Lola

We want to introduce you to our friend Lola. She was brought into our care on Nov 6th after poorly healing from a car accident and needing more medical care than her family could provide for her. This sweet and loving girl is not weight bearing and is obviously painful on her left hind leg, she is also dealing with a bacterial skin infection that is causing her to itch and loose hair over her hip and one ear. Her foster family took her to the team at Orchard Veterinary Care who were able to prescribe the necessary items to make her skin feel better, yay for antibiotics and medicated shampoos even if she is a large dog to get in and out of a tub 3 times a week (thank you to our constant supporter Pet Planet Primrose for giving her time to be bathed in their tubs!), and they think she may have a luxating hip.

We are now waiting for Lola’s next appointment where there will be x-rays done to see what the prognosis is for her. We are hoping that she will have a Femoral Head Ostectomy (FHO) where the head of her femur will be cut off allowing scar tissue to form around the joint to keep the femur in place.

Update: Lola has had her FHO on November 21st. Due to suffering from 2 vehicle hits that resulted in a significant hip injury that did heal properly, the damage was great and this made the surgery significantly harder. She is back at her foster home recovering and not loving having limited access to the house due to stairs but she is moving around and using the limb a little. She will start her rehabilitation physiotherapy at Bridge City Veterinary Rehabilitation next week to promote the healing and build up of muscle and scar tissue to ensure she can continue to keep and better use her leg. We are so thankful to the dedicated vets and their teams that work tirelessly to help dogs like Lola.

Update: Lola started her physiotherapy at Bridge City Veterinary Rehabilitation the week after her surgery. 4 sessions over 2 weeks and she made surprisingly good progress. She is now going to the clinic once a week and enjoying laser therapy as well as time on the water treadmill. The treadmill is helping her to relearn a smooth walk and she definitely is working on it, a preference for a slightly higher pace it seems, the laser therapy helps to break up the scar tissue to allow her leg and hip a better range of motion. While it is not always smooth sailing and she sometimes goes back a bit she continues to find her way forward. She continues to be slightly underweight and her foster family is encouraging her to eat and gain what she needs.

Update: What a difference the last 3 months have made for this gal. Lola has made great progress since her surgery and has been cleared for adoption. Her potential adopters need to know that Lola is 100% lovebug that should not be run too hard or over exercised and will need to continue her rehabilitation program after adoption, including bi-weekly appointments at Bridge City Veterinary Rehabilitation until they give her the clear. It is expected that she will not be fully healed from her injuries and surgery for another 6-12 months. Please see adoptable dogs to learn more about Lola’s personality or apply to meet her today! We cannot thank everyone who have been a part of her journey enough, without your support she would not be where she is today!

Update: We are so happy to share that Lola has found her people and was able to move to her forever home today. We are forever grateful for her home of origin, the front line rescuers, her fosters, and the clinics that stepped came together for this moment. We know that there were tears of gratitude, joy, and sadness today, Lola graduated and is going to continue to know a life filled with love.

Please consider making a donation to our Guardians of Hope program where your donations continue to help dogs like Lola. 100 percent of all donations towards this fund goes directly to the animal’s medical expenses for major medical care.