08.10.2022
Kiara is an Angel in Heaven. Rest in peace sweet Kiara
Your paws will forever leave a mark on our hearts
We lost Kiara to a serious complication of severe brachycephalic syndrome. This is a congenital pathology of the upper respiratory tract, which makes it difficult for them to pass. It is common in these breeds, especially in individuals with severe congenital spinal abnormalities as in the case of Kiara, as both are the result of uncontrolled selection and breeding.





- Name : Kiara
- Gender: female
- Breed : French Bulldog
- Age : 2 years
- Size : 6 kg
- Med. Condition/ Diagnosis: Paresis. Accompanying diseases – Conjunctivitis and Cystitis. He underwent a major neurosurgical operation and rehabilitation. Read below more about the treatment and condition.
- Care instructions: Kiara is a disabled dog. It requires special care. The animal can move with the help of a wheelchair, with immobilized hind limbs, in case of fatigue. Kiara must be kept in an environment devoid of unfavorable conditions – cold and moisture and be cleaned daily due to the risk of skin infections of decubitus wounds. It is forbidden to use bandages on the wounds, unless they are made and prescribed by a doctor. Their constant use can lead to serious infections of the limbs. All accompanying diseases with congenital and post-traumatic predisposition, such as cystitis, conjunctivitis, etc. they should be monitored and when clinical symptoms appear – to respond promptly by taking them to a doctor.
- ADOPT KIARA : Kiara’s human must have experience raising a dog with special needs, and if not, have a great desire and love to learn. It is not difficult, we will assist you until you gain experience, but you need to have time, patience and persistence. Also, the adopter must take not only moral, but also financial responsibility for Kiara’s needs related to rearing according to the condition and: To purchase medicinal/quality food, medicines, consumables, to be able to take her to check-ups.
- Personality: Kiara is just gorgeous! Despite everything she’s been through, she’s extremely cuddly, kind and good. He enjoys all people, of course with other animals and loves walks in the park! Bubbling with energy, a thirst for life. If you meet her, she will lick your hands and kiss you with joy. Kiara gives love…Kiara’s adoptive father will be her savior angel and a true lucky man. If this is you, complete: Adoption Questionnaire
- Foster Care/Home: Kiara is looking for a foster home until she is adopted. If you would like to help with temporary care for Kiara, please email us at: [email protected]. No matter how hard and how long it takes to find Kiara’s HUMAN, we will not give up until we find him! Until then, we count on YOU and we will be grateful to everyone who supports Kiara financially with care : DONATE
- The story:
Kiara was found on the road. We assume that she is a victim of uncontrolled breeding and has been abandoned because of her condition. See a video of how we found her: Facebook: VIDEO
CHRONOLOGY OF KIARA’S TREATMENT:
09-17.22 – 26.10.22
REHABILITATION AND PHYSIOTHERAPY, Dr. Nora Dimitrova, Vet. Ita Vet Clinic
KL. Symptoms
20.09. – Can stand up on its own, carrying weight on front paws.
29.09. – Chin and buttocks are less red.
05.10. – In the area of the operation, the skin is not well haired, fatty secretion and contamination in the form of brown soft scales collect. The skin
fold is dry but slightly inflamed on the left. The conjunctivae are red, there are no sores.
17.10. – Bright spots in the eyes, defenseless, depressed, doesn’t want to move.
20.10. – More lively, but no muscle tone on hind legs, no superficial sensation caudal to the costal arch, no
deep tenderness in rear left and very weak in rear right leg.
23.10. – AB Eye infection – double microbiology, with the