This is sweet Lily. Lily is 1 1/2 years old, before arriving into rescue she had already birthed a litter of puppies, and was pregnant again. Doc was able to adopt the litter and spay her. Lily only weighed 26 pounds because the first litter had taken everything she needed for her own growth, plus she passed on her genetic. bone defect to her pups. Lily is a happy bouncy little girl, the kind you just want to pick up and protect. Dr. Brown took X-Rays of her leg, he and Dr Howard discussed possible options for her.

The first drawing is a normal front leg. The second drawing is what Lily's leg looks like. Doc can normally lengthen a bone, by cutting the bone, and pinning the bone to a fixator while new bone fills in the space between the bones. But Lily's Radius has grow past her elbow and is bent. Any side blow to her leg would wipe out her front leg. On the 19th of July they are going to try some inventive surgery. They give me lots of maybe's about success, but I told them about the great group of basset lover who would have their paws crossed for Lily. So please join me in wishing Lily great success.