CaliforniaGreys Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 He sure is handsome Quote Missing my little Misty who took a huge piece of my heart with her on 5/2/09, and Ekko, on 6/28/12 For the sick, the lost, and the homeless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest akgs13 Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 He is a beauty! Great News!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan41 Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 I'm a goner! Wonderful news about the test!!! Quote Linda, Mom to Fuzz, Barkley, and the felines Miss Kitty, Simon and Joseph.Waiting at The Bridge: Alex, Josh, Harley, Nikki, Beemer, Anna, Frank, Rachel, my heart & soul, Suze and the best boy ever, Dalton.<p> ....for all those hounds that are sick, hurt, lost or waiting for their forever homes. SENIORS ROCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9fun Posted November 16, 2008 Author Share Posted November 16, 2008 Parker is still doing well, although during the night he woke all of us up with sudden yowling in pain. We turned on the light and he looked at us like WHAT? was that me? We still are not sure what happened, no-one was near him, I think he was asleep. Maybe he had a cramp or turned the wrong way it's a mystery. This morning he seems fine. He was looking for a comfortable place to lay so he decided to climb up on the couch and lay between Sparky and Figgy. I am sure they were thrilled Mind you this is the same kid who had major sleep startle when he first arrived here and was kind of snarly towards the others when they would get in his face. I had to make the red band last night out of fleece material, it seems the cast is rubbing his belly raw and making a sore because it is so rough when he lays on it. Doesn't look great but it seems to be working and is much softer than the rough surface of the cast. Quote The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue. Living a GREYT life at the Hound Hacienda - Clarkdale, Arizona Always missing our angel hounds; Parker, Lacey, Bella, Figgy, Macho, Aspen, Kingman and Tillie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazygang Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Awww lovely Parker.....sending positive thoughts he'll recover soon Quote Run free our beloved Sir Snowy, Pip, Queenie, Sadie, Tess & Rosie until we meet again......I would rather feel the thorn than to never see the rose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vahoundlover Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Parker, you are one very handsome dude! I'm glad you are doing so well!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9fun Posted November 25, 2008 Author Share Posted November 25, 2008 Just thought I would post a quick update on Parker. The healing continues and he is doing very well. He went in for his first bandage change at the end of last week. We are due to take him in again on Saturday. The surgeon said he was very happy with how the leg was looking. The really great news is that all of his tests have come back perfectly normal so we can rule out any underlying problems. We suspect that he probably needed surgery when he first broke his leg and he was just wrapped instead. They said that the bone did not knit to bone but rather just calcified so it was always pretty weak. They told us he should probably start putting some easy weight on it so that the leg gets stronger. Some easy walks up some hills is doing the trick. I think he looks festive in his new red wrap. :wub: As you can see he is taking it all in stride... As always thanks for being his cheerleaders! Quote The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue. Living a GREYT life at the Hound Hacienda - Clarkdale, Arizona Always missing our angel hounds; Parker, Lacey, Bella, Figgy, Macho, Aspen, Kingman and Tillie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IrskasMom Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Awww poor Baby Continued Healing Prayers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4My2Greys Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 As you can see he is taking it all in stride... As always thanks for being his cheerleaders! I just love that picture . Adding to the well-wishes and cheering for a complete recovery. Judy, Mom to Greyhounds Nadir & Beanie, and American Bulldog Bruiser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazygang Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 AW Bless him........ Quote Run free our beloved Sir Snowy, Pip, Queenie, Sadie, Tess & Rosie until we meet again......I would rather feel the thorn than to never see the rose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LoveMyJoseyBean Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 That picture of sleepy Parker is adorable!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinM Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 How cute is he! Many prayer for a fast and painless recovery. Quote ROBIN ~ Mom to: Beau Think It Aint, Chloe JC Allthewayhome, Teddy ICU Drunk Sailor, Elsie N Fracine , Ollie RG's Travertine, Ponch A's Jupiter~ Yoshi, Zoobie & Belle, the kitties. Waiting at the bridge Angel Polli Bohemian Ocean , Rocky, Blue,Sasha & Zoobie & Bobbi Greyhound Angels Adoption (GAA) The Lexus Project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remolacha Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 glad to hear there is nothing else going on beyond the break! He does look like he's taking things quite well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KRKWMU Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Glad to hear he is doing well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricia Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Awwww...what a sweetie. I am so glad he is doing so well. Quote Patti-Mommy of Lady Sophia 7-28-92 - 8-3-04... LaceyLaine 8-2-94-12-5-07... Flash Gordon 7-14-99 - 8-29-09... BrookLynne...Pavé Maria... and 18 Bridge Kids. WATCHING OVER US~SOPHIA~QUEENIE~LACEY LAINE~ CODY ANGELO~FLASH GORDON. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Wonderful news. Hope the good healing continues! (Gah -- how can a dog be so cute!!!!! ) Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carronstar Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Such a cutie! Happy to hear that he is healing so well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan41 Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Oh, I can hardly help myself! What a guy! Parker, Parker, Parker! Let the healing continue! Quote Linda, Mom to Fuzz, Barkley, and the felines Miss Kitty, Simon and Joseph.Waiting at The Bridge: Alex, Josh, Harley, Nikki, Beemer, Anna, Frank, Rachel, my heart & soul, Suze and the best boy ever, Dalton.