Porter: I-Loc IM Fixator, Massachusetts

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PORTER’S INFORMATION
BIRTHDAY: June 25, 2022
BREED: Sheep
DATE OF SURGERY: August 3, 2022
PRODUCT: I-Loc® IM Fixator
SURGEON: Dr. Mike Karlin; Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, Grafton, Massachusetts
REFERRING VETERINARIAN: Dr. Thomas Jenei; Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, Grafton, MA
PORTER’S STORY
Porter presented to Country Companions Veterinary Services
where he was seen for a broken leg after being knocked over
by another sheep. Unable to pay for the procedure himself,
the farmer gave Porter to Megan Pereira, a Vet Technician
and Co-Founder of the Road to Refuge Animal Sanctuary,
a non-profit based out of North Haven, CT. To ensure the
best surgical solution, Porter was taken to Tufts University
where an I-Loc Nail was used to repair a compound fracture
of his humerus. Just two days post-op, Porter was able to
walk again! Following several weeks of stall rest, this spunky
little sheep is slowly being given more freedom to roam. Ms.
Pereira reports Porter, the animal-cracker-loving, three-month old
‘wild man,’ is a completely different sheep now - thanks to
Dr. Karlin and the I-Loc.
Contributed by Dr. Mike Karlin