Meet Chucky.. He is about 1 1/2 to 2 years young and 10.4 lbs. poodle. He would love a home with an owner that has lots of time to spend with him.. He gets along both with cats and other dogs..

We have discovered that Chucky has Luxating Patella
on both knees and will require Surgry. Our wonderful vets At Bay Valley Animal Hospital has greatly discounted the surgry to $800. And we have decided to do the surgry..

[hope all goes well with chucky's surgery. he is an adorable dog. hope to hear the good news about him soon.

Chucky's Surgry is Schedule for Feb 14, 2007

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Help by Sponsoring Chucky by Sending check or money order to
Bay Valley Animal Hospital
Orphan Animal Account
6015 West Side Saginaw Rd.
Bay City Mi 48706
or you can call in using a credit card by (989) 686-0703
We will be unable to treat other cases with out your generousity



Amount needed to be raised is $800

He's so handsome after his haircut!

he looks very adorable. I am still interested in him.

still very interested. what is the next step? eagerly awaiting to be approved as chucky's new family. Thanks.

Since Chucky's Surgry is scheduled for Valentines Day. I thought it would be fun to have a contest.



Please Submit Pictures of Kisses from Your Pet. Do you smooch you pooch? Does Your Kitty Get frisky? We wanna see it..

I will then set up a page where we can vote.

Chucky surgry went well They were just waking him up when I called. I will be waiting for Jen's update.

Wow. It's still hard to believe that is the same dog in the second set of pictures. Amazing.

Glad to hear that so far things went well with surgery.

chucky is a fighter. good for him. am very glad that surgery went well. waiting for the next step forward.

Chucky's patellar luxation repair surgery went very well today. So far, everything looks to be a success.

We started by xraying Chucky's hips to make sure the knee problems were not a result of hip dysplasia. Hip dysplasia is not commonly a problem in 10 pound dogs like Chucky, but we wanted to make sure.

Next Chucky was started on IV fluids and anesthatized.
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Then his legs were shaved and prepped to be sterile for surgery.
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First, the doctor must disect through muscles to find the actual bones of the knee.
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Next, the doctor must displace the knee cap (patella) to the side and disect out the cartilage that cushions the groove where the knee cap sits.
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The groove where the knee cap sits is then deepened using a bone chisel and ronguers. This makes it much harder for luxation to occur.
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The ligament that holds the patella in place is sutured to secure the knee cap from moving also. This is called lateral imbrication.
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At the end of the procedue each separate tissue is reconnected using sutures. In approximately 10 to 14 days all the incisions will be healed and the skin sutures will be removed.

After the 1 1/2 hour surgery, Chucky also had his teeth cleaned and polished quickly. During recovery, Chucky was placed on a morphine drip to keep him comfortable through the night and had a pedicure and some ear care. Chucky made a quick recovery from the anesthesia and was resting comfortable. (Sorry, I forgot to get pictures of the last portion of the surgery.)

I'm so glad his surgery went well too! Thank you to all of the clinic for the amazing and wonderful skills you contribute. Chuck's got angels surrounding him there.

So glad Chucky came through the surgery. Looking forward to hearing about him running and jumping like a young dog should. I will be sending a check tomorrow to help out. I can't use a credit card right now because our number was stolen and we are waiting for the new one to arrive. What a hassle that is.

Thank you Jen for the blow by blow, Even though I have seen s/n surgeries I never saw this type of surgery before and to think Chucky will have better Knees then ME....



I was gonna visit today but I felt Chucky would be more relaxed and not as hyper by not seeing me.. I will come by Saturday at the latest am doing an adoption for Mandy



Sherri

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Hello Sherri and Group
Sorry I haven't been keeping up to date with pics of my Boo (adopted Feb '05). Just received a message about Chucky, but for some reason couldn't get through, so did some round about searching and found you. He is a darling..Kaniments...good luck in the adoption process, do hope you can get Chucky, if he is even half as sweet as my Boo you'll love him to pieces.
Reading these posts and seeing the dr. actually working on the little guy just warms my heart and I'll be sending a donation to the vets.
I'm sending a couple of pics of Boo....doesn't he look like he could be Chucky's older brother?

Marlene

Thank you so very much Marlene Boo does look alot like Chucky to see boo New Start Click here.



