Proving that you need to choose your vet surgeons carefully, Madison's X-ray results showed that she had previously had (femoral head excision) surgery on one hip, but it had been badly done. Dr Tony at Acorn suggested that amputation of the leg would now be the best option, especially as Madison is young and will recover quickly from such surgery. You can see from the X-ray how one femur (thigh bone) is completely out of the hip socket meaning there's no rotation possible, and the leg will never function as it should. It may seem drastic to cut a leg off, but three working legs are better than having to drag a useless and painful fourth one around. Madison's surgery is booked for early in April and until then she was sent to a foster home with pain relief, as well as treatment for bad skin. As is often the case (and sadly), ending up at AFCD and then coming to HKDR was the best thing that could have happened to this sweet girl, and I really hope it won't be long before she's in a loving forever home.
The wet and humid weather is creating a lot of skin issues now, and sharpei Buddy, who came to us with Madison and Nana (now adopted), is in need of a foster or forever home so he can live inside. All three of these dogs are just medium sized, so perfect for a lot of homes that don't have the space for a large dog.
I really hope that it won't be too long before I'll be able to share the good news about the new Kennedy Town Homing Centre opening. Everything has taken far longer than first expected because of the difficulty in getting the materials in from China, but we're slowly getting there. Once the Homing Centre half of the new operation has been completed we can concentrate on the office and Red Dog premises, which are about a five minute walk from where the other dogs will be staying. Separating the two sides wasn't what we wanted, but after months and months of searching this was the best we could do.
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