DIAMOND
DIAMOND'S IMOM PETS
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DIAMOND HAD HER BILATERAL HIP SURGERY ON 12/7/06
SEE UPDATE BELOW
Diamond is a Black Female Great Dane
She is fully sighted and hears fine.
Diamond is one year old.
Diamond is spayed
Diamond was surrendered by her previous owners to a Veterinary Clinic in Dayton
Ohio after being diagnosed with severe
hip dysplasia. Diamond was originally rescued by another Ohio Rescue
but the rescue lost the foster home that Diamond was staying in and CODA was
contacted
to see is we would be able to take Diamond into our program
Diamond arrived at CODA on Sunday June 11th 2006
Diamond will be fostering at one of our Northfield Ohio Foster Homes
Diamond has already had xrays of her hips, legs and paws
Diamond cannot run or walk well due to the pain caused by her hip dysplasia
Diamonds right hip is in the worse condition. Her left hip is also very bad
Diamond has difficulty getting in and out of cars or walking up or down stairs
Our Northfield foster home has no stairs and Great Dane experience and Diamond
is settling in well
and getting along fine with her foster fur brother Skittles and her foster
fur sister Magic
Diamond is a sweet typical, loving dane girl who loves to give head rubs
likes to lean and Diamond loves children and is fine with other dogs
Diamond is housebroken and crate trained
Diamond is going to make someone a wonderful companion once she is ready for
adoption
Diamond knows many basic commands such as sit, heel, lay, down, come etc.
Diamond is wonderful with the 12 year old child at her foster home.
Diamond walks pretty well on a leash and rides great in a car.
Diamond is up to date on all her vaccinations and is spayed
Diamond is a very lovable Dane Girl who loves to lean, cuddle and get rubbed
behind her ears.
UPDATE 6/12/06
Dr. Brian examined Diamond's xrays today and referred us to an orthopedic
specialist
Dr. Brian felt the surgery that was suggested by the Toledo OH vet who x-ray'd
and examined Diamond
several months ago, would probably not have a great success rate.
Dr. Brian explained to us that the surgery has a great success rate for dogs
weighing under 50 lbs but is not
very successful in dogs the size of Great Danes. Diamonds left hip is not
in great shape either so by having surgery
it will put more stress on her left hip and in all probability cause more
damage to the left hip
We have an appointment for a consultation with the specialist on June 20th.
Cost of consultation with the specialist will be $102
UPDATE 6/20/06
Diamond was examined today by Veterinary Orthopedic Specialist Dr. James Vogt
DVM
Dr. Vogt examined Diamond's xrays and we learned that Diamond had a toe fracture
when she was 4 months old that never healed quite right on her right front
paw.
Dr. Vogt stated that Diamond has hip displasia in both hips and since arthritic
changes have already occured to both hip sockets
Diamond is not a candidate for the surgery the Toledo Veterinary Clinic had
suggested
Since Diamond just turned a year old she still has another year of growing
to do which will most likely affect the condition/development of her hip dysplasia.
Dr. Vogt feels she may be a good candidate for a more intricate surgery that
would require unilateral hip surgeries ( Surgery on BOTH of her hips)
But due to her age Dr. Vogt feels it's best to wait a few months and see how
things develop as she grows to her full mature size
So Diamond will need to see Dr. Vogt again in a few months for new x-rays
and to see how things are progressing.
Diamond was a very good girl for her exam with Dr. Vogt.
UPDATE 10/5/06
Diamond has been doing well behaviourally
in her foster home and loves her foster mom and her foster kid A.J.
Diamond is having difficulty lately getting up and down from her orthopedic
bed or up onto the couch in her foster home
She initially wasn't having as severe a problem as she's presented with the
past few weeks
Diamond is scheduled for her second visit with the orthopedic specialist on
10/20/06
UPDATE 10/20/06
Diamond had her appointment
with Dr. Vogt today
Diamond actually has developed better muscle control and posture since seeing
her 4 months ago.
