Lava made an urgent visit to see his surgeon, Dr. Morrison on Monday April 28th. While “vacationing” at Greyhound Central Lava developed some bleeding at one of the pin insertion sites. He was first taken to be seen by our Dr. MacCubbin for evaluation. After Dr. Mac assessed Lava, controlled the bleeding, and took some x-rays she spoke with Dr. Morrison. It was decided he should be brought to Annapolis to see Dr. Morrison. With a fairly quick turn over of volunteer transporters, Lava was lovingly packed- up and on his way to CVRS in Annapolis to see his favorite surgeon. When we arrived in Annapolis, Dr. Morrison was in emergency surgery and we had a bit of a wait. We pulled some comfy pup cushions out and sat on the waiting room floor with Lava until he was taken in to have his bandage removed. Lava was a greyt sport as usual and tolerated all these procedures and moving from one place to another without one complaint.
When Lava was brought out after having his bandage changed, he was a happy, bouncy pup with a wagging tail. We were brought into the exam room to meet with Dr. Morrison. When he opened the door and walked in, Lava greeted him like an old friend. Dr. Morrison sat down to speak with us about his evaluation, all the while rubbing Lava’s ears and neck. The doctor feels there was a little too much wiggle room for the pins to move after the sponge packing was removed. This may have been the cause of the bleeding. Lava decided to remove and eat one of the sponges himself and the other sponges were removed on the 4/27 because Lava seemed so bothered by them. Lava’s surgical site and hardware is all cleaned up and repacked with fresh bandaging so, he’s good for another two weeks. Dr. Morrison would like to see a little more “filling-in” between the fractured bones. In order for this to occur, Lava needs to start putting more weight on that leg. His foster family will start doing some rehab exercises with him that will help build more bone.
Lava and the GEGR family appreciate all the support and well wishes for a full and speedy recovery we have received. This is one special hound and any person with the good fortune to meet him is quickly smitten.