Help Zola's TPLO Surgery
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Zola is my one year old Siberian Husky who just can't catch a break.
We noticed Zola holding her back left leg up every now and then about a month ago, but over time it's gotten much worse. We took her to our vet and got x-rays done but they were inconclusive. Today we took her to an orthopedic specialist and they did more x-rays and discovered that she has a torn CCL (equivalent to the human ACL) and needs surgery to fix it.
She's getting TPLO surgery (tibial-plateau-leveling osteotomy) which stabilizes the stifle joint after ruptures of the CCL (cranial cruciate ligament). They'll cut the tibial plateau and rotate it so that its slope changes to approximately 5 degrees from the horizontal plane. This will prevent the femur from sliding down the slope of the tibial plateau when the she puts weight on her knee.
It sounds scary but I know she's in good hands. The vet said this type of injury is really common and they perform this surgery 2-3 times a week. I dropped her off today 11/16/17 and I'll pick her up 11/18/17. I miss her so much already!!
Any donation will be greatly appreciated. My boyfriend is a full time student with tons of student loans and I work full time as a waitress but I'll be looking for a second job once Zo gets a little better. I'll be taking some time off to take care of Zo, but this is going to be a hard holiday season for all of us. Neadless to say, I just charged $3000 on my credit card and the rest on my boyfriends.
Wish us luck on 12-16 weeks of recovery and trying to keep a one year old siberian husky from being active, especially in the winter!
Surgery was $4,500
$350 for the second round of x-rays
$210 for the first round of x-rays
She's my best friend ❤️
Zola at just 3 months old ❤️
We noticed Zola holding her back left leg up every now and then about a month ago, but over time it's gotten much worse. We took her to our vet and got x-rays done but they were inconclusive. Today we took her to an orthopedic specialist and they did more x-rays and discovered that she has a torn CCL (equivalent to the human ACL) and needs surgery to fix it.
She's getting TPLO surgery (tibial-plateau-leveling osteotomy) which stabilizes the stifle joint after ruptures of the CCL (cranial cruciate ligament). They'll cut the tibial plateau and rotate it so that its slope changes to approximately 5 degrees from the horizontal plane. This will prevent the femur from sliding down the slope of the tibial plateau when the she puts weight on her knee.
It sounds scary but I know she's in good hands. The vet said this type of injury is really common and they perform this surgery 2-3 times a week. I dropped her off today 11/16/17 and I'll pick her up 11/18/17. I miss her so much already!!
Any donation will be greatly appreciated. My boyfriend is a full time student with tons of student loans and I work full time as a waitress but I'll be looking for a second job once Zo gets a little better. I'll be taking some time off to take care of Zo, but this is going to be a hard holiday season for all of us. Neadless to say, I just charged $3000 on my credit card and the rest on my boyfriends.
Wish us luck on 12-16 weeks of recovery and trying to keep a one year old siberian husky from being active, especially in the winter!
Surgery was $4,500
$350 for the second round of x-rays
$210 for the first round of x-rays
She's my best friend ❤️
Zola at just 3 months old ❤️
Organizer
Archela Ann Nelson
Organizer
Urbana, IL