<p> ....for all those hounds that are sick, hurt, lost or waiting for their forever homes. SENIORS ROCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9fun Posted November 29, 2008 Author Share Posted November 29, 2008 Well it has been an interesting 24 hours and the one Thanksgiving that will always be remembered as the night we had to go to the e-vet We noticed about 8:30 PM last night that Parker was really starting to bother his bandages and we detected a foul odor coming from it so I called the vet. So I called them and they told us to bring him right in so they could check it out. So we made the mad dash to feed the rest of the pack and load up Parker to make the 2 hour trek to Phoenix. We got there just after 11 PM. They removed the bandage and found a pressure sore right at the pointy part on the leg very close to the suture line. They let us come in back to show us and the tip of the bone was actually sticking out, it's about the size of a pencil eraser. They gave him a pain shot and some antibiotics and they kept him overnight so that the surgeon could see him this morning and make a final evaluation. We had to head home without our baby boy We ended up getting home about 3 AM This morning they called and the surgeon looked at it cleaned it and re-bandaged it and said we could come get him. They want to see him again on Monday so that means another trip but I don't mind as long as we can keep this thing under control. I am so glad that we did not wait for our scheduled appointment for tomorrow, I think that sore could have gotten terribly worse in the 36 hours. here is the picture of the day - as you can see he is sporting a pretty light blue bandage now and taking it all in stride as always :wub: Quote The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue. Living a GREYT life at the Hound Hacienda - Clarkdale, Arizona Always missing our angel hounds; Parker, Lacey, Bella, Figgy, Macho, Aspen, Kingman and Tillie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ss556 Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Hugs, kisses and scritches for your boy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricia Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Oh sweetie...you are so brave. Pavé also got a pressure sore with her fracture...scared me! Hug Parker for me. Quote Patti-Mommy of Lady Sophia 7-28-92 - 8-3-04... LaceyLaine 8-2-94-12-5-07... Flash Gordon 7-14-99 - 8-29-09... BrookLynne...Pavé Maria... and 18 Bridge Kids. WATCHING OVER US~SOPHIA~QUEENIE~LACEY LAINE~ CODY ANGELO~FLASH GORDON. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vahoundlover Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 I'm sorry you got an owie Parker Hope your home soon and the healing can continue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaGreys Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 My God, poor guy. Lots of prayers for good quick healing for him! Quote Missing my little Misty who took a huge piece of my heart with her on 5/2/09, and Ekko, on 6/28/12 For the sick, the lost, and the homeless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9fun Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share Posted December 10, 2008 Poor Parker! Well today marks one month since the break. We counted off on the calendar it has been eleven round trips to Phoenix and back. That is 200+ miles round trip each time! Wow! time flies when you are having fun, good thing gas continues to drop in price through this ordeal. Okay, so why so many trips to Phoenix? Well after the trip down there on Thanksgiving night and the discovery of the pressure sore the surgeon wanted to see him every 3 days for a bandage change and exam. This past Sunday they wanted us to drop him off so he could spend the night and the surgeon could see him again on Monday and take x-rays. The news was not excellent but it was not that bad either. Basically he said the wire wrap that they put around the bone sliced through the bone much like a cheese wire slices through cheese when it did that it moved the pin and the bone shifted slightly. The good news though was that there is new growth in that area and it seems to have stabilized. He said that Parker would probably always have a limp but that he would have use of the leg and should be pain free. I am WAY okay with that, after all we have "Bella Boo Barbie" with the 12 pin steel plate in her leg and that does not slow her down one bit, so they can just be the gimpy twins and take their act on the road or something The really good news was though that the surgeon has now released Parker to our local vet for his bandage changes for the rest of the year god willing and that nothing bad happens. They will want to do a re-check sometime in January. His pressure sores are still of some concern and they have to do special wraps and he is on antibiotics but all of this we can cope with as long as the healing continues. So why "Poor Parker"? Well the surgeon has given him strict NO activity orders so that means I have the x-pen in the middle of my living room and Mr. Parker has to spend his time in confinement during the day. At night we still help him onto the bed and he sleeps between us So overall not a bad report for the first month, we are very thankful for the baby steps of progress that are being made and the wonderful vets that have been working with us and they really seem to like Parker and he is taking it all in stride. As a matter of fact I think he is becoming more affectionate each day. Thank you everyone for your prayers and good wishes as we continue to work through this with him. Quote The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue. Living a GREYT life at the Hound Hacienda - Clarkdale, Arizona Always missing our angel hounds; Parker, Lacey, Bella, Figgy, Macho, Aspen, Kingman and Tillie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greydogluvr Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 What a journey. Beautiful Parker is continuing to receive healing thoughts from my way. He is one strong boy!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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