Tikka

Beautiful Tikka has come to us from a breeder and is now searching for her forever home. When Tikka arrived with us, our vets noted that she had patella luxation in both hind legs, which was causing her to walk with a crab-like gait. At first, she managed well and we were hopeful that as she built up muscle, this would start to get better. Sadly, she continued to struggle and so she has had bilateral Tibial Tuberosity Transposition surgery performed by a specialist and has spent the last several weeks recovering, first on crate rest before being allowed to gradually use her hind legs more to build up strength. She is recovering well and is now ready to find her forever home and can gradually increase her exercise.

When Tikka first arrived, she was very shut down and overwhelmed by the world around her. She didn’t yet understand that human hands could be kind and would often try to hide herself away. Since then, Tikka has made good progress and is trying so hard to be brave. She is sti...

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