Monday, March 10, 2008

The verdict is in. . .

. . . Paco needs bilateral TPLO surgery. He's currently at the vet's office undergoing pre-surgical tests (x-rays, fitting the plate, etc). Fortunately, he loves going to the vet's office.

All it took was a quick walk down the hall for the doctor to make the recommendation. Fortunately, due to his size (47 lbs) he's a perfect candidate, though the surgery is fraught with more complications.

If you've ever wondered how a dog with two bum back legs moves, check out this clip (truly a cinematic masterpiece of staggering genius. . . no pun intended):



Because both of his back legs are equally bad, it almost looks like he's walking normally. However, if you watch carefully you can see that he's holding all of his weight in his front two legs. You can tell when he bobs forward and looks like he's gonna topple on his head, like those toys that keep going back for a drink of water.

We schedule surgery later today. . .

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Poor Paco, the video tells the story. :-( On the bright side, he has lots of support out here - and so do you, Ana. We're sending positive healing vibes your way and waiting for the next update. Hang in there. Pam and Eli (TPLO sucess story)

Raindog said...

xoxo to Paco from his Seattle lookalike! We know he'll do great. Our thoughts are with you!
Jenny