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Koda and Baxter's Adventures Two dog brothers were given second chances and are living the best days of their lives together He greeted me despite the fact that he was in a lot of pain.

This is Koda's story, as seen on the Brazoria County Humane Society page:



TREAD'S TALE AND UPDATE:
Just before noon on Monday a very special puppy was rushed to my hospital via the Brazoria County Humane Society by their do-it-all volunteer/savior, Connie. A person found this puppy had taken the pup to a county animal shelter and was turned down for help so since Connie was there he g

ave the pup to her and she hurried him right to us. I could see why. “Tread” was the name Connie gave him due to the obvious trauma from a car tire. Tread was awake, alert, and very young, probably six to eight weeks old. It didn't take a long examination to determine its source. Half of Tread’s femur (the thighbone) was pointing up at me through the huge hole that was in the side of his right leg. Among the dirt and shredded muscles from which it protruded I noticed a pink, smooth donut shaped thing. As I examined further my heart sank. I quickly disinfected the pink mass and pushed it back into its proper location… Tread’s abdomen. I gave Tread some morphine and discussed the situation with Connie. Tread had a perforated abdomen and the exposure of his intestines to the outside world made infection a dire certainty. Even with proper care, Tread probably would die from his injuries. But

Tread has a chance. At that moment, I would say it was roughly 30%. And he certainly would need to have his leg amputated. I spoke with Shirley, the head of the Brazoria County Humane Society, a short time later and relayed this to her. I was blunt with her about his prognosis and the considerable expense it would take for him to recover. Shirley has a lot of experience in these situations and she made a call that I completely supported: she told me to do whatever I could do to make him better. SHE BELIEVES SHE CAN RAISE THE MONEY AND I AGREE. Tread has a long road to recovery, but he is young, he is sweet, and he deserves a chance. Tread was rushed to surgery by my skilled technicians who kept him alive and kept the rest of his body thriving while I repaired the massive damage to his rear end. The abdominal tear was much worse than I feared. We flushed out his abdomen, provided him with antibiotics and fluid support and I sutured his abdomen back together. He did amazingly well despite his condition and age. We placed a drain in his abdomen to help us remove infected fluid that was sure to be an issue after surgery. His leg was cleaned and I reduced the fractured femur back into place. I examined some road rash that occurred to the end of his p***s and said a silent prayer that an inability to urinate wouldn’t be Tread’s undoing. I decided not to place a catheter in the damaged tissue to see if Tread could urinate the old fashioned way first. Jason Phillips carefully bandaged the leg and drain tube in place and Tread was isolated in recovery until he was stable enough for the next step. This morning I arrived at work and was greeted by Jason who said that Tread was doing really well! He had eaten a lot of food, he was perky and frisky, and Jason had administered the medication plan that we had in place. I checked him out and was stunned by his progress. I told Jason that it looks like Tread wants us to get back to work and fix his leg before he gets an infection from it in his bloodstream. I’d figured we wouldn't have him in condition for this for two more days, but clearly Tread was ready to get right to it. Much to my surprise, Tread was heading back to surgery this afternoon. Furthermore, Tread urinated and had a BM during the day, which was a great sign following his first surgery. With Jason’s help, as well as Kayla and Chelsea, two other assistants at Sienna Plantation Animal Hospital, I amputated the carnage that was Tread’s back right leg this afternoon. Once again, Tread did an amazing job handling the surgery. It is remarkable that a creature that has only been on this earth for less than two months is able to handle so much. He will have a wonderful quality of life despite having only three legs, and more importantly, an infection from the contaminated wound will not be a life threatening issue. Tread is doing well. He is sleeping in his bed. His abdominal drainage is a happy pink color instead of the dreaded milky yellow indicative of a bad infection. His pain is under control. His vital signs are normal. He is a remarkable little guy. He still has a long way to go. He could still get a deadly infection from his abdominal wounds. He could go into shock. As he grows he could suffer hernias and other complications due to the massive damage to his abdominal wall. But he has a chance and it is getting better and better with each passing moment. As my assistant Chelsea said during his recovery this afternoon, if he makes it he is going to have a heck of a story to tell. Brian E. Smith, DVM
Sienna Plantation Animal Hospital
7/16/2013

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It's 37 outside with a windchill in the 20's, so it's frisky weather for Koda! He's been running in circles for 5 minutes now!

He loves to sing! Sorry it's cut short. My memory ran out on my phone :/

I'll go ahead and say that it's a proven fact that you give a dog, especially Koda, a bath and he will go NUTS!

Koda and his girlfriend in his puppy class❤️

Who has your toy, Koda?

Our neighbors recently got a new puppy that barks a LOT. Koda does NOT like that at all! He and I can't wait to move!

Koda was so hyper after his bath last night!!

Koda howling at the dogs on tv haha Sorry it got shaky. I had to hold Ray back with one hand because he thought something was wrong and was freaking out and I was trying really hard not to laugh at Koda. He's just too cute!

I swear he's talking! Haha

Part hound dog?

When I took that toy out of the bag, Koda's eyes lit up and his little nub just started wagging. He quickly learned how to squeak it himself.

Koda following his grandpa to feed the chickens! They were so scared of him and he was just so curious!

Okay guys, we were having play time and Koda decided that Emmy's Angry Birds toy sounded amazing and it's now his haha But he's getting around so well now! It won't be long before he won't have to be kenneled. I'm so proud of how far he's come in one month!

Koda got to do a little bit of exploring and got some play time in today. He's getting around better every day, but his teeth are getting sharper and sharper as he decides with every nip that he prefers daddy's fingers and mommy's toes and ankles...

I'm so sorry the video is sideways. Zach didn't realize that if you record sideways, it will stay sideways.... -.- Anyways, Koda really likes those reusable bags! Who would've thought?

The looks Emmy gives him when he barks at her are priceless! Every now and then, she'll put a paw up to his face, almost as if she's saying "shut up little creature" Sorry for the mess. I have to keep blankets everywhere for when he makes a mess and he needs a switch out. He loves playing with that pig. I have small toys for him to play with a large toys to cuddle with, but he seems to have those confused haha

Emmy likes to taunt him with her tail. She knows he wants it. I think she enjoys watching him do everything he can to try and get it. It's even more hilarious when she doesn't move it away fast enough and he DOES get it!

He loves his mini loofa dog! Emmy is not amused

Emmy is so tolerant of Koda, even though he chews on her tail! I've told her she doesn't have to sit there and let him do that, but she doesn't mind one bit apparently

Koda is finally realizing that those "creatures" in his kennel are for him to play with, not just to snuggle with!

This woman has been my next door neighbor since I was born and since my mom was a little girl (she grew up in the house on the other side of my parents' house, where my grandmother still lives). Mrs. Ruehl is like my great-grandmother and she is 103 years old. She was so excited to meet her great-great-granddog today; she couldn't get enough of him and he couldn't get enough of her lol

Koda is now allowed to go in the grass very briefly and under careful supervision, so he choose to tear the grass up and eat it.

Going back to July 26- his first dinner at home. Emmy had not formally met him yet, so she was quite curious. Now, she stays by him all the time- she loves him!

Short video of his first journey walking. He's most active at night (of course) so it's hard to make sure to turn on all the lights before he does something video-worthy

Here's the video of Koda talking back to us. Again, sorry it's so dark. It was at night and I couldn't risk missing the moment to turn on more lights

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