Hi everybody, just wanted to give an update on my girl macy, a lot has changed in just the past 6 months of her life, from surgery to getting a new baby brother, she has been busy!
In May Mommy noticed that macy was walking a little funny and limping a little, when she went to the vet no one could figure out what was wrong so they sent us to an orthopedic surgeon. Mommy was so scared, she didn’t know what was wrong and our vet had never seen anything like this before. By the time our appt finally came around with the surgeon her paw had started to turn out and things had gotten worse. The doctor told us that she needed surgery IMMEDIATELY because one of the growth plates in her leg was damaged and was causing the other bones to grow funny. They had to cut out the damaged growth plate giving everything a chance to straighten out and heal, they told us that she would be in a cast for 4 to 6 weeks, and unable to do what she loves most, run, jump and play we were heartbroken but we knew it had to be done. After the surgery she got a pretty cast and a funny cone, but that didn’t slow her down one bit, she still tried to run and jump every chance she got. Mommy was a nervous wreck! Thankfully everything is all healed now and you can’t even see a scar, she is back to 100% her old self, only with a new nick name the million $ mutt!
Another exciting thing that has happened to macy is that she got a new baby brother! His name is Murphy, he is a Rottweiler puppy and she couldn’t love him more, they play play play all day every day! They were instant best friends, a match made in heaven! Before macy got hurt we decided to start looking into getting her a friend because of how much energy she had and how much love she had for her four legged friends. We picked out her brother and was ready to get him when he was old enough. After macy got hurt we knew that we couldn’t bring him home because it wouldn’t be fair to anyone to have a puppy she couldn’t play with. After macy was all better we called to find out about getting another puppy, and it turned out that our boy was still available for us! We were so happy, we knew instantly it was a miracle he hadn’t found a home yet, and that he was obviously meant to be ours.
Also in this busy last few months we did a breed analysis of macy’s DNA to find out what mix made such a beautiful girl! They found traces of german shepherd, golden retriever and sheltie, what a mix! Macy is such an amazing dog, we are so blessed that we found her at TLC, She brings a smile to the face of everyone she meets, and makes friends everywhere she goes. She is so well behaved and listens pretty good, she has her qwirks, like barking and digging in the yard, but all is worth it for the love that she gives us every day. I don’t know where we’d be without her, our lives would be incomplete. Thank you TLC for all that you do to give dogs like macy a happy life and make families like ours complete
Jessie, Matt, Macy and Murphy
Heres some pictures for everyone:
Summer 2010 - Macy after playing in the mud
Spring 2010 - Macy after her surgery
Summer 2010 - Macy and her baby brother Murphy
