We are all so sorry we have not visited your Howl-O-Ween posts today but Uji has been in the hospital today having x rays and leggy manipulation. As you know he has a slip a couple of weeks ago and has some leggy problem. Well it is not as simple as we had hoped and he has a condition known as LCP ( Legg-Calve-Perthes disease ) which has caused the head of his femur to be deformed , his right leg is shorter than his left and he has some muscle wastage on his leg also. So he has to have major surgery on Wednesday, an procedure called Femoral head and neck excision. It is quite a big operation and Uji will need crate rest for a couple of weeks and then rehabilitation therapy for a while with short slow controlled leash walks. It will take two to three months for complete recovery but my baby is a strong young fellow so he should do just fine. Me on the other hand I am a bundle of nerves and worries and will be until it is over and done with and he is home where he belongs and I can keep my eye on him. Unfortunately these things do happen and thankfully we have great vets so I know he will be in the best of hands but added Power of the Paw and healing vibes, thoughts and prayers will not go amiss.
Once he has been dropped of at the hospital on Wednesday I am off out to get him lots of bones and toys that he can chew on and play with, that he does not need to move around to play with so he does not get bored while he is on enforced rest. So if any of you have any good boredom busting ideas please share them with me if you could as I have never had to do this before.
Anyway I wanted you all to know how it went and as you can imagine I am rather upset so am off to have a bath and an early-ish night now and snuggle up with my boy.
Love
Momma Tea
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Momma Tea,
ReplyDeleteMom and me will be prayin' real hard fur sweet Uji and fur all of you!
Da Power of Da Paw is in action!
Woofs and Licks,
Maggie Mae
Thinking of you from here! Hoping you feel better real soon!
ReplyDeleteAwww...I'm so super sorry it wasn't something easier to take care of. But I know he's gonna be just fine and will bounce back lickety-split and will feel better than ever once he's all healed up. Like you said, it'll be way harder on you than on him. But just remember, we're all here for you and sending you all the power of the paw!
ReplyDeleteLuving wiggles & wags,
mayzie
We've been thinking of you all today. We said extra prayers for Uji this morning and we'll keep sending those pawsitive vibes over the sea!! I'll see what we can think of to bust that boredom!
ReplyDeleteWags,
Zona
Dearest Auntie Tea... and UJIO my bestest buddy... I am soooooo very much sorry to hear all of this. I would like to bite that breeder. I am sorry that you are going to have this surgery.. butt it WILL make you have a much better life.. As if Life with your Momma Tea and your beautiful Sisters could Ever be any better.
ReplyDeleteI will Cross my Paws fur you and here are some very much STRONG and LOVE FILLED
VIBES>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
fur you. I know you will be fine butt I hate fur you to have to go through this.
We will all keep our paws crossed for an easy time for Uji. April will be crossing her paws, legs, ears, and everything else she can possibly cross. We'll be sending you lots of warm sunny vibes all the way from Florida.
ReplyDeleteHello Ujio.
ReplyDeleteWow, I am sending you my very bestest healing vibes now so that you get better really fast. I know this will be hard, but you will be great once it is done. Please keep us posted.
Grr and a Concerned Woof,
Sarge, COP
We will be thinking of Uji and sending him the best sibe vibes we can muster. Mom says she thinks it is the same procedure one of her pups had to have done after he was hit by a car and suffered a hip injury. The ball of the ball and socket joint would not stay in place, so he had to have surgery to remove the ball. Lucky did very well with that surgery, the healing process was not bad at all. We hope the same for Uji.
ReplyDeleteHugs and Woos ~ Phantom, Thunder, Ciara, and Lightning
Happy Howloween Uji.
ReplyDeleteMe, Grady and Moms are crossing our paws and saying super duper powerful newfie prayers that all goes well on Wednesday. If we didn't have a big body of water between us, we would be in the car and on our way to sit with your family and help in any way we can.
Please know that we truly believe everything will be fine. Momma Tea and your Popster will take awesome care of you. Ronnii and Izzy will be there to wait on you hand a paw.
Lots of Newfie love and healing prayers.
Love Leo, Grady and Moms.
Oh no, I am so very sorry to hear this ...but you know what, Uji is strong. He may be little, but he has a huge heart and a fighting spirit and he will be fine! We will be thinking about him (and you) from now until Wednesday. We love you Uji!
ReplyDeleteLove, Pip