Joyce is a happy husky who is only 1.
On December 31st-January 1st, my girly ran out of our house due to the fireworks. She went on a 2 day journey away from me, in this journey she was hit by a car. I posted her all over my community, social media, everywhere!!! I received a call from a number I didn’t know, it was one of my neighbors telling me that they had my furry baby. Animal control arrived before I did, Officer Cherry told me her leg was severely broken. I rushed her to the emergency room, there it was determined that it was broken as speculated. Given a quote of almost $6,000 for surgery, I took her to her primary vet because I didn’t have the funds. I proceeded with the surgery at her primary vet for half of the price. The biggest concern was that her fracture was open wound, and an infection could be all over the leg. Surgery took place Friday, 4th of January. Everything went great, plates and screws were put in place to reunite the bone. A week went by everything was going great, by the time it was her second week check up everything went downhill… I dropped her off with four legs… only to be given back to me with three legs. It turns out that our biggest fear came true. The infection was not allowing the bone to reunite nor form soft tissue. The only option at that point was to get her leg amputated if I still wanted my baby in my life. She’s being kept by her vet to keep her under surveillance. She comes home today, January 18th around 6p.m. I’m scared that I would be good enough for her. Please leave any tips and what to expect when bringing home a tripawd. I’m currently working on a video of her story, I’ll be sharing that with you guys soon.
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Thank You Very much !
Welcome and I am sorry to hear about your furry baby getting hit. She is beautiful. The first couple of weeks after the amputation can be some ups and downs.
Please post on the forums if you have any questions as more people will see your posts and comment.
Happy healing Joyce.
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Michelle & Angel Sassy
Thank you so much for welcoming us! I’ll definitely post on the forums, I’m learning how this site works. She definitely look a lot better today, I will say first and second day were the lost. Thank You for you wishes, warm hugs from Joyce and I.
Awww poor Joyce, I’m really sorry for everything you’ve been through. If it’s any comfort at all, we’ve had MANY Tripawd Huskies in our community, and as a whole that breed does great on three legs. I encourage you to visit Jerry’s Required Reading List for answers to many of your questions. And yes do post in the Forums “Beyond Cancer” area so we can help you better OK?
We can’t wait to see your video.
Hi Jerry, thank you for providing these helpful links. I will definitely be sending more time on them. I can’t wait to share the video, there’s a lot of footage I want to share with you all! Warm hugs from Joyce and I.
You will be more than enough for her. Huskies are tough dogs. I was amazed at how quickly my 10 year old terrier mix rebounded from a hind leg amputation. The surgeon said he had never seen a dog get up and rebound so quickly. Now it’s almost 4 years after that and he’s still going strong. As you can see, he’s even able to jump up in a dining room table when I’m not watching and balance himself well enough to take sips of my coffee + creamer. He rides in the car with one hind leg in back seat and two front paws on console. The only thing he can’t do anymore is jump as high, but he can still get up on the couch.
So, just an example of all that’s possible. I hope you find, like me, that your pup remains an unstoppable force. Swimming has been a God-send for my pup. He also takes Gabapentin 3x/day as well as Carprofen.
Best of luck!
P.S. My dogs’ tongue hangs way out because he was shot in the head at close range when he was very young (ore-adoption). Bullet went through his pallet and he’s missing lots of teeth. Again, even the worst things can’t hold many mutts back!
Hi! I’d like to thank you for your words and sharing with me your babies story. As the days go by she impresses me, I’m so happy to have all of you guys! Ha! I knew my baby Joyce wasn’t the only one who enjoys coffee. She will take a sip of my coffee behind my back. Can you believe these babies? And you have a strong brave baby! Your pup has been through so much, but your family keeps him strong. Warm hugs from Joyce and I!
You came to the right place! And we’re sure you’re strong enough for this, and it certainly isn’t easy, but it’s going to be ok.
This site has an amazing amount of resources. If you’d like to know what to expect, here’s Mojo’s blog where I submitted a diary of your next few weeks.
https://ubermojo.tripawds.com/category/recovery/
We don’t deserve dogs, but glad Joyce is still with you!
Hi Alex, thank you for your warm welcoming. Thank you for sharing that helpful diary, I need all the help I can get and I’m receiving the help from all these websites on this page. Thank You from Joyce and I. We really don’t reserve them, their so loving and always have our back. I’m happy we can form part of their world.
I’m so sorry to hear what you’ve gone through! It’s very scary indeed, but the resilience the dogs show us is amazing. My black lab was up and hopping across the living room three days after his surgery. They really do only need three legs and they are amazing with what they can do with them! Tripawds was my #1 resource to go to when going through the amputation with my lab. Best decision ever as I had him for 2 1/2 years longer thanks to ridding him of his cancer altogether. Joyce is in great hands, we can tell!
Thank You Tori! I was forced to take Joyce to the vet due to seeping from the sight. They are having to keep her. Thank You for sharing your story, I’m really trying to be strong for my little girl.