Showing posts with label Emergency. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Emergency. Show all posts

Thursday, March 11, 2010

EMERGENCY - Charlie was HIT BY A CAR ON THE HIGHWAY!

Charlie got away from his foster about 20 minutes ago and ran away to a near by highway were he was HIT BY A CAR ON THE HIGHWAY. He is not putting any weight on one of his rear legs but seems OK. He is being rushed to the emergency clinic as we speak for thorough x-rays and a vet check up. Hopefully no internal injuries or bleeding, and that the leg injury is a simple break or sprain (like it is ever that easy!). We just finished our orthopaedic surgery with Dewey, we do not need to go back into specialize surgery again!!!

Update (1:15am) - Charlie was seen by Dr. Maseau at the Riv-Sud Veterinary Clinic and went into x-rays. Just below his femur head (where the legs connects to the hip) is severly fractured.. pretty much obliterated into peices. The doctor was talking amputation! We will be talking to the specialized orthapeadic surgeon Dr. Auger (Who did Deweys orthapeadic surgery less than a month ago) tomorrow morning when he comes in at 9am about the surgery potential. Which because of the extent of the injury.. the outcome is not that great. The surgery would include plates, nuts and bolts to try and peice his leg back together is also estimated at 3000 - 4000$. Right now he is hospitalized in ICU and at risk of a heart attack, his heart was RACING and he was going into shock as they were taking x-rays. We are attempting to stabalize on fluids and iv pain killers... now it is just a waiting game to talk to the specialist...

Only trick is, i will be in exams tomorrow from 8am to 4pm.. somehow have to figure out how i can summgle talking to the docotor in there. Eep.

HIS BILL IS CURRENTLY AT 700$...DONATIONS APPRECIATED

Donations can be made via online money transfer or paypal to email address: donations@elevenelevenanimalrescue.org

THANK YOU CONTRIBUTORS:
Elena Benelli, Vanessa Marussi, Lisa O'Keefe, Nip and Bones LLC, Dorian Wagner.

Here are videos of him taken just last week....




This was him at Christmas enjoying his santa paws donated toy