We've had her sleeping on a 8" thick orthopedic bed and on regimented
daily walks to build up her muscles in preparation for her hip surgery
She's also on a special diet to keep her lean and supplemented with glucosamine
Dr Vogt discussed our options for Diamond and surgery is required on
both of Diamonds hip sockets as soon as possible to ease her pain and give
her a good quality of life
Her right hip was even worse at this visit than at the first exam so time
is of the essence in
getting Diamond's hip surgery
Total hip replacement was the other option but much more costly and since
her replacements would require cementing due to her size, the replacements
would not last for the remainder
of her life and Dr. Vogt thought the femural socket surgery would be the best
option for
Diamond to ease all her pain and give her the best quality of life possible
so she can walk, move, run and get up and down without pain and discomfort.
Estimated cost of bilateral
hip surgery for Diamond
$3200-$3400
IMOM HAS APPROVED DIAMOND FOR HELP WITH FUNDRAISING
SEE DIAMOND'S IMOM PETS
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Thank You To the Wonderful People Below who have contributed to help with
Diamond's surgery costs
CODA GENERAL FUND- $200.00
Jennifer Mitchell -$50.00
Marion Misch-$50.00
Elisha Baron- $75.00
Gina Finn- $10.00
Eva Finlan-$50.00
Tom and Aimee Ross-$25.00
Scott Patterson-$50.00
Annonymous from CT-$900.00
Karen Sottosanti-$10
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EF - Diamond CODA 726.00 (Raised by IMOM so far)
EF - Diamond CODA $200 additional pledge from IMOM's general fund
PLEDGED BY THE MOSBY FOUNDATION
$500.00
-$75.00 Raised in Diamonds 1st Paw Print Auction ( Minus ebay fees)
-$50 Second Chance Pawprint Ebay Auction ( buyer added extra to cover ebay
fees/paypal fees)
-$42.00 Second Paw Print Ebay Auction
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ALL FUNDS RAISED FOR DIAMONDS SURGERY
Diamonds Surgery is scheduled for Thursday Dec 7th at 9 am.
Please keep Diamond in your thoughts and prayers as she goes through her
surgery and recovery.
Photo of Diamond's hips right before entering the clinic for her surgery
UPDATE 12.7.06
Diamond had her surgery today and is in recovery and doing well.
Dr. Vogt stated that the arthritic damage was worse than he thought it was
going to be but that the surgery went well.
Diamond came out of the anethesia fine and then they sedated her to ease the
pain.
Dr. Vogt said her total recovery time may be up to six months but that after
the first few days we need to get her up
and moving around for short walks and increase the length of walking periods
as she gains more muscle tone and the pain diminishes from the surgery.
So......so far everything is going well.
Other than freezing temperatures and way too much lake effect snow here in
Cleveland.
Thank you everyone for everything you've done in order for this day to arrive
for Diamond.
She was being silly this morning and while we were waiting for the office
staff at the Clinic to buzz us in,
Diamond started knocking on the door with her paw.
The office staff laughed and said most dogs aren't so anxious to come in our
doors:)
Then Diamond proceeded to stand up on her bad hips and put her front paws
on the counter
so she could attempt to give the office staff some sloppy dane kisses to say
hello.
We'll be calling Dr. Vogt about 9 in the morning to see how she's doing
and she's expected to be able to return to her foster home around 1 pm tomorrow.
UPDATE 12.8.06
Diamond is recovering back at her foster home in Northfield Ohio
Diamond is not able to stand or walk on her own
We had to carry Diamond from the CODA van into her foster home
with the aid of the towel sling you can see in the photo above
Diamond is on heavy pain medication but did eat for her foster mom this evening
Diamond has been refusing water but we were able to get her to eat a small
amount of ice today
Diamond has identical incisions on both her left and right hip where the operation
was performed to repair her hips
Diamond was very happy to see us this morning when we picked her up at the
clinic
Diamond was especially happy to see her foster mom Rose and started wagging
her tail even through all the pain
the minute she saw Rose
Diamond is resting well and her foster mom plans on sleeping next to Diamond
tonight incase she tries to get up
and so that she can be turned over every few hours to prevent any bed sores
from developing
Diamond must have been a bit worried about her surgery because the day before
surgery she shredded
her very expensive 8 inch thick orthopedic bed we bought for her to help pre
and post surgery
So we are hurrying to try to get a new orthopedic 8 inch thick dane sized
bed pad for Diamond
because she really needs to be sleeping on one during her recovery from the
surgery
We had a few patio cushions handy and Diamond is currently resting on those
until her new bed arrives
Diamond's foster mom is applying ice packs to the incision area for the first
48 hrs of recovery
and then will be applying heat packs for the next 48 hrs of her recovery
We expect Diamond to be immobilized for the next four days before she is started
on a regimine of short walks
to help rebuild her muscle tone in her rear legs and hip areas.
