Cooper has had a rough life. Sometime in his past he was hit by a car- shattering his hip bone. His previous owners never took the time to care for Cooper's injury- leaving it to heal wrong and cause Cooper alot of pain.
Cooper came into Charlies' Angels hands and we became aware of the problem that was overlooked for years. He has his surgery last week.
update from Cooper's foster: This is called an FHo-femeral head osteotomy. They remove the head of the femor in the joint and the muscles hold everything together. Wait until you see the xrays. Cooper's was more complicated because he had bone fragments in his hip from his old injury. It is unbelievable how well it works, just like Dr. Homolko, our vet in Cashiers, said it would. Cooper is walking and wants to play but he is supposed to be on a leash for 3 weeks. He has his follow up appointment on 6/30. On Wednesday, I have a wonderful family coming to see him.
We hope that Cooper will now be pain free! And find a forever home with a loving family.
Cooper before Surgery:
Cooper less than a week after surgery:
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