Tiana is doing very well after her surgery yesterday. I went over to the vet clinic several times today to visit with her and took these pictures this morning. She has been taken out for her potty breaks by her friend in the pictures, Dana. Tiana is still not putting any weight on her left leg. After talking to Dr. Kelpe, who performed the surgery, I learned that this injury was older than originally thought. The muscle in that leg had started to atrophy and the bone showed signs that the injury was older. Tiana will do very well in her recovery but she will need passive reflex extension rehab daily to lengthen that muscle. If she had not had this surgery, the leg would have been shortened and she would not have been able to ever put weight on it properly. I want to thank everyone involved in helping with her rescue and Dr. Kelpe and his staff at Santa Margarita Animal Care Center for their wonderful care. Also, thanks to our rescue organization for coming forward to help her. She deserves only the best.
We will be sending her to a foster home when she is ready which should be pretty soon. She will need another 8-10 weeks to recover and heal before being spayed. At that time she will be available for adoption to the appropriate home for her personality and age.
