Case Study
Meet Frosty
Frosty is a much loved Cavoodle who was just 7 months old weighing only 2.5kg when he was hit by car.
Details
Breed: Cavoodle
Pets Name: Frosty
Age: 7 months
THE PROBLEM
Frosty was hit by a car resulting in multiple fractures in the pelvis and hind legs, Frosty was suffering severe trauma and had no feeling or movement, as well as Cardiovascular collapse from shock, and no motor or sensory in hind legs.
Frosty spent 5 days in intensive care before we could operate because of internal bleeding into the lacerated muscles, during this time his legs were splinted.
Radiography Results
Right femur compound fracture,
Right tibia and fibula fracture, the pelvic girdle was totally shattered, including multiple compound fractures of hind legs and pelvis, and poor little Frosty was in severe pain.
“We are a dedicated lateral thinking
Veterinary Team. We care for pets well being above all else
rather than euthanasing”
Dr. Gary Hanly B.V.S.c., M.R.C.V.S
First Surgery March 2018
Sadly 1 month after surgery, bone begin to decay due to poor circulation knuckling on hind legs.
We had to remove plates and screws and necrotic bone due to no healing at all during this time.
We injected stem cells and started laser therapy
3 months after surgery tried to save left hind leg repined the condyle for 4 months still no union after 4 months, pulled everything out and started again.
Learn more about how K-Laser therapy helps in this process.
Creating Another Solution
Almost a year later replated with a T plate and 5 screw in left leg so the joint would have movement and this has saved his leg from amputation, used bone glue to try get the bone to form a Calais.
A year later Frosty is running around the park as you can see in the video. Frosty has had a total of 12 surgeries, the first 2 were 5.5 hours, the others being 2-3 hours, a total of 26 hours of operations. What a survivor! Remembering he is only 2.5 kg.
FROSTY AFTER SURGERY
The Results
No charges were made for this work,
a labour of love to see if we could save little Frosty’s life and legs.
Its because of the Extraordinary and persistent efforts of vets and nurses in this vet practice, frostys will power and lust for life and also the compassion from his owners
who love him very much he is still alive today.
The Results
It would’ve been easier to put him to sleep the first day but instead of ending his life he will probably be running around in 15 years.
16 months later Frosty has a pain free life
No charges were made for this work,
a labour of love to see if we could save little Frosty’s life and legs.
Its because of the Extraordinary and persistent efforts of vets and nurses in this vet practice, frostys will power and lust for life and also the compassion from his owners
who love him very much he is still alive today.
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LIFE SAVED
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Zero Detected Pain
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Improved Quality of Life
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