Please send good thoughts to Diamond for a quick and speedy recovery
Special thanks to Moira (little Abbigails new mom)
for helping us today to get Diamond back to her foster home on such short
notice!
UPDATE 12.10.06
Diamond's foster mom reported today that Diamond continues to eat well but
is still refusing water
Diamond also attempted to walk a bit today once her foster Mom and Foster
kid A.J. helped her stand up to go outside to potty
with the assistance of the towel sling
Diamond was able to eliminate urine today without any problems
Diamond has licked some ice today but is refusing to drink water so far
Diamond is staying calm and resting other than when she is helped up to turn
over or go outside to potty
Diamonds foster fur siblings are giving her space and letting her rest and
recover
UDPATE 12.13.06
Diamond is recovery miraculously well. Diamond is able to stand up from a
laying position on her own without assistance
and is also able to walk without the assistance of the towel sling already.
Diamond continues to eat well and will be going off her heavier pain medication
tonight.
Diamond's new orthopedic bed arrived at her foster home today so she'll be
sleeping in comfort tonight
Diamonds first follow up vist with Dr. Vogt is scheduled for January 4th
We are so pleased with Diamonds recovery so far.
Thanks to everyone who helped to make a pain free life possible for Diamond
We expect in a few months she'll be running and playing like a one year old
should be doing
UPDATE 1.04.07
Diamond had her first follow up visit with Dr. Vogt today
Diamond was restless in her foster moms SUV driving to the visit
Diamond pee'd on Dr. Vogt when he was working on her stretching out her hip
muscles
Dr. Vogt required a clothing change after Diamonds visit today
Dr Vogt felt Diamond was doing well and suggested an exercise regimine of
3-5 short walks per day on hard pavement
for about 5 minute time frames for each walk
Dr. Vogt also suggested daily massage on her hips to help loosen up her muscles
Dr. Vogt also said we could start Diamond on a buffered aspirin to ease any
soreness in the evenings after her daily walks
Diamond is very thin right now so Dr. Vogt felt it was fine to increase her
food intake now that the first few weeks post surgery
have passed as those were the toughest weeks of her recovery
Diamond has her next follow up visit with Dr. Vogt on 2.13.07
Diamond is eating and drinking water well and having no problems with elimination
We had a surprise in the CODA van for Diamond today
A dane sized orthopedic foam pad/bed that has heat and massage functions built
in with variable settings
We convinced Diamond to lay on the new massaging dog bed for the ride home
to make her more comfortable and less restless
SPECIAL THANKS TO DIAMONDS FOSTER MOM ROSE
For everything you are doing for Diamond
It's very obvious that Diamond very much LOVES her foster mom:)
UPDATE 5/1/07
Diamond continues to well in her recovery. Diamond is able to run although
still doing a bunny hopping motion
with her rear end when running we were able to determine from this photo taken
of her in action that she is actually
alternating weight on her rear legs
Diamond's hips look so much different from the rear view compared to the rear
view photo taken
the morning of her surgery
Diamond is definately on the mend and coming around wonderfully
Diamond can easily get up from a sitting position now.
That is Diamonds foster fur sister Magic in the background
Here is a better photo of Magic:)
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If you are interested in giving Diamond a loving home please fill out an
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ADOPTION APPLICATION
Diamond's Adoption Fee $300
ADOPTED
Diamond has been adopted by a wonderful family who had adopted Lilly
Dane from CODA
in 2003. Lilly was a senior dane at the time of the adoption and this family
opened their hearts and home to Lilly
in her time of need. Sadly Lilly is now at the Rainbow
Bridge due to inoperable cancer but Lilly had a wonderful 4+ years
of being loved and spoiled by Diamond's new family in the last years of her
life
Diamond will bring much joy and love to Lilly's family and Diamonds new little
sister Karli ( smiling in the photo above)
is so happy to have a new dog sister to spoil
Diamond will be living in Grove City OH with her new family
Or send check or money order to:
CODA
P.O. Box 44092
Brooklyn, Ohio 44144