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Hi everyone, my name’s Fergus and I am a 1 and a half year old Parson Russell Terrier. I live with my Dog mum Stef in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

 

About 2 and a half months ago I was hit by a car when I escaped out the front door and chased a cat across the road, I was taken to the vet and had to get a big operation to fix my broken pelvis. Luckily nothing else was damaged.

 

After my op mum took time off work and helped me get back to normal, we went back to the vet for my post op check and to find my pelvis had healed nicely, and the vet was pleased with my progress. After that I was aloud to start physiotherapy as the nerves in my foot were still a bit damaged and I was struggling to put my pads on the floor and walking on my toes instead.

We were given exercises to do by the physio which we did religiously everyday but the scraping on my paw was getting worse and worse with not standing properly until I got an infection.  I had to get my foot bandaged and go back to taking yucky tablets. I decided I didn’t need the bandage and have caused my mum a lot of trouble trying to get my foot better and haven’t been able to go to my physio sessions. The last time I bit my bandage off I bit some of my toe off too because I cant feel what I am doing. Mum had to take me back to the vet again who wasn’t pleased with the progress of my nerves and doesn’t think I will ever get them back.

The vet suggested amputating my whole leg, mum cried a lot and doesn’t seem to know what to do, she’s told me she is determined to get my foot better so we can try some more physio before we have to go down the amputation route and we have to go back to the vet in 4 weeks time to discuss it further.

If anyone has any advice or stories that could help it would be much appreciated.

Love

Fergus