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Barnyard Buddies:  Sky-Dog needs surgery- Update!  |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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 Posted - Oct 12 2010 : 09:30:32 AM
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Sky's leg has been sore for a couple weeks, but I thought she just had a strain or a pulled muscle and for a while it looked like she was getting better, but the last few days she has been getting worse. On Sunday, Doug told her to come up on the couch with him to cuddle and the ended up collapsing in pain.
So I made an appointment and she has a torn ACL and needs surgery.
I am so so so stressed at this point. I want to help my dog and get her taken care of but I have no idea where the money is going to come from. 
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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Edited by - Alee on Oct 13 2010 08:04:48 AM |
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
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Annika
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Oct 12 2010 : 09:44:58 AM
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Oh, Alee, I'm so sorry. What on earth did that pup do to herself? I would ask your vet about payment options. Our vet takes partial payments, and it's incredibly helpful.
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
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Hannah
Washington
USA
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Posted - Oct 12 2010 : 10:29:27 AM
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Oh Alee, I am so sorry! I will be praying for you and your sweet dog!
Hugs,
Hannah
Farmgirl sister #1219
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
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Posted - Oct 12 2010 : 11:17:24 AM
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Prayer to you and Sky dog Our vet is good about payments too. Hope everything goes good.
Diana
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Oct 12 2010 : 5:52:21 PM
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Thanks ladies-
Sky is slated for surgery tomorrow. My dad is coming to town and is going to sign papers on a loan for the $$$$$$ it's going to cost to have her taken care of. I am thankful that my parents are going to help. What a scary scary ordeal this has been today!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
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Annika
USA
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Posted - Oct 12 2010 : 6:39:11 PM
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Your dad is a champ! I've been worried about you and Sky all day and how you were going to pay for it. Let us know how she is after surgery and how YOU are holding up. *hugs*
Annika
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
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Posted - Oct 12 2010 : 7:22:08 PM
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Alee, my goodness. I will be thinking about your baby. I hope they get it all taken care of.
Kris
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Karrieann
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karrieann
Northeast
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rschaaf
True Blue Farmgirl
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Renee
Wooster
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Oct 12 2010 : 8:21:39 PM
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In the future, you may want to look into Care Credit or Farm Plan. I think Care Credit is zero interest if you get it paid off in a year. I have Farm Plan and it is taken at some vet clinics and farm supply stores, etc. and they are really nice to work with.
"There is beauty, there is grace, in my peaceful country place!"
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Oct 12 2010 : 8:44:28 PM
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Thank you ladies! I really appreciate all the love and concern.
My vet is a great guy and we about lost him not too long ago because a helicopter caused the plane he was riding in to flip in mid air as it was landing. I am so thankful that he and the pilot are recovering well. I am also thankful for the love and compassion in people's hearts.
Annika- Thank you so much for your love and concern. You are right! My parents are awesome. I really don't know what I would do without them.
Renee- Thank you for the suggestion. Care Credit is an awesome resource, but unfortunatly I am still rebuilding my credit from past mistakes so I am not desirable to them.
The good news is that Sky will do awesome and have a nice strong leg after the surgery and as long as I set up automatic payments for the loan I will be less likely to mess it up! LOL And after a while the long history of paying on time will work in my favor with the credit score. And by spreading out the payments that will allow me to use other money to pay off other debts so I should see a large increase in my credit score over the next year or so.
Alee
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Oct 13 2010 : 08:07:04 AM
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My vet that I used to Mentor with called me this morning and we spoke about the surgery and cost and he offered to do the surgery for half the cost! PRAISE GOD! This is turning a nightmare into a blessing in disguise in so many ways! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!
Alee
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
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sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
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Posted - Oct 13 2010 : 08:18:17 AM
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i am so thrilled to hear the good news alee, yipee keep us posted sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
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Posted - Oct 13 2010 : 09:04:29 AM
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That is a blessing! This will be a great help. I am very happy for you, Alee.
Kris
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Karrieann
True Blue Farmgirl
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rschaaf
True Blue Farmgirl
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Renee
Wooster
Ohio
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Posted - Oct 13 2010 : 7:33:32 PM
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God is Great, God is Good!!!
"There is beauty, there is grace, in my peaceful country place!"
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
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Hannah
Washington
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Posted - Oct 14 2010 : 4:08:06 PM
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That is Awesome Alee! God is always good!
Hugs,
Hannah
Farmgirl sister #1219
Lifes not about the breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
Just a small town country girl, farmgirl,loggergirl, trying to live her dreams. :)
P.s. I've been playing around with the spelling of my name ( weird I know) and I've decided that I will stick with Hannah for good. Sorry I got you all confused. Hugs!! |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Oct 15 2010 : 09:29:51 AM
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What a rollercoaster ride :( Our loan that we were going to do fell through. :( But mom and dad are going to help out and take care of the surgery until I can pay them back in January. That is good. I just was really looking forward to having a good payment history showing on my credit record to help rebuild it. I guess now was not the time. :(
Alee
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Woodswoman
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jennifer
Altamont
NY
USA
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Posted - Oct 15 2010 : 5:13:01 PM
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I'm sorry to hear the loan fell through, but glad your parents are able to help you with Sky-dog. Good luck - let us know how she does!
