Sunday, June 5, 2011

Update on Jace!

As we told you in our previous Blog about Jace, he needed Hip Dysplasia surgery on both hips.  We told you his story and asked for you help...and you responded!  While we still don't have all of the funds for Jace's surgery we decided to go ahead with the surgery and get Jace on the road to recovery.  Well, Friday June 3 was the big day!  Jace had his Hip-Dysplasia surgery...on both hips!!  Jace is doing very well after his surgery and is being taken care of by one of our foster families.  His main care taker is Jonathan,  who is also a Furry Kids Volunteer.  Jonathan is going to keep us updated on Jace's recovery and provided this update the day Jace had his surgery... 


"Today was the big and LONG day. Jace had surgery... he is doing very well!  When the nurses went to get him out of his kennel they said he was ALREADY bearing weight on his back legs...THAT'S AWESOME! Jace goes back in ten days for stitches out. He should be good... he is on A LOT of pain pills. (That Lucky dog) LOL The doctor also said he had real bad arthritis on the hip joint as well which was causing a lot of the pain. She said it was bone on bone in both hips and she also said this is the worst case you can get. Good thing we had this done know and not a year later!! I took lots of videos...Jace before surgery, "Before Surgery" X-Ray explanation, Surgery explanation, and a Surgery room tour."

Here is Jace before surgery..


Click on this link to see more of Jonathan's videos:

"Before Surgery" X-Ray explanation
Surgery explanation
Surgery room tour

Now that Jace has had his surgery, we are hoping he will get to live a full life and more importantly, be able to find his forever home.   But first things first...Jace has 6-8 weeks or rehabilitation ahead of him!!  

Jace's surgery cost $950 and then there are also the expenses for his rehabilitation....it'really adds up!!  You can see how much we have raised so far in the Chip-in tally below.  We've also collected some additional cash donations ($125) so we're getting close! Can you help us reach our goal? If you would like to contribute to Jace's fund, we would really appreciate it.  Even $5 will help and every dollar raised will go to support Jace!





Keep checking back with us, and watch for more updates from Jonathan and Jace.


Thank you for reading about Jace…we appreciate your time!

Sincerely,
The Furry Kids’ Refuge team!





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