Sally is a 2 year old beautiful black and white springer spaniel who was abandoned when her owners left the country. She was hit by a car when she was only a year old and had pins and a plate in her hip. She also lost her back foot which had badly ulcerated.
I couldn’t believe any dog who had gone through do much could still smile and be happy, so I absolutely had to bring her home and introduce her to Rocky our 14 year old Tibetan Terrier. I was worried that the old boy might not be to happy having a sprightly young lady arrive to disturb the peace. But no, within 4 days of arrival, Sally went on heat and that was it…… love was in the air and he responded with youthful vigour and renewed energy.
We had spoken to our vet about the leg and the consensus was that it be removed and as soon as possible. Now with her going on heat we couldn’t take any chances of getting pregnant, so immediate surgery was planned to take care of both problems all in one fell swoop. This all happened last Sunday!
Unfortunately Sally has had some internal bleeding issues. We are pretty sure its a genetic disorder called von Willebrands disease which is a form of hemophilia. Tests are ongoing and she is on massive doses of vitamin K. However she is still smiling and still wants to go out walking.
Rocky is a perfect nursemaid and watches over her with love as do I. We are praying for her recovery
You’re a great person for taking her in. And I’m so glad Rocky found love! 😉 Can we get some pictures of the love birds??
Here’s hoping she makes a full recovery, quickly!
Leslie
Welcome! Thanks for joining the Tripawds community and bless you for Saving Sally. Drop by the discussion forums and bookmark Jerry’s Required Reading List for lots of amputation advice and recovery tips.
Thank you also for sharing that Willebrands info too. We had not yet heard of that complication. Please feel free to post again with more details, like if it is breed-specific. We look forward to following Sally’s progress.
Thanks for your lovely response and well wishes. I will keep you up to date on Sally’s progress. The next 2/3 days are critical as we monitor her internal bleeding. Silly girl still wants to go out and run and play. I wish I had that much energy
hi sally, welcome to our family!! sorry to hear of your bleeding dis-order, that’s a new one on us, but it sounds like your folks and your vet are on-top of it. we hope you get better soon – lucky to have a handsome ‘male nurse’ there to keep you comfortable. paws crossed for a quick recovery!! oh, and how about a picture or two???
gayle & charon
New to me too. Once I started to research it, found it is more common than we had realised. Seems people can also have the same disease and its treated like a form of Lukemia. Bummer.