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Surgery Update
My surgery was a success today, Monday, September 10!
View the KCAL 9 news spot here.
I will be in the hospital for the next five days but will be
back to Casa Pacifica next week. I'll still be in a cast,
but I'd rather be with my kids, even if all I can do is
sleep. I will heal faster when they come visit and love me.
Thank you to everyone for their love and support!
Fundraising Update
Wow! In just a few days, many generous people contributed to
my surgery fund and, as of Friday, August 31st, more than
enough money to pay for my surgery! Thank you so much to
everyone who donated! I hope some day I get to meet each of
you and give you some Archie love.
Thank you also for all of the
fan
mail! I feel like such a big shot! I love hearing
from all of you! I will continue to have my assistant post
your letters on my site, so keep checking back!
If you still want to help, there are a lot of ways to do
that. Even though enough funds have been raised to pay for
my surgery, there are still other things I need that Casa
Pacifica does not have it in their budget to cover. These
things include: food, vitamins, supplements (for my coat,
eyes, and joints), and grooming. Also, after my leg heals, I
am going to become a Certified Water Rescue dog and that
training is expensive. If you want to help with any of these
costs, that would be awesome!
There are also a lot of things that my
kids need,
too! Another fun thing to do is
get involved with me and my
kids!
My Surgery
I can’t believe it! I JUST had surgery on my right CCL
(Cranial Cruciate Ligament) 12 weeks ago and now I hurt my
other leg! I had no idea what a CCL was, but I found out
that it’s kind of like an ACL injury in a human, except dogs
don’t have the “A” part of the structure of an ACL.
Dr. Ian Holsworth at
Ventura Medical and Surgical Group is
my orthopedic surgeon and he said that it happens to many
dogs after recovering from a surgery like the first one
because my left leg was supporting all of my weight (and I
am BIG)! I was so bummed when I heard I would need another
surgery, but Dr. Ian said that after this surgery I’ll be
all better for the rest of my life! Look out kids! Now I’ll
be able to catch you when we run and swim!
The good part is that when I had my last surgery, everyone
was even NICER to me than usual! My kids brought me cards
and treats. They visited me all the time and rubbed my tummy
while they read to me. My kids are already planning another
bake sale to help raise money for me! (I hope they save me
some homemade dog bones!)
The bad part is that my surgery is really expensive. So, I
am waiting to have more surgery – this time on my back left
leg. The surgery entails lessening the degree of the angle
of my knee joint so that when the ligament is reattached, it
won’t snap again because the new angle of my knee won’t
cause too much tension on the ligament. I need to have the
surgery soon because the inflammation of the injury will
lead to arthritis and the possibility of my becoming lame
(oh no!). Once the surgery is done, both of my back legs
will be as strong as a human’s (I think maybe even
stronger!) and I won’t have anymore trouble with them!
So I
am asking for your generous help, once again, to fund this
unexpected and important surgery for me. The estimated cost
of the surgery is $5,800. I know that I have turned out to
be expensive – what with two surgeries so far – but I work
really hard and the kids love me! If you would like to
contribute to my surgery, click the link below or send donations to:
Casa Pacifica
1722 S. Lewis Road
Camarillo, CA 93012
Attn:
“Archie Surgery Fund”
If you have any questions, please
call my assistant at (805) 445-7800.
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