Potcake Cory
10/02/2020
Our little Potcake CORY is doing great! He’s going to be able to keep his leg! No amputation needed.
09/24/20
Our potcake Cory keeps getting better every single day. Although we are waiting one more week to make our final decision, it is safe to say he is keeping his broken leg. 
The only thing left for him is to work on his basic obedience training. If all goes well, we’ll start accepting adoption applications for him in a week or two.
The only thing left for him is to work on his basic obedience training. If all goes well, we’ll start accepting adoption applications for him in a week or two.
09/08/20
Foster Cory is settling in quite well with his foster family. He’s getting along with the family cats, and he’s been hanging pretty close to our own hospice foster, Bahama Sammy. I’m sure Cory has lots to tell him about the recent happenings on the island. 
09/06/20
Mr Cory is feeling well enough that he went to his foster family today. He’ll be staying with Bahama Sammy. We’ll be evaluating his leg in about 3 weeks. If he’s doing well enough that he can keep it, we’ll begin accepting adoption applications for him in early October. Someone is going to get one very special sidekick. This little guy is something very special.
09/04/20
09/03/20 update on Rescued Rollers Cory.
Not at all what any of us expected…
Based on the amount of healing in his x-rays, Cory’s knee has been broken for a minimum of 6 weeks, maybe longer. It has almost completely healed in a mal-union that makes repair impossible. His joint surface has been destroyed beyond repair, and this damage is permanent. There is also a very small chance of nerve damage. I’m going to do therapy on that leg/foot. It’s doubtful that there is any substantial nerve damage. Again, time will tell.
We are left with two options: First, we can let him try using his leg as is for a few weeks and see how he uses it. If there is no pain or discomfort, and he actually does use it, then we do nothing. He keeps his leg.
Second, If Cory does not use his leg, or it causes pain or discomfort, or if it should happen to break again, the only alternative is a full amputation. Because of the location of the break, Cory is not a candidate for a prosthetic if we have to have an amputation.
We have chosen option 1: Cory is now home without his cast, and using his leg surprisingly well, given the length of time it was splinted. We will gradually lift activity restrictions and do some physical therapy exercises with his front legs. The surgeon feels that we should know within 3 to 4 weeks what his outcome will be.
Cory is also on an anti-inflammatory for the time being. This may or may not become a long-term medication. It will depend on how comfortable Cory is with his leg. I will gradually reduce it after one week and see how he reacts. I can increase it longer term if we feel he needs them.
Cory was also given antibiotics. He has several raw spots from the length of time he’s been splinted, and still has a bit of urine scald on the bottom of his foot where his urine had soaked through his cast. This is easily treated with his oral antibiotics, and if need be, I keep a stock of antibiotic lotions here that I can use. We’re keeping his sores open for now so that they can dry out. Once they dry out we’ll determine if topical antibiotics/vet wrap is needed.
So the short version is he may be able to keep his leg. We’ll know within 3 or 4 weeks. If it’s painful for him, we’ll have to amputate the entire leg.
He’s already famous here. Our longtime friend Darice stopped by to meet him while we were at MedVet. She brought him toys and treats, and she even brought a bottle of soothing shampoo for when Roxanne arrives. lol. Her thoughtfulness and excitement at meeting Cory made me smile. Thank you for your kindness, Darice.
Any questions – just ask. There’s a good chance he will be able to keep his leg with no further surgeries. That’s our goal for him. We’ll know in about a month.
08/31/20 afternoon
The good news is that he is heartworm negative and no parasites found in stool sample. My vet thinks he is slightly older than 4 months…probably closer to 6.
He does have a hernia. We will wait & watch it for the moment. He will most likely be needing leg surgery soon, and we can address it at that point if necessary.
We got the necessary x-rays of his leg. They have already been sent to our orthopedic specialist for evaluation. He sees our surgeon on Thursday for an in-person evaluation.
I pick him up in about 2 hours. He’ll stay with me until after his surgical evaluation. Once that process is started, he’ll begin staying with our foster. That’s it for now. I’ll update more as I have more information.
