04/06/2026
🐾 Bubba’s brave journey 💙
Meet Bubba – a resilient boy who quickly stole our team’s hearts 💘
After a serious dog attack, Bubba was admitted to our Auckland West hospital for intensive stabilisation and 24/7 care. Over the first five days, Bubba needed advanced support including a blood transfusion, blood pressure support, pain management, feeding tube, urinary catheter, central line, and dedicated nursing care.
CT imaging revealed multiple serious injuries—dislocated stifle (knee) and hip, an abdominal hernia, and several wounds. Once stable enough, Bubba underwent complex surgery to reconstruct and stabilise his stifle, followed by placement of an external fixator frame.
For 6 weeks, Bubba rocked his frame like a champ, returning weekly for bandage changes (and carefully selecting his distraction flavour 😻). At recheck, x-ray imaging showed excellent alignment, allowing safe frame removal and progression to physiotherapy to get that knee moving properly again 🦵
Bubba is now thriving with strong healing, minimal lameness, and a return to normal life at home.
👉 swipe to see his journey, from a 3D CT image showing his knee injury to bandage change treat-fests.
We’re so proud of this little fighter and grateful to his dedicated owners. ✨ A true team effort and one very brave boy.
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