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Patrick is facing weeks of emotional, mental and physical rehab to regain strength, determination to regain full function of his rear legs.
Our Patrick has had some major setbacks unfortunately. We are all devastated by the news that he now has Discospondylitis. This is an infection of the surgical site in the spine. This infection that he has is in the discs that were originally damaged, and the outlook is very uncertain at this point. Some dogs respond to treatment, and others don't. Basically he is back to square one. He is incontinent again, and is losing ground in his back legs fast. He is back to using the wheelchair again. All of this is due to the infection in the discs/spine causing inflammation. We are just so saddened by this, he has come so far, and now to go so far backwards again is just so hard to bear. This infection can cause damage to the discs and he may need more surgery if so, this is the worst case scenario, and we are praying that this will not be the case. Right now the plan is to do a 6 week course of antibiotics and re X-ray after that to see where we stand. He could improve from the antibiotics, and we could see him making progress again, it's a wait and see prognosis at the present time, and that is what makes this so hard.
Walking with Patrick on this journey is something we have all taken seriously, none more than his foster Kera. She has put forth so much, and has been there by his side through both good and bad. We can't give up on him, we have come too far to let Patrick down now. We are eternally grateful to all who have followed, prayed for, donated to and sponsored his sessions. We must continue to move forward and we pray that GOD will continue to provide a way to keep pushing forward. This is only another bump in this road, and we know that there is a bright light shining for this boy at the end of this journey. Thank you all once again, we could not do any of this without your support.
We are working to create a March Madness Fundraiser for Patrick. Enter the tournament through the link below; suggested donation is $10.
http://games.espn.go.com/tournament-challenge-bracket/2016/en/group?groupID=1163679
Prizes will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place!
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