Chanel finally had one of the surgeries done this morning!
I took her out to walk and then dropped her off at VCA Veterinary Referral Associates in Gaithersburg, MD at 8 AM this morning. She knows when she goes to the hospital...she starts shivering sometimes even before we leave home, just like Cookie did! This poor little thing shivers so much that you would think there is an earthquake or something just by looking at her. :(
I received a call from Dr. Keats, Chanel's orthopedic surgeon at VCA/VRA around noon. The surgery was over and went well, and Chanel had just woken up from anesthesia and been transferred to the Critical Care Unit (CCU). The surgery included deepening of the femoral groove (where the kneecap is supposed to sit), transposing the tibial crest, and reconstructing the surrounding soft tissues. She has a narcotic pain patch (fentanyl) on her and is given an anti-inflammatory as well. She's hospitalized overnight and will be discharged tomorrow morning.
But Dr. Keats gave me another bad news. :(((
He discovered that Chanel also has hip dysplasia on both sides! Unlike her patella luxations, her right side is worse than the left. Her femur head (ball) is pretty much out of the socket of the pelvis. Dr. Keats said that he was surprised Chanel did not have any apparent signs and symptoms and that he would not consider getting a surgery (yet another one...!) done unless she becomes symptomatic. Chanel is truly a trooper!
Joanne and I just visited her, now in the ward. She was very groggy from the fentanyl drip and the patch...
I took her out to walk and then dropped her off at VCA Veterinary Referral Associates in Gaithersburg, MD at 8 AM this morning. She knows when she goes to the hospital...she starts shivering sometimes even before we leave home, just like Cookie did! This poor little thing shivers so much that you would think there is an earthquake or something just by looking at her. :(
I received a call from Dr. Keats, Chanel's orthopedic surgeon at VCA/VRA around noon. The surgery was over and went well, and Chanel had just woken up from anesthesia and been transferred to the Critical Care Unit (CCU). The surgery included deepening of the femoral groove (where the kneecap is supposed to sit), transposing the tibial crest, and reconstructing the surrounding soft tissues. She has a narcotic pain patch (fentanyl) on her and is given an anti-inflammatory as well. She's hospitalized overnight and will be discharged tomorrow morning.
But Dr. Keats gave me another bad news. :(((
He discovered that Chanel also has hip dysplasia on both sides! Unlike her patella luxations, her right side is worse than the left. Her femur head (ball) is pretty much out of the socket of the pelvis. Dr. Keats said that he was surprised Chanel did not have any apparent signs and symptoms and that he would not consider getting a surgery (yet another one...!) done unless she becomes symptomatic. Chanel is truly a trooper!
Joanne and I just visited her, now in the ward. She was very groggy from the fentanyl drip and the patch...
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| Chanel in the ward |
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