Loving my Oldies Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 As the title says, I am looking for recommendations for an Orthopaedic Surgeon in Sydney. Some of you will have followed my story about Sooty https://www.dolforums.com.au/topic/271361-a-new-girl-at-myrtle-street-sooty/ When she first came to me, she would hold up and tuck in her right front leg. I was able to straighten it at first and it would stay down for a little while and then she would just tuck it up again. After a while, she started to give little yips and cries when I did this, so obviously a vet visit was called for. Sooty belongs to a rescue group, so I just can’t up and take her to the vet easily in that I have to get permission, etc etc. Eventually, Sooty was diagnosed with a Sub-luxated elbow and only surgery can fix it. Her leg is never down now and, of course, I don’t try to straighten it at all because of the pain it causes. The rescue groups wants to get a couple more opinions so I thought I’d put it out here to see if someone has had a million gold stars experience with an Orthopaedic Surgeon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Richard Naylor at Castle Hill Vet Hospital... https://castlehillvets.com.au/team/ T. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 Great, T. Close by. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_PL_ Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 (edited) Dr Eugene Buffa did a fantastic job on our Speedy (who needed both hind legs done). We went back to him to get a very unusual bone tumour removed from Winnie's mouth. I'd go back to him in a heartbeat if needed. Edited April 29, 2019 by Powerlegs 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindi Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Dr Andrew Marchevsky at SASH Ryde did a wonderful job on my GSD with a deformed foot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 Eugene Buffa is the O/surgeon we are consulting. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_PL_ Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 (edited) That's awesome! He is such a good surgeon and so good with the dogs. Edited April 29, 2019 by Powerlegs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PANDI-GIRL Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 @Loving my Oldies How is Sooty going, do you think her leg will need an operation, what has the surgeon suggested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 Sooty definitely needs an operation; the surgeon is not sure which way it will go until the operation actually starts. She never puts her leg down now and it is very upsetting tp see her struggling to get around . Depending on the extent of the operation, it will cost between $4,000-$6,000. As this needs to be done prior to any discussion of cataract surgery, it is breaking my heart to realise that she will probably never have any sight back, because that would be an additional $5,500 . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 So if anyone has any ideas on how to raise the money, I’d be grateful for input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PANDI-GIRL Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 That is a huge amount for Vet Fees, did the rescue tell you Sootys age, maybe 2 long operations would be very difficult for her to recover from, Poor little Sooty has had such a hard life, it's so unfair for her having to go thru all of this Would the Vet give any discount because Sooty is a rescue dog? How about crowdfunding I think it's called, everyone gives a little and pays off the Vet bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_PL_ Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 10 hours ago, Loving my Oldies said: So if anyone has any ideas on how to raise the money, I’d be grateful for input. It's a lot to come up with all at once isn't it. I was lucky enough to be able to dedicate a whole page on the website to each surgery dog. With updates for the donors etc. If you can't do that, it won't hurt if the rescue can do an album on their FB page. Or use their instagram account. But Pandi-girl is right, crowdfunding seems to be the way to go now if you can get your link shared all over the place. Otherwise, if they just kind of sit there you don't get much traction. We ran a raffle once and raised over $4k, it was haaaard work and took a lot of organising but worth it. If you have the time to source great prizes that suit all kinds of people (not just dog people) you'll find the tickets sell very easily, and many by word of mouth because supporters like to sell books of them to friends and workmates. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 Amazing, Powerlegs. I no longer have the contacts, but when I worked I was able to get goodies from all sorts of places for the raffles I organised for Burwood Pound and PAWS. Long time ago, though. The rescue people are organising a GoFundMe page but since I’ve been begging them to start one for a couple of months now, I am losing heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_PL_ Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 You can start your own crowdfunding campaign and post it here then set it up to have the charity withdraw the donations so they don't have to go via your bank account. That's all I know though, you'd need to read the fine print. I'm a bit crap with that side of things and normally 'delegate' LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeds Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 The RSPCA at Yagoona have a vet clinic where members of the public can take their animals for consultation. A few of my neighbours take their dogs there because it's cheaper. Maybe you could ring them & get a quote for the operations. They also have an eye clinic there but I think that is run by private specialists. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted May 11, 2019 Author Share Posted May 11, 2019 A GoFundMe page has been started to raise funds for Sooty’s surgery. If DOLers can donate and/or share the page I would be eternally grateful. Love this little girl to bits and it is heartbreaking to see her struggling. Many thanks. https://www.gofundme.com/please-help-sooty 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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