivor spirit and always happy wiggle - even when in pain!!!!

Basco's surgery was a success!!

Dr. Snakard just called to report Basco's surgery went very well. They were able to get his patella back into the right place and break down the scar tissue that was pulling it out of place and to the right. The poor guy has worn away the cartiledge and part of his knee cap, but the prognosis is still very good.

Next up.... PHYSICAL THERPAY!!!

Basco's knee surgery is schedule for Friday

The medication for Basco's right leg seems to have helped a lot by numbing the painful nerve damage and thus allowing his right hind leg to become stronger.  Now that his right leg is stronger we can go forward with his knee surgery for his left hind leg.  Thank you to all of his supporters - we still are in need of donations.

Basco will go into the vet hospital tomorrow late in the day and his surgery will be Friday with his foster family picking him up on Saturday with love and TLC to help him recover.  let's hope this surgery is successful and helps our Basco to walk properly again without so much pain!

Basco, The Happy Pup!

Basco is one happy little guy!  He is 18 lbs of tail wiggling and trying to bound around with his foster canine brother Chewbacca (a Lucky Dog rescue I adopted!) and his human brother.  He is a strong minded, determined little fellow - a strong survivor of all he has been through up to now.  I know he will pull through his upcoming left hind leg surgery with great success.  Basco also is a love bug - he snuggles, kisses and hobbles around the house following me from room to room, resting at my feet or insisting on curling up on my lap.

Update from the Neurologist

We have good news! The MRI revealed that Basco does NOT have any spinal problems! YAY -- that means Basco will not need painful spinal surgery. We believe his painful right leg is the result of deep trauma to the soft tissues and muscles, and are starting him on new pain meds and anti-inflammatory meds. Keep your fingers crossed that it works. Once we resolve some of his pain on the right side, we can proceed with surgery for the left . . . Poor Basco!