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Molly - Tampa, FL ESRA# 2003-378FL
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Novenber 2003Molly may well be the most perfect dog you will ever meet. She is friendly, well mannered, loves kids, gets along very well with other dogs, loves to swim and play fetch and has a very shiny coat. She has instantly charmed everyone she has met, including her crotchety old foster brothers and sisters. Her looks are deceiving-those sad spaniel eyes melt your heart and conceal her happy go lucky spirit.
She came into foster care after being hit by a car. One hip was dislocated and her owners were unable to afford the care she needed. A caring vet tech, smitten by her wonderful disposition, asked if they would be willing to surrender her to rescue and contacted ESRA.
Despite the week's delay in treatment, the surgeon was
able to manipulate Molly's hip back into place and was very optimistic about it remaining stable. However, it was not to
be. She was playing with the other resident dogs, yelped and came running to her foster mom, and she could feel that it was
not right. It had popped back out again. She was scheduled to go back in for surgery, and the surgeon performed a Femoral
Head Ostectomy (FHO), in which the femoral head was removed. The ball at the top of her femur was removed, so that it will
never come out of the socket again and cause her pain. Scar tissue will form at the top of the bone, to form a new "socket"
in the muscle and she is expected to regain nearly complete mobility over time. For this to work well, she will need to
always keep off the pounds, and a lifetime of weight-watching is the result. She again has to be less active than she would
like and is getting physical therapy twice a day for several months to help her to regain maximum function and mobility If
all goes well, her recovery is expected to take six to eight weeks.
Your sponsorship of an ESRA Special Needs dog enables us to rehabilitate a great one like Molly. Without your donations,
we wouldn't be able to afford the staggering vet bills to save these truly wonderful dogs. Thank you!
Contact: Debbie Kersey, Kadick@aol.com
| MOLLY'S GENEROUS SPONSORS: | |
 Cathryne Slaughter |
To Molly from Maggie...get well soon! |
| Linda Hurst |
Millie's favorite activity is "let me show you how I can run", so we'll let Millie help Molly get her "run" back |
| Bob Knell |
In memory of my best friend, Samantha |
| Dette & Thomas Thompson |
In honor of our four Springers, Molly, Banjo, Ellie, and Mac |
| Rosemary Elden |
Molly, you could be my sister! You look just like me! Hurry and get well! Love, Teri |
| Joy Walters |
In memory of Marcy who couldn't run, and for Cady, who never stops running! |
| Judy Hultquist |
In memory of Molly of Galway, who waits for me at the Rainbow Bridge |
| Katrin E. Owen |
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| Karen Bruskin |
From Sammy, the happy ESRA Springer, and his sister, Sunny |
| Amber DeBlieck |
In memory of Radar, Taffy, and Sugar |