Vet Konstantina Pistela was called and she was there in 5 minutes. Her conclusion was a broken paw, but high up the leg so it needed surgery.
Tanja took the dog home and in the days after Christmas she and vet Nikos tried to find an orthopedic vet who could do the job. It was then that we found out that around Kavala there was no vet who could do it, except for Stathis Simeonidis, who was not there, and the university clinic in Thessaloniki was closed for the holidays. There was nothing we could do but wait.
Finally we got an appointment with the clinic in Thessaloniki at January 9th where the dog had to stay overnight. So everything was arranged, a room was booked and then on Sunday… it started snowing like it haven't been snowing for years!
It was impossible to travel and the trip was cancelled. Poor Jack, as we called the dog, had to wait longer.
After a few days of snow we started to make new plans and to our great relieve we found out that Stathis was back! A new appointment was made for the 16th in Kavala. At least Petra and Tanja didn't have to travel so far.
As if everything had to go wrong with Jack the ferry from Prinos to Kavala didn't go because of strong wind, but fortunately it was possible to leave from Limenas.
After the X-ray it was clear that the broken ends of the bone ended up next to each other, but Stathis was confident that it could be fixed and he probably would be able to use his leg normal again. After a couple of hours we could pick the dog up again, he had a nice orange bandage on his paw. He will be on painkillers and antibiotics for the next days and on Thursday he can have the bandage removed and then we can start physiotherapy.
All and all it cost us over € 400 to help the little guy, but it is all worth it. Especially when you see what a lovely kind and gentle dog it is. Later, when he is recovered, he will be vaccinated and castrated and then he is ready to move to a loving family.
If you think Jack is the perfect dog for you please contact us! It would make Jack very happy, and us of course.
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| In the car on his way to Kavala |
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| Preparing for the X-ray |
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| Just before the operation |
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| After the operation |
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| Back "home" to recover |
