Next Up: Ultra Sound Therapy!

Basco continues to do very well - thanks to her incredibly dedicated foster family! But, to help him recover the last 30% in his range of motion -- and give him the potential for a normal walking gate, he needs more extensive ultra sound physical therapy. This means, we really need help raising funds for Basco!!!

Let's give Basco something to be thankful for!

4 week post surgery check up

Basco has improved incredibly!!!!!  Functioning left hind leg at 75% is an improvement from not functioning prior to surgery  THANK YOU LUCKY DOG ANIMAL RESCUE!!!!  Basco continues to do his physical therapy with his foster three times a day and Dr. Snakard has added a new exercise - "dancing" on Basco's two hind legs.  "I'm looking forward to dancing with Basco," says his foster Mom.  Basco is also enjoying the Fall weather with his curious nose in the leaves and watching the squirrels. For Halloween he is the screaming three legged pet it is from help the pets from star wars battles "star wars" says his human foster brother, AJ.

Basco's Physical Therapy

Well, Basco sent me off on a trip to the emergency vet at Dogs and Cats Vet Referral late last night.  Basco is so smart that he figured out how to bend his body and get the edge of his cone to scratch is stitches, popping 2 of his stitches out.  Tricky little guy!  So now I have him wrapped so he can't pop any more stitches.  They come out next Friday.  We've been working hard on his physical therapy and I learned I need to push a little harder on the extending of his leg during physical therapy.

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!