{"id":6171,"date":"2018-09-20T11:06:17","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T11:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/?p=6171"},"modified":"2020-01-03T18:01:50","modified_gmt":"2020-01-03T18:01:50","slug":"brave-little-monkey-amputee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/brave-little-monkey-amputee\/","title":{"rendered":"A Brave Little Monkey Amputee"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following story was sent to us from Dr. Deepa Katyal in Mumbai, India.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"injuredThis is the story of a little baby monkey, Choti, with one of the strongest wills to fight. The monkey was only about 1-month-old and weighed 980 grams (a little over 2 pounds) when she was brought to us. She suffered bad injuries on her hand after being badly mutilated by an aggressive male monkey. According to the rescuer who brought her in, the male monkey shook her by the leg several times after ripping her hand and then flung her into a body of water close by. The little girl suffered tears on her shoulder, thighs, face, and back. One leg had a broken femur bone, and the other had sciatic nerve injuries. On top of all that, her left shoulder was dislocated.<\/p>\n

The wounds looked really bad and it was imperative to manage her pain, and to make her eat and take medication. After receiving and responding to the pain cocktail, Choti started eating. EmerAid<\/a> was used as part of her recovery diet. Repeated dressing of her wounds made me concerned, especially with her left hand\u2019s healing progress. The hand was getting gangrenous, so we decided to amputate it.<\/p>\n

I want to thank each and every person who saw her and is praying for her recovery. A big thank you to Dr. Someshwar and Dr. Ashit Roa who spared their valuable time. Dr. Roa, thank you for your time for her surgery, which was so impeccable, while I was taking care of her anesthesia. My worries were her weakness and no available vein due to several injuries. Thank you also Stephen Cital and Mary Allen Goldberg for forever being there to guide me through these tough cases that take both a physical and emotional toll on me.<\/p>\n

\"injuredEven more problems continue to be added to her long list of injuries, including her left leg seemingly losing the ability to feel pain. We have started acupuncture, cold lasers, electronic muscle stimulation, and physiotherapy, along with her pain meds.<\/p>\n

Putting her down was an easier option considering her condition and future in the wild, but keeping the following in mind, plus her fighting spirit, gave me the courage to go ahead with her procedure.<\/p>\n