It is so good to hear from former adopters and know that things are going well. It truly gives us the strength to keep going..





I went to visit Chucky yesterday after work with plans on taking him home But decided he need one more night with the moriphine drip. He seemed to be in quite a lot of pain.. But We have great hope that after he recovers the pain will be a thing of the past and he will be able to begin his new life as a much loved pet Just like Boo..



On the way out of the vet's I was cheered up quite a bit by seeing another former foster Vera...... She looked so proud and happy to be with her owner Marge Vera tan has lightened and she looked a bit chubby from Daddy giving her a little too much spoiling.. To See Vera new Start click here





Well, I waiting am getting ready to meet potential new adopters for Mandy and then will bring Chucky home to recover. But Thank You so much Marlene The updates is what keeps me going and even on my worst days can make me smile.

hows chucky doing so far?

Wow, Boo looks exactly like Chucky. I am hoping that when Sherri goes to see Chucky he will be ready to go home and make a complete recovery. Thanks for wishing me the best with his adoption. Chucky stole my heart when i saw him online the very first time.

Bo sure does look like he could be Chucky's big brother! How wonderful to see him happy, cared for and loved. And...so very stylin in his hunter safe, warm coat! Thanks for sharing and the updates on such a good boy!

Chucky has walked a little today and is finally resting. He is pretty grumpy and still dealing with the pain from the surgry.

He looks very cute asleep. Hopefully his pain will go away soon. He is a tough little boy and will pull through. We are all praying for his quick recovery.

Please Cross post the kiss contest http://www.mirescue.com/kiss.php

Got a couple of pictures of Chucky walking..

He looks kind of funny with 3 legs shaved (Grandma says could you at least make him even)



Two back legs shaved for the surgery and the front for the IV drip..







THANK YOU KATHY BRIGGS WE GOT OUR FIRST DONATION FOR CHUCK..

Would you like me to cross-post this to a national pet board i'm a part of?



Edit: Sheri, you have one too many s in there. The link didn't work until i caught the mistake and tried it after removing an s.

Correct link: http://www.mirescue.com/kiss.php

Yes, Please cross post to as many boards or animal related list that you are on.

Chucky does look hilarious It looks like he got a really backfired poodle cut. It's really neat to save pictures of the long journey this little boy has gone through.

Poor baby. Do you think he knows how silly he looks (don't tell him) How is he feeling now? Is he eating yet?

Thank you Marlene Ackling for your generous donation.

I know it's $1 to vote on a photo, but does it cost anything to submit a photo? I thought I seen somewhere that it does, but now i can't find it anywhere.

Nope submission are free..

Thank You Chris Morris and Jennifer Donze for your wonderful donation for Chuck

how is chucky doing? is he in less pain and more playful yet?

Chucky is getting his stitches out today.. He is not as playful as he use to be.. and still experience some pain. I really feel he worries about being hurt by the other dogs.



I will know more after the vet visit.. He must be carried up stairs and he is not allowed to jump up and down from furniture.

Sherri
Question: how do we vote? If I send paypal can I just put in the note portion who gets my votes?
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Yeah, and if i want to send a money order can i just send it to the OA address with a note about how i want my votes divided?

Yes, I will update them tonight..

The Voting has begun... Check out www.mirescue.com/kiss.php to see who is in the lead

Don't Forget the Voting Continues until March 30 in the Kissing Contest for Bowser..

Please send your pictures to Orphan Animals and vote by going to Kissing contest For Bowser..



Updates from His New mom and Dad

Re: Kissing Contest

Awwwe :- ( The Vincent and Mason pics weren't up today when i sent out my votes. I LOVE the Vincent and Jen photo! Sadly, i can't afford to sand any more right now.

It should be arriving Tuesday. :- )

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Congratulations Travis, Karen, Bowser, and Leo! You all look so happy together!

Here i am enjoying my new life and brother. the sun feels good

*Bump*

I just wanted to remind everyone that there's only two days left in the contest.

http://www.mirescue.com/kiss.php

As we all know though Chucky is the real winner!

Congrads to the winner of our KISSING Contest Mary and Her 3 Labs









Chucky with the Easter Bunny!!!!

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Any updates on Chucky? Been over a month now since we last heard about him.

Chucky's knees are better than mine, He is still in need of a home that will be consistant and work with obedience training.

Thank to Denae Viera for her donation