A puppy that was born with a deformity, a rare condition, was given surgery on 9 January 2019, to help him walk.
Watch Milo who was born with congenital flow luxation and was treated with surgery
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Mongrel Milo, a five-week-old puppy, was abandoned when his owners noticed his deformity. The puppy was born with a rare condition known as “Congenital Elbow Luxation”.
Congenital elbow luxation is a rare condition, seen in many breeds of dogs, causing upside down paws, often treated by surgery.
When the carers at the Oliver and Friends Farm Rescue and Sanctuary in Luther, Oklahoma, USA, came to know about this condition of Milo, they did fantastically well to raise $4000, in order to get this condition treated.
Before the surgery, Milo was merely able to do an uncomfortable army crawl and was not able to walk as both elbows were out of the joint.
Dr. Erik Clary, of Oklahoma State University’s Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, further explained the condition of Milo and why he was only doing a seemingly uncomfortable army crawl.
Dr. Clary, Associate Professor of Small Animal Surgery, at the center’s Veterinary Medical Hospital, provided more insights about how rare this condition is, “Many people will never see a case of it in their whole career.”
Dr. Clary has been performing surgery for the last 27 years and he has only seen 3 cases of this rare condition in his whole career.
A team of 5 specialists, on 9 January 2019, performed surgery for almost 4 hours.
Surgeons added pins in each of Milo’s elbows. So, it would definitely take long to heal and to become mobile.
Dr. Clary told, “We have to change the casts once a week because he’s growing so fast, but so far so good. It’s going to be another couple of weeks until I can take the splints out.
Milo is a very sweet and resilient puppy. He is progressing and recovering well.
Milo has developed a loving fan base at the university’s animal hospital, as well as at the sanctuary.
Students and staff volunteers are willing to hold Milo and help him go outside when needed. We wish good health and a peaceful life to Milo. He has suffered a lot and now he must live a happy life.
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