After suffering from multiple broken legs and one severely botched surgery to repair her bone, Suzy’s family dumped her at a local shelter at just three months old. Her most recent broken leg went unattended for over two weeks, and we are now working around the clock, doing everything we can to save Suzy’s legs.
At just three months old, tiny Chihuahua Suzy has known nothing but a life of pain and suffering. While she was in her previous home, Suzy tragically shattered her leg. She was taken to a local vet in Tijuana, who botched her surgery and put pins in her legs that connected to an apparatus on the outside of her leg. Unfortunately, the bone was not set properly, and this was doing nothing to help Suzy’s leg heal. Shortly after her first broken leg, she broke ANOTHER leg. The family waited two weeks, allowing Suzy to suffer from her agonizing injury, before trying to dump her at a local shelter. Because of her age and her medical needs, the shelter would not take her. Fortunately, we were alerted to the situation and were able to intervene.
We immediately had Suzy transported to our animal hospital, where she was immediately evaluated. This poor girl was trembling in pain, and she was absolutely terrified. At the vet, we ordered a full blood panel of diagnostic testing for Suzy, as well as x-rays, which revealed evidence of old fractures on one of Suzy’s back legs!! This poor girl has endured a lifetime of torment in just three months. Suzy will undergo surgery on her front right leg. If all goes well and she is tolerating the anesthesia, then her other two legs will be repaired at the same time. Our hearts are broken for Suzy, but we are now doing everything in our power to ensure that this little girl’s future is pain-free.
The estimated cost for the surgery on Suzy’s front right arm is $4,443.20 - $4,643.20. If the vet is unable to repair her other legs at the same time, she will need a second surgery, which will likely cost more. We want to do everything we can for this sweet little girl, but we desperately need your help. If you are able, please consider donating any items from Suzy’s wishlist, or making a contribution to help us with the cost of her surgery. Thank you so much for supporting Suzy!