A lot has been going on of which one big thing is that Gramercy went in for spine surgery. He stayed at the vet for 2 days for monitoring and pain management. Once the surgeon went in to remove the lesion it was discovered the lesion was worse than first expected - it was not only sitting on top of the nerve, it also wrapped between his spinal cord and a major nerve - pressing down hard. The surgeon was pleased that he didn't have to remove any joint material because they knew exactly were to operate because of the MRI. He said by not removing the joint material Gramercy won't lose joint support and he will recuperate quicker!
Great news is that Gramercy was a total rock star and is feeling and doing very well. Below are pictures and video of Gramercy's first couple of hours back at our house. The below pictures & video are 3 days post surgery.
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| Feeling pretty great! |
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| "What do you think of my hair cut?!" |
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| His incision looks fantastic! |
Up and moving!
What's next for Gramercy? We will list him on petfinder as available as of mid April. Of course whoever applies for him will be fully informed of his medical issues and rehab which should be a total of 6 weeks and then ongoing lifetime care.
So... if you've had your eye on Gramercy now is the time to be putting in an application for him at New Rattitude adoption application
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| resting and getting all better! |
Yay!!! Gramercy looks great--and happy! Thanks to the vets for the awesome surgery and care, and thanks, Cattie, for being a terrific foster mom!
ReplyDeleteHe's doing really, really well. I give a ton of credit to the surgeon and of course to NR for oking Gram to have the surgery! This is a life changer for him and I don't know of any other rescues that would have done all that has been done for Gramercy.
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