Pancho is home!!!!!!!

Adopted by his foster mommy,

Our sweet little Pancho can now run!

We play this game where his mom (that's me) says in a high squeaky voice, "I see you - do you see me?" He then runs into my bedroom and waits for me to "see him". I go in and he wiggles all over.

He even lays down froggy style with his legs straight out. I leave the room and he comes after me. I quickly turn around and back he goes for several more rounds of "I see you". We wind up in the dining room laying face to face with Pancho almost touching my nose. He then curls up under my ching and licks my arm.

We also play tug of war with his blue fuzzy (now unstuffed) ball. His little growl is so cute but he is learning each day that life is now good. When we used to go outside he would do his business and come back to me because it was just too tiring to walk. Well, now he is all over the yard and lays down with his back to me and almost says, "I'm invisible so I don't have to go in the house." He barks at whatever he sees though he is not a constant barker unless you're a cat that just simply "needs" to be chased away and they mostly ignore him. We go next Wed to the orthopedic surgeon for another checkup but I have been faithfully doing his PT and he does his own, also. His personality is really coming out and he takes no guff from any of the other dogs in the house. He loves homemade food and he and my other chi, Blackjack, travel the yard together. He is such a love to have.

Janis Jastrebski, New Apps Processor
PMR Cooper, Blackjack, Luke at Rainbow Bridge, Zorin, Olivia, Martine', Chrisa & Merlin, Foster Mom to Pancho
No stopping until they are all free

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Pancho, Male Chi 5 pounds, Update 8/3/04

I have been putting an ice pack on Pancho every 4 hrs for 15min since coming home. He tried standing the first day and of course couldn't. I use a belt under him when we go out to potty and he is so relieved for the help and is so relieved he can relieve himself. He did go #2 by hanging his butt over the donut bed and just letting go. Who cares.
Jean, that donut bed I bought has been a Godsend. It is easy for him to get in and out of, very low to the ground and comfy.

CLICK TO VIEW Photos taken during his surgery we hope once her recovers he will no longer have to live in constant pain.

He needs 14 days of rest, relaxation and antibiotics and then physical therapy will commence. They will teach me how to do it and said by that time he should be using the leg a little more. They want me to take him outside by himself to ease the excitement.
His appetite is great and he eats in bed and also drinks in bed. When he tries to get up he is all over the place. He thinks sheesh wasn't it bad enough when I had 4 legs and now I only have 3. He doesn't understand but it doesn't seem to matter to him. He just thinks this is the way it is. I can't wait until he can move around freely and he finds out how much better he is. I give him his pain pill regularly - nothing is going to hurt this baby anymore.
Will update more in a couple of days. He is happy to be home and I take him around the house in that donut bed whenever I have something to do. He is always looking for me and that's ok.
Janis Jastrebski, New Apps Processor
PMR Cooper, Blackjack, Luke, Zorin, Olivia, Martine', Chrisa & Merlin, Foster Mom to Pancho
No stopping until they are all free

I have been Pancho's foster mom for a while now and would like to tell you about this little dream. He is a great eater and loves homemade food and is not food aggressive at all. He enjoys playing where's mommy and always finds her as she does not go far because it is so difficult for Pancho to chase around. I lay on the dining room floor while the other dogs are out so we can have private time. He comes right over and snuggles under my chin, lays down and looks up at you. And those eyes tell his whole story a lot of the time and at other times he just looks so happy and animated. He loves his new bed, sent by Jean Jones, and has wriggled and snuggled to make it just right for him. I take all the dogs out every two hours and Pancho has done very well in the potty department but by the end of the day I put him in the spots he usually does his business so he doesn't have to struggle to get there. But when he's done he flies back to me to let me know, "OK you can pick me up now!"
When we all get settled into our beds for the night and his is right next to my head, he will sit in his bed and look up at me. He is looking for his nightly chin rubs, ear scratching, tummy smoothies, and a kiss good night. I then turn the light off and he knows it is time for night-night. I cannot wait until he has his surgery for it will make all the difference in the world. He has a R legged patella that is luxated all the time and by the end of the day he just wants to lay down and watch all the goings on in the house. I have put beds in strategic places so he is never far from me. He loves being with you, is such a joy to be around for all this little guy has gone through. When he is whole again, he will be a special PMR pup to adopt.

Janis Jastrebski

Some of you have probably seen little Pancho on the PMR website. He is a little 5 1/2 yr old Chihuahua that came to PMR a week ago.
Pancho is such a frightened little boy. He has an odor on his body even after a nice bath and a vinegar rinse. His little tummy is clammy and warm. It turns out that he has staph infection!!! His teeth are green at the gum line and are probably also causing him pain. But his biggest problem is his back legs. Pancho has very severe luxating patellas, has probably had them since birth. He is in constant pain.

My vet has Pancho on Rimadyl twice a day. By the time I give him his evening dose he can no longer stand up. If he is on a hard floor, his back legs just collapse out from under him. The bottom half of his back legs are a different color from his front legs. This is from lack of circulation due to the patella problem. He has had this problem so long that the vet feels it is doubtful that surgery would be able to help him. Our goal is to keep him pain-free and he will probably be on Rimadyl for the rest of his life. I am also giving him Cosequin (a glucosamine/chondroitin supplement). He walks on the carpet like a little old man and the vet said that he is walking in such a way that puts the least amount of pressure on his painful back legs.

Pancho is full of fear and at this point will only accept a few pats on the head. He poops when he is nervous and scared. Can you imagine what has been done to this dog for the 5 1/2 years of his life to put him in this state??
Marianne, Murphy, Hannah and Charlie are Pancho's pals

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