MOLLY
LEFT REAR LEG AMPUTATED AND RIGHT REAR LEG AND PELVIS FRACTURED. SHE WALKS ON HER 2 FRONT LEGS!
Molly came into rescue at Saint Francis Animal Sanctuary May 12, 2007. She came from Blacksburg Virginia on a rescue transport and spent the entire day traveling by car. We knew that she had 3 legs but here is what we did not know! Judging from her hair growth on her left hip area we can guess her left rear leg was amputated a few months ago. The hair is not completely grown back. Molly first showed up in VA at the shelter on 1/25/07. She already had a left rear leg amputation. The shelter contacted ALL the vet clinics around Blacksburg VA and no one remembered the dog. No owner could be found. This poor dog was adopted in early February and showed back up as a stray at the same shelter in mid May. When she showed up she could not use her existing rear right leg. Her bones were sticking out of her rear area causing deformity. She could not walk on her rear leg. This poor girl is walking on her 2 front legs only. She holds her right rear leg tucked up under her abdominal area as if in pain to put weight on it. She was adopted out again in this condition with out any ortho consult or evaluation. Poor Molly! She was only kept for 2 weeks and taken back to the same shelter as an owner surrender. The shelter took her to a vet where she did not have any x-rays done. The vet watched her walk on her 2 front legs and tuck her rear leg under her. They said she had a fracture of the right rear leg above the knee. She most likely had a shattered pelvis also. No x-rays were taken because the doctors told the shelter the injuries had probably healed by that time. Sorry folks... that's just not good enough for us.
| THE RIGHT REAR LEG IS NOT USED TO AMBULATE. |
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| THE VET SHE WENT TO IN VA SAID SHE HAS A FRACTURED RIGHT LEG AND SHATTERED PELVIS. |
| MOLLY TUCKS HER FRACTURED LEG UNDER HER. |
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| SHE CAN ONLY WALK ON HER 2 FRONT LEGS FOR A SHORT DISTANCE UNTIL SHE GETS EXHAUSTED. |
We can not let this poor dog go with out a complete evaluation of her rear leg and pelvis. She is a young dog perhaps one or two years old. What if a surgery would give her the use of her only rear leg? We are in the process of getting a wheel chair donated for Molly but that's still not good enough. We really need donations now so Molly can get the medical care and evaluation she needs. Molly has suffered almost her entire life with failed adoptions, living in the dog pound and awful injuries that have changed her life forever. Please send a donation to help us figure out what we can do to help Molly have a wonderful life without pain. She is a survivor! The shelter where she came from had no funds set up for x-rays or surgeries Molly may need and we understand. Lets hope it is not too late and Molly will have a chance at a more normal life.
| I OPENED MY EYES FROM A NAP! THIS IS WHAT I FOUND |
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| I TOOK THE PHOTO WITH MY CELL PHONE! MOLLY SLEEPING RIGHT NEXT TO ME! SHE IS A WONDERFUL DOG! |
UPDATE: MAY 16,2007
Molly is scheduled at the vet this week where she will be spayed and get the much needed x-rays to determine if any thing can be done for her. If her hip is "out of the socket" she may a procedure called FHO: Femoral Head Ostectomy
The weight of the dog has some bearing on the outcome on this surgery. In the surgery, the ball portion of the hip joint (the femoral head) is removed and the bone smoothed, if necessary, so that no bone to bone contact occurs between the pelvis, which contains the now empty socket and the remaining portion of the femur. The joint is not stabilized, it is destroyed. While that sounds bad, in almost all dogs under 40 to 50 lbs in weight, this surgery will provide reasonable comfort. A "false joint" forms, consisting of fibrous scar tissue around the bone end. This forms in the muscles over the hip, which fortunately are strong enough to provide some stability. It is less painful than leaving the dislocated femoral head rubbing against the pelvic bone.
We have to see what is going on with her fractured rear leg that may have already fused. Please donate!
We need emergency funds for Molly who will be evaluated by a vet. We are a 501(c)3 non profit group and donations are tax deductible Thank You.
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