On October 10, 2008, we took Jupiter in to have a TPLO surgery which is the equivalent to an ACL surgery in a human. My husband dropped him off that morning at All Pet Complex. The vet called us after Jupiter's x-rays and said he had some bad news that Jupiter's right hip has been out of socket (no idea on how long), his left hip was in stage 2 of hip dysphasia, and there was his patella wasn't in the right place. So instead of 1 surgery Jupiter needed 4 surgeries which they said he probably wouldn't live through or have a high quality of life after so we could come pick him up after he woke up and we would work on a pain management plan and we could keep Jupiter for about 3-6 more months. As you can imagine we were devastated!!! About 2 hours later the Vet called with yet more bad news! While the vet was out to lunch Jupiter's left hip went out of socket. The vet said we should come down and discuss the options but at this point the most humane thing we could do is to put him down. Jupiter was pretty much crippled, and he was 175 lbs, and in so much pain we made a decision to let him go. It was a very hard decision and we have missed him so very much. Home just hasn't been the same without him on the other side of the door (blocking it of coarse). Jupiter was an amazing dog and was a wonderful part of this family. Even the vet cried with us, and fell in love with Jupiter that day. Here are a few of the last pictures of our puppy Jupiter Brutus.