Jennifer
Farmgirl Sister #104
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Oct 15 2010 : 9:17:46 PM
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Thanks Jennifer- yes it is more disappointing than anything but my parents are awesome so I am very thankful for that!
She goes into surgery on Thursday. I know it will be a long road of recovery for her but I am hoping that she pulls through well. She is going to feel so much better afterwards
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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acairnsmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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audrey
cheyenne
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Posted - Oct 16 2010 : 3:26:21 PM
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Oh Alee, I just read this and I can completely sympathize with your plight. I just had my Cairns right knee fixed Wednesday, 6 weeks after having his left knee fixed! Same as Sky dog, torn ACL. I know about the sticker shock for one of the surgeries! It doesn't surprise me one bit that you were looking into a loan for it. God was kind to us and we had the money for ours (we've been saving for a down payment on some land). I miss the days the vets would extend credit to you and let you pay it off as you could but I guess too many people abused that trust and now they make you pay before the surgery.
Just know that the surgery will help your pup but take caution with her other knee. If one knee is bad the other probably is too, when they tell you to only take her outside on a leash LISTEN TO THEM! I didn't and mine blew his ACL on his good knee only 3 days after the surgery on the other knee! NO RUNNING, NO JUMPING!
With our first surgery there was little usage of the leg the first 2 weeks then he gradually started to put it on the ground to help steady himself for bathroom duties. We had him on complete bedrest for 4 weeks and at the end of that time he was starting to be able to walk around fairly well. The next 2 weeks we saw quick improvement and at the end of week 6 he was getting around real good dispite having the other knee injured too. I was very surprised after his 2nd surgery, he was getting around by himself that same afternoon! He tires easily but he's doing better with this surgery than he did with the first. He keeps looking at me as if to say, Mom! I know what I'm doing, I've already gone through this remember?
Just hang in there. Sky will be walking good and pain free in no time!
Audrey
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babysmama
True Blue Farmgirl
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Elizabeth
Iowa
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Posted - Oct 16 2010 : 6:10:27 PM
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I'm surprised that your vet doesn't do payment plans, especially if he knows you well. When our puppy broke her leg this past summer the surgery, pins, medication, and x-rays totaled up to about $800. At each vet visit there was a bill to pay and luckily we had the money in savings to pay but while I was writing the check out the secretary stated "You can just put a deposit down if that would help." Our vet is great and sometimes does work for free to those who are unable to pay.
Poor doggie...hope her surgery goes well and that she is good to go after that. It sucks when an animal is in pain and needs treatment but the cost is prohibitive. She has a great owner who is willing to help her get through it!
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Oct 16 2010 : 6:50:47 PM
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Thanks Audrey- Luckily Sky is a pretty laid back dog, so bed rest won't be too hard on her. I will probably lock her in the bathroom during the day so I can make sure she is restricting her activities. It's a small bathroom but a little bigger than a crate. So as long as I put a blanket in there and her food and water along with some chew toys or something she should be okay. She'll just sleep for the time I am at work and then we can do pottying on leash.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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acairnsmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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audrey
cheyenne
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Posted - Oct 18 2010 : 12:27:57 PM
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It's good that the surgery is on Thursday. If your vet is like mine, they'll keep her overnight and then you and Doug can be with her for the weekend to get her over the first few days. My cairn is actually walking on his latest repaired leg already! We had his surgery on Wednesday and he was walking on it by Sunday. Tough little guy! I'm not sure which of the surgical options Sky is having. The one we chose had the longest recovery time, some I think are walking on it right away.
Hobbs says to tell Sky not to get discouraged, she'll be right as rain in no time!
Audrey
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Oct 18 2010 : 12:37:12 PM
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Audrey- We decided not to do the TPLO. We are doing the old school repair where he will take a graft of ligament from somewhere else, thread it through where the ACL is supposed to be and repair the graft with the ACL. I know there are newer techniques like the TPLO but this surgery also has a high sucess rate and Sky isn't a highly active dog usually. Her prognosis with this repair is just as high as with the others. If she were a working dog or an agility dog I might go with the technique (I am banking on the name) where they drill into the lower leg bone and loop a nylon cord through to stabilize the joint.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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acairnsmom
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audrey
cheyenne
wy
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Posted - Oct 18 2010 : 3:58:48 PM
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The one you're getting sounds like the same one we had done. The others were much, much more expensive and my vet figured with a 14 year old dog under 30 pounds we didn't need the high tech stuff either. Can't believe there are so many choices in this surgery, just goes to show how common this injury is. Sounds like Sky dog is in good hands (your and her vets). Keep us updated on her recouperation.
Audrey and Hobbs
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