🐾Certified Floof 📍Orange County, CA ☀️SoCal Golden Retriever (w/ a dash of German Shepherd) Puppy 🐶 Welcome to the Floof Family
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Marley’s surgery went well!! We got a call from the vet explaining they were able to remove a lot of the damage on the left side and were able to help remove pressure on the right. He’s currently still at the vets office resting. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ (he looks petrified here and we asked if we could just pick him up but we were told that he needed to rest with 0 distractions!)
Here is a short video of Marley’s Surgery Day. There is a lot of talking and shots of the floor (lol) but if you want to hear a bit about the surgery for your own knowledge, I’d recommend listening! Thank you!
Marley’s surgery is scheduled for tomorrow. He will go in at 8am, get blood work done and in the afternoon go into his elbow arthroscopy surgery (left and right). Because of the anesthesia, we aren’t able to pick him up till Saturday morning. 😫 I’m as anxious as you could possibly be at the moment. Marley knows it and has been sleeping literally right next to me with his head on me to calm me down 😭 Pray for my little baby! • • • • Again, not trying to be dramatic... I know this isn’t a life-threatening surgery but it’s a life-changing surgery for Marley. Best case scenario Marley is all better and back to being his happy puppy self...worse case scenario he falls into this 20% bracket where the vet said we have to evaluate his quality of life as he grows older because the surgery wasn’t able to completely fix the issue. I’m sure many of you’ll understand but Marley is my child. I love him with every inch in my body and if he goes through ANY kind of pain it just hurts my heart so much. Thank you though for everyone’s love and support! We have received so much encouragement and kindness ❤️
*boop* his nose for good luck 🍀
Marley has been diagnosed with elbow dysplasia. Here is a short clip from his pre-surgery examination. They were as gentle as they could be, but of course, he was fidgety. They performed some stretches and took more x-rays. His surgery has tentatively been scheduled for Friday.
even on a #monday there is something to smile about 🥰
He. Is. Everything. 😍😍
No better view 😍😍😍
From the day we got Marley, we made a promise to give him the best possible life and take care of him no matter the time, cost or energy. We are sad to share that Marley has elbow dysplasia. Though common in larger breeds, the news is still incredibly disheartening to hear when he’s this young. He has been limping for a couple of weeks and we had hoped it was just a sprain. However, 2 vet appointments, a set of x-rays and an orthopedic surgeon consult later has confirmed his diagnosis. Not to be dramatic, but it’s going to be a long road to recovery with the surgery on on his left elbow (and potentially his right), physical therapy and ~6+ weeks recovery period. We know our champ is going to get through this with flying colors, but some prayer and love never hurt! I’d like to document his recovery as much as possible to share what we learned through this process and for other folks to be able to identify potential elbow dysplasia in their own babies! Thanks for everyone’s support! ❤️❤️
Happy Mother’s Day 🌹🌷🌺🌸💐
HAPPY FRIYAY🐶 Marley still does this 😂 except now he doesn’t need to be on his tippy toes to reach the bed...
Mister grouchy pants 😂