Poor Marcus has another hurdle to cross

MARCUS AFTER HIP SURGERY

Earlier this winter, Red Lake Rosie's rescued a dog named Marcus burned with hot grease (See earlier blog post HERE). He was taken in by ARVSS (Animal Rescue and Veterinary Support Services) in Wisconsin for foster care while he recovered. Recently, they also discovered and repaired his dislocated hip- We are so thankful to ARVSS for taking such great care of our animals!

Karen

SUSIE WITH MARCUS AND LYDIA

SUSIE OF ARVSS WRITES:
We got together with a professional photographer Dog Grin Photography and he took some pictures of Marcus and Lydia :)

Marcus only has a small open wound now and the rest of his burn is nicely healed. Everyone falls in love with him. We have three applications on him already--HOWEVER, during his neuter surgery, it was discovered he had a dislocated hip joint! The vet said it has been dislocated for quite some time (3-4 months or longer) and he has just adjusted! 

None of us would have believed it if we had not seen the x-ray. He does have a funny prance, but there are no other indications that he has a problem. The vet said that, even though he doesn't act like it , the dislocated hip is painful, so he needs surgery to correct it. It's good we found the dislocation now, so we can take care of it before he is adopted :-)

I am happy we got pictures before the surgery because he will have a naked back let now for a while!!! He is gentle and loving--he is super wonderful with really small children! Doesn't like the leash too much, but he is learning :-)

Susie
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