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We took Zoe back to the vet yesterday and got some very bad news. It turns out that she now has a broken fibula and the plate that had been attached to her tibia and femur to keep them aligned was severely bent. The vet said that in all of his 13 years of performing this surgery, he has only seen something like this 5 times. I was completely shocked! I admit that paul and I didn't keep her as quit as we should have but it wasn't like we let her go nuts. I felt absolutely crushed. We had let Zoe down and now she has to have yet another surgery and stay in the facility until Tues.
The vet, Dr. Peterson, is awesome. He did her first surgery and he is letting her stay at the facility for free and not charging us a surgical fee for her second surgery. He says that we caught it in time and he should be able to repair the damage with no problems. When she comes home she will have an external brace that is screwed into her leg above the knee joint and below. Paul and I will get a larger crate and keep her in there 24/7!!! Please send her good thoughts :)