Hi All,
I wanted to share an update about Endo. If you've kept up with his blogs you know he broke his leg while playing about 10 weeks ago. He had surgery and was casted and did extremely well in recovery. Never once did he complain having a cast or splint. Never once did he complain having weekly bandage changes. Never once did he have to be sedated for and splint changes. Never once did he complain on the long car rides to and from the vets office. Never once has he met someone he hasn't wanted to make friends with. Never once has anyone met him that didn't fall in love with him instantly. Ever vet, every tech, every surgeon, every veterinary staff member that has interacted with him has remarked at what an amazing, sweet, friendly, joy filled, dog he is.
Someone recently said about him "He's never had a bad day" and it is the absolute perfect tag line for this wonder boy.
About 3 weeks ago we started noticing some changed in his incision from where the plate was implanted in his leg. Then we noticed some small openings in the incision. His vet and surgeon were both consulted and some cultures and xrays were taken just to be sure there was no infection. He was placed on antibiotics as a precaution but the xrays and the cultures came back negative. The skin around the plate was failing. We tried some wound care but the skin was too thin and continued to fail. Last Tuesday morning he saw the wonderful surgeon at MedVet and the plate was removed. Fortunately the wound was able to be closed and his sutures come out in another 10 days. The surgeon said the bone fusing was looking fantastic. He is in another splint, which will get changed weekly until he is released for rehab.
Needless to say we were all very concerned and disappointed he had to have surgery again, but true to his personality he has handled everything thrown at him with a smile. I cannot say enough wonderful things about him and his positive attitude about everything he's been thru.
Endo will be available for adoption thru Greyt Expectations Greyhound Rescue once he is thru the splint changes and soft bandaging, and finally rehab. He will need to rebuild the muscle again once he's able to exercise. In the meantime, he spends his days enjoying his naps and meals. Please continue to follow his recovery and rehab here and watch for updates because as he becomes more mobile we will share his progress with everyone.
