PATIENT STORY

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Bonnie’s custom hip surgery

Gorgeous sheepdog Bonnie and her family travel all the way over from Northern Ireland with a very high-risk case for Noel and the Fitzpatrick Referrals team. Bonnie struggles with hip dysplasia and arthritis, and after complications related to a hip replacement, a bone infection has severely damaged her femur. Even with antibiotics, the risk of […]

Gorgeous sheepdog Bonnie and her family travel all the way over from Northern Ireland with a very high-risk case for Noel and the Fitzpatrick Referrals team.

Bonnie struggles with hip dysplasia and arthritis, and after complications related to a hip replacement, a bone infection has severely damaged her femur. Even with antibiotics, the risk of infection remains significant, and Bonnie’s case soon becomes an ethical conundrum for Noel.

Stephanie and Carter are determined to do all they can to get Bonnie back up on her feet, but it’s a long and often heartbreaking journey for the sheepdog in her battle to walk again.

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