08/31/20
I’m dropping Bahama Cory off at the vet’s this morning for his intake vetting and X-rays of his leg. I hope to have some updates for you this afternoon.
This guy is hands-down the best traveler I’ve ever had. He loves going for rides and his behavior is absolutely perfect in a vehicle. Whoever adopts him after his leg is fixed, is going to have one incredible sidekick.
08/29/20
Cory and I made it home safely. He’s great. I’ll update more later after food and a nap.
08/28/20
Here’s our little potcake Cory this morning before he got on the plane in the Bahamas. He reminds me of our Laura.
I’m leaving at 6pm tonight to meet his transport around 4am and we should have him home in Ohio around 5 or 6pm tomorrow evening.
Huge thanks to everyone that has made this happen!
08/27/20Â Great news on potcake Cory!
Cory, the potcake with the broken knee, has gotten medical clearance to travel. He’ll be arriving in Florida tomorrow. We’re driving down to meet his transport, and we should arrive back in Ohio sometime on Sunday. We’ve already got our vet lined up to see him early Monday morning for x-rays and a new cast. We’ll begin working Monday afternoon with our orthopedic surgeon to see if we can save his leg.
Little Miss Xena can not get medical clearance to travel for about 2 more weeks. She’ll be joining us once she gets clearance. Yesterday, the shelter took in another tripod pup in rough shape. If she can get clearance to travel in 2 weeks, we’ve offered to take her as well when we pick up Xena.
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08/22/20
** We just got an urgent call from our friends in the Bahamas, and we need your help. **
You know we’re making arrangements to bring the little tripod puppy, XENA, up to Ohio so that we can get her deformed leg fixed or get her a prosthesis. Xena’s picture is the last in this series, in case you haven’t seen her yet. We’re working on transport logistics for her now.
The pup below is CORY. He is 4 months old. He can’t get proper treatment there for his dislocation in his front leg. Amputation is most likely what will happen if they can’t send him to us. They’d like to transport him to us at the same time as Xena.
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The folks in the Bahamas write: “We have another pup that may end up being a tripod. Wondering if you maybe able to help him out? He is four months old.
Recently rescued, front leg was out of socket and popped back in during his neuter. It came back out.
He may have some nerve damage as initially his foot was buckling, but got better. Now we cant tell the progress cause it is splinted to prevent movement.”
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We have two hurdles to overcome before we can help him. First is finding a foster. We have none available at this time. However, my neighbor was kind enough to offer space in her home for him. That problem is solved.
The other issue is the funds to have his surgery and therapy done. Based on our past dogs like Honey, Sarge, Josie, etc. I’m guessing he’s going to cost us about $5000 on the conservative end. Frankly, we have much less than that left in our checking account.
Much lower donations and much higher medical costs have gotten us to the point that we have about 2 months or so left of operating expenses before we need to take out a loan to continue caring for these pups.
We cannot afford to bring Cory in for treatment unless we can raise somewhere very close to $5,000 within the next few days, so that we can arrange just one transport flight for both dogs.
I leave it to you. The folks in the Bahamas work against incredible odds with very little resources. I like to help them when I can. I have more respect for those fine rescuers than I can adequately put into words. One day I hope to be as good at this as they are. They are my heroes in the rescue world. I want to help them.
If you think we should save Cory, please consider making a donation within the next few days. If we can raise anything between $4000 and $5000, I’ll make arrangements to get him on the same transport as Xena. If we don’t come close to that, your donated funds will be used to help cover the medical costs of Xena for leg surgery and/or getting her a prosthetic.
Thank you. I’m sorry to ask for help, but I can’t do this on my own. You are the people who make all of the work we do possible.
You can hit the donate button here on this post or on our page. You can hit the orange donate button on our website at: www.RescuedRollers.com , or you can mail a check to:
Rescued Rollers
PO Box 326
Galion, Ohio 44833
If mailing a check, please message us that you’re doing so, and the amount, so that we can consider all donations when we tell the folks in the Bahamas that we can or cannot help.
** Please note: those of you that have offered to help with transportation from Florida to Ohio – there will now probably be TWO dogs, not one. If you need to reconsider your offer, we completely understand. Things just got a lot more complicated. **
