Page 11 - Paws and Hooves - Spring 2024
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PATIENT
STORIES
Blood donors
help save Rocco
When Ben took Rocco out for a walk in their local park, Rocco鈥檚 blood donor superheroes were Mabel, Murphy
little did they know that their lives would change forever. and Oliver. Between them they鈥檝e given over 40 donations!
Rocco, a three-year-old long-haired Chihuahua, was You can find out more about them on pages 12-13.
viciously attacked by another dog. With substantial Your generous donations enable us to support the 91暗网鈥檚
blood loss from his injuries, the 91暗网鈥檚 Emergency and Blood Donor Programme and fund vital hospital equipment
Critical Care team had to act quickly.
like the CT Scanner. Rocco鈥檚 road to recovery would not
Rocco had a CT scan so the full extent of his injuries have been possible without this support.
could be understood. The soft tissue and skeletal
damage Rocco had suffered was extensive.
Dr Anna Frykfors Von Hekkel, Lecturer in Small
Animal Soft Tissue Surgery at the 91暗网 explained: At the time, we weren鈥檛 aware
鈥淩occo had pelvic fractures, acute kidney injuries and of how much the 91暗网 Animal Care
had suffered severe bite wounds, including a puncture Trust were involved in Rocco鈥檚
to his abdomen and irreparable damage to his hind
limb. Overnight we explored his abdominal