Mr. Pickles is doing well

Pickles the puggle got a good report from Dr. Ervin at Horseshoe Lake AH.  Pickles was hit by a car several months ago.  His right back leg was badly fractured and his left back hip was dislocated.  The fracture was so bad it would have normally been amputated but with that hip not a good idea.  So Dr. E pinned the hip and put pins in the leg fracture.  Pickles went to stay in a foster home with Bob and Cindy.  At first the leg wasn't healing well but the hip was holding.  Then the hip went out again and the leg seemed to be doing better.  Dr. E removed the hip joint so Pickles wouldn't have such pain.  The trick was to keep him off the leg and the hip so they could both heal.  That's where Bob and Cindy came in.  They kept him off his leg and hip for two weeks.  They sat with him and carried him around.  When he went out they used a towel to keep his back end immobile.  Then Sat. Dr. E said he could be weight bearing.  Yea!! So far so good.  He is a little wobbly walking but not bad.  Mr. Pickles is very lucky to have such a dedicated foster home to take care of him while he recovers.  Thanks Bob and Cindy!  Dr. E too.