Balou's Visit To Saint Hyacinthe's Dr. Bolliger

... As I suspected Balou's left leg is a mess.. thanks to those back yard breeders that have NO clue what they are doing.. they just want to make a buck..



The report on him read like this..

1. Balou was presented at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at St-Hyacinthe to evaluate a deformation of the left front paw.

- Angular limb deformity. Radius curvus of both front legs more severe on the left side with deviation of the paw 90 to 120 degrees laterally

2. X-RAYS: (preliminary report)

- Lateral and cranio-caudal views were taken from the right and left forelimbs..

- In the leftt elbow joint slight arthritic changes are present with a marked incongruence between radius and ulna (7 mm).Severe angular deformity (valgus) of left forelimb.

DIAGNOSIS

Bilateral radius curvus more severe on the left limb due to the premature closure of the distal growth physis. Slight ostheoarthrosis in the left elbow joint.

Grade 2 bilateral lateral patellar luxation

SURGICAL TREATEMENT

Surgery: We had different possibilities to correct this kind of deformities. The objective of the surgery was to correct angular, rotational, and length abnormalities as well as re-establishing elbow congruity.

Dr Christian Bolliger DACVS-ECVS

Kim Dumas Senior Student

Now how sad is this.. he's about a year old and will have to undergo all this surgery which will include shortening the bones in his leg as well the joint.. he will be plated and screwed .. then weeks of adjustments visavie tightening the screws trying to straighten it.. re-bandaging antibiotics +++ to the tune of $3000.00 when all is done.. I will do another Chip-In for Balou in the hopes of raising some funds ..