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Posted on December 1, 2008 - by Booger

The Surgery

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Trying to walk after having surgery on both hips

Trying to walk after having surgery on both hips

After all week of trying to get in to see a vet to schedule surgery, I called Animal Care Clinic in Bemidji, MN. Dr. Eric Thorsgard was recommended by two vets as the surgeon to go to if the local doctors couldn’t handle it. I talked to the office shortly after noon on Saturday and they said if we left right away they would do the surgery immediately. Bemidji is three hours away. We arrived at 4pm, an hour after closing, and met with the doctor. He was very nice and down to earth. He was confident it would be an easy surgery and recovery. At 5:20 we got a call saying Booger was done and all went well. They did a FHE (Femoral Head Excision) on both legs at once.

I am so thankful they were able to take him in, especially on short notice and after hours on a Saturday. Everyone at the office gave the impression that this was no big deal, that everything would be okay. This was a nice change from the Fargo vets who were making it seem like the end for Booger.

Dr. Thorsgard says after a month or so of recovery, Booger should be able to do most everything he did before. I’m not sure if that’s good or bad, he is a booger after all. I will just be happy to have my cat back.

Booger will be recovering at the vet until Wednesday afternoon. Right now he is eating and using the litter box some. Over all, doing well.

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