WOW ... Daffy's life will never
be the same, and it's all thanks to a bunch of greyt people, most of which
will never meet him.
 

Click here to see short videos of his gait before surgery.

We can't begin to thank everyone involved in this life-changing event. In addition to everyone mentioned below, if you bid (winning or otherwise) on any item, if you sent a donation, if you emailed words of encouragement, if you said a prayer ...
we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
 

Click above to see Dr. Cook's preliminary drawings	Click above to see Daffy's radiographs

Daffy was brought to our attention by Jim Martin, a good friend who trains racing greyhounds. He had met him on a farm and asked if he could have him. He brought Daffy back to his kennel and gave us a call. At that time, Daffy was 14 months old.

We (Greyhound Support in Kansas City) put his picture on the Internet in hopes of finding an adoption group who could help him. Which is where Kelly Graham saw his picture and sent them to a friend of hers who does orthopedic surgery. She didn't tell us until later that her friend actually TEACHES orthopedic surgery at the University of Missouri Vet School in Columbia, MO - just two hours away. Dr. J. Cook agreed to do the surgery and for about half the cost normally charged.You can read more about Daffy's surgery in an article on page 4 of this MU Veterinary School publication.

After that, Daffy's cause was taken up by Cara Brockhoff of Northcoast Greyhound Support. She hired Angela Curtis to run a fundraising auction. Cara donated much of what was auctioned off and several other people jumped on the Daffy bandwagon and donated items to the auction. Still others auctioned items on Ebay.

On August 26, 2002, FOGS-KC volunteers Julie Schaller and Chris Mitchell took Daffy to his appointment with Dr. Cook. After many x-rays (some of which are on this site) Daffy was left at the vet school to await surgery on Wednesday the 28th. (They even neutered him for free - since he was going to be in the right position anyway!)Dr. Cook could not determine exactly how Daffy's legs became so deformed, but he speculated that it was possibly from an inflammatory "event" that attacked his growth plates. He didn't think it was a birth defect and ruled out trauma, like being stepped on by his mother.

On September 15, Julie brought Daffy back home to Kansas City where he he healed up and awaited adoption. He had a recheck in mid-October, then he was  released for good!

And to make this happy story even more wonderful,
Daffy went to live in his forever home with his good friend, Jim Martin :)
 

Click here to see a short video of his gait now.