Kizzy’s vet fees

We are Humber Retired Greyhounds, this is an appeal from Clare, to help with Kizzy’s vet fees.

So, Kizzy will be 9 in August, she came to me late 2019, she was 3 years old, retired due to right carpel injury most likely due to a bi-lateral deformity as there is an abnormality in the left carpus joint too.

I used to call her Fizzy Pop and Kizzy Whiz as she loved to run around and be crazy, she’s a very tough cookie which is fortunate as she had a hard journey ahead of her….

The leg never bothered her initially but about 2 years ago the right carpus started to rotate due to weakened ligaments, she started suffering with corns and was always lame.

We took the decision to try corrective surgery in Oct 2023 - to cut a wedge out of the long bone in her leg to straighten the leg and have metal plates fitted. It was so successful that the Veterinary surgeon put a picture of Kizzy’s Xray on his fridge at home, he couldn’t believe how straight he had gotten the leg! We were really pleased and commenced the recovery process which involved a lot of crate rest which Kiz coped with really well, despite being a very active and busy girl.

6 months after the surgery she started with problems of recurrent Osteomylitis (bone) infections which we treated with antibiotics but was not successful and further x-rays showed her body was rejecting the metal work. The plate was removed Aug-24, the bone had fused and looked strong. She recovered well up until Feb-25 when she started suffering with inflammation again, this developed into recurrent Osteomylitis which caused a honey comb structure to form in the bone, weakening the carpus joint, causing a risk of a pathogenic fracture. The constant inflammation meant she was unable to weight bear, making the leg effectively useless, so amputation was seen as the best option, surgery carried out less than a fortnight ago.

The total cost of vet fees so far for Kizzy is around £7000. Once she is healed from the amputation she will need to recommence hydrotherapy treatment to support her recovery.

Any funds we can raise for Kizzy will go towards the cost of her ongoing treatment and to replenish funds that have been spent on her which are badly needed to continue our work in rehoming and supporting the Humber Hounds.

Thank you for reading Kizzy’s story.