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The long
recovery... |
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Mousse was looking more like
a very thin rescued boxer.
He tolerated these session several times a day to
change the dressings and to clean the feeding tube and the open wounds. |
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After losing all that
weight, Mousse looked more like a walking skeleton. His skull had
sunken in. His ribs and hip bones were sticking out.
But notice the beautiful shiny coat. I never
could figure that one out. |
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Only one week after coming
home from Gainesville I took him back for one last surgery. This
photo shows the bed sore that had opened on his right hip after it was
sewn closed. The sore was too large for the skin to granulate in and
close the wound.
Mouse had 6 surgeries in all; 2 with my local vet
and 4 more at the vet school.
And it all started with an 8 inch piece of rug
yarn. By the way, I never found where the yarn came from. |
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One year later, Mousse had
gained a good portion of his weight back.
Here he is relaxing across my lap to watch a dog
show back at the show grounds in Brooksville, FL. That's Virginia
Zurflieh standing next to me.
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Two years after the rug yarn
disaster, Mousse is trying to get me to throw his favorite stuffed
toy. The toy was his going home gift from the staff at the vet
school.
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My undying
gratitude goes to the surgical team, veterinary students and ICU staff at
the University of Florida Veterinary School. I only met a few of
those who worked around the clock to save this boy's life.
Daniel P. Beaver, DVM, DACVS was the surgeon in
charge of Mousse's case. Dr. Beaver is now in practice in
Jacksonville, FL.
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Dr.
Lori Wendland (standing on the right) was the vet student who was assigned
to Mousse's case. Lori graduated that year and went on with her
studies to specialize in wildlife. Dr. Wendland is now in practice
in Micanopy, FL.
(The boxer shown in the photo with Dr. Wendland
is not Mousse.) |
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