Healing Leo: Your Kindness Matters.

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Juanita Caprari
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Hello Beloved Community,

This is our boy Leo who is 8,5 months old and came into our lives in December 2024.

He continues to be our greatest joy and teacher of fun, joy, learning, healing, presence, patience and love.

I have always wanted to be a mother but due to my own personal story I could not have my own. The one thing I always wanted is unconditional love. I knew that would be either with my own biological child or with a dog. My dream of being a mother came true with Leo. He really is my child and has been an absolute gift.

Unfortunately, our bundle of joy developed elbow dysplasia around 6 months old which initially displayed itself as an elbow injury. After sudden joint swelling of his left front leg joint, X-rays last week confirmed that it is a Ununited Anconeal Process that requires only one form of surgery because there are too many bone fragments loose in his elbow joint that can only be removed by keyhole surgery performed by a specialist orthopaedic surgeon.

Without this surgery the severity of pain will increase to unbearable lev...

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J. Caprari 26 Sep '24
Leo had his second operation today 26th September 2024 for his right elbow. The surgery went well and very necessary as the bone fragment in his joint had already caused some cartilage and joint dama...

J. Caprari 15 Aug '24
Leo's 8 week X-rays show he is healing well. Now we have another 4 weeks of recovery still on a leash for much longer walks and toilet business. Then at 12 weeks another checkup. Thereafter he can be...

J. Caprari 19 Jul '24
Leo's CT scan showed he has elbow dysplasia in both elbows. Leo will be 1 year in September and surgery for dysplasia must be done before skeletal maturity from 12 months. The right elbow requires...
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