Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Buddy Gets A Vacation


The sanctuary has both two- and four-legged staff members who work with the animals. Buddy, one of our retired search & rescue dogs, now spends his retirement days teaching newcomers the daily routine. At 14 3/4 years old himself (we hate to say 15 - he's not quite there!) even he is dealing with the trials and tribulations of aging. He fell and dislocated his hip Sunday afternoon. Today was surgery day, and we opted to put it back in its socket and bandage it in place without open surgery. He suffers from degenerative myelopathy, which complicates recovery especially when coupled with his age. He's resting comfortably tonight, and will be coming home to recover tomorrow, with a well-earned vacation waiting for him!

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