Lil' Scooter Update 3

It has been a month since Scooter's leg surgery to fix his fractured right hind leg.

Look at that happy puppy face!! 

Scooter (previously known as Balloon) was a 6-month old stray puppy living in a factory compound. During one of our stray feeding rounds, we found him immobile and in pain. A worker later told us that Scooter was run down by a motorbike, four days before we found him.

Coincidentally, Scooter's mummy and sister were involved in a separate road accidents too, but they were tragically killed. Scooter was hit by a motorbike when he went out in search of them.

The good news is, Scooter is recovering well after his surgery. We were fortunate that we took him to a second vet when the first vet said to amputate.

Few days ago, Scooter was back at the vet to have his wound staples removed under local anesthetic. X-ray images were taken to check on his bone healing progress. According to the vet who saw him, Scooter is doing well. The prognosis is, his bones may take 6 months to a year to fully recover. Lucky that as a puppy, his healing is much better and faster.

Scooter can now put his full weight on the fractured leg. He can also take longer walks, but has to refrain from jumping and hopping.

His leg wound is healing nicely - staples would soon need to be removed 

He was also vaccinated and microchipped during the vet visit. On the vet's advice, we will bring Scooter back for sterilization in 4 weeks' time.

A final X-ray will be done 2 weeks later, to check that the pins and rods on Scooter's bones are in place. 

Scooter is currently in a foster home. He gets along with his humans, dogs and even cats! He seems respectful of other dogs and even though he loves his food, he would wait patiently for his turn until the resident dogs have eaten. He would also wait patiently at a corner until his foster calls for "dinner". So far, he has not shown any allergic reaction from eating kangaroo, beef, pork, chicken or fish. But the thing is, he is starting to be fussy with food, so we will have to correct this behaviour.

An extremely handsome and well-mannered puppy 

Scooter is grass trained. He recognizes the word " No" when said in a stern voice; don’t most dogs :)

But, Scooter does not walk well on leash and will require some guidance and patience. He is a rather playful dog with lots of energy, as with most puppies.

Scooter's recent vet treatment cost us $500. If you would like to help with his vet bills, please email hopedogrescue@singnet.com.sg