Update on Izzy..

Izzy has gone back to the surgical center once a week for the last four weeks. Every week they have removed the cast, done a visual inspection and recasted the leg. Yesterday the cast came off for good. The good news is that the x-rays showed everything has remained in place and the bone is looking pretty good. The bad news is that she has developed some pretty bad “pressure sores” on her foot/paw.

There are open sores between her toes causing her foot to swell and weep. Even with pain meds she is hurting pretty bad. We have to clean twice a day with a bleach solution and let air dry. As you can imagine it is pretty tough to do as she isn’t happy about it. There is zero chance of her using the foot or leg at the moment so basically we are keeping her medicated and kenneled. (Well..she gets a lot of lap/couch time too.)

Anyway, I’m sure she will bounce back, just a little miserable at the moment.

What’s the vet bill so far?

Rough math puts us somewhere between $5,000 and $5,500. We have another follow up in four weeks that includes x-rays. That will put us at a firm $5,500.00.