Sally's Resurgence, no leg to spare...

​Sally sustained multiple injuries after being struck by a car. One of her rear legs was broken and fixed before she was referred to Resurge. However, both of her front legs held a poor prognosis for recovery due to the severity of her injuries. Her left front limb had what is called a brachial plexus avulsion. The brachial plexus is a bundle of nerves under the shoulder blade or scapula and it had been so severely damaged that Sally was unable to feel or use the limb. There was no chance of her recovering feeling of it. Her right front leg had one fo the worst fractures a dog could have. The very top part of her upper leg bone, the humeral head, was broken off. This left a very small fragment for Dr Dena Lodato to put together. Sally also was in a lot of pain, even though she didn’t show it much, she had been suffering and basically using her head as a limb to get around while recovering from her rear leg fracture. Dr Lodato was able to bring Sally to surgery and fix her broken front leg. At the same time Dr Lodato also amputated her left front leg since it had no chance of recovering feeling or function. After 8 weeks of physical rehabilitation including advanced therapeutic exercise, LASER therapy and a lot of love, Sally was able to discover new movement, begin a new life as a puppy and move onto a new beginning after a horrific ordeal. Good luck on all your journeys, Sally! We will all miss you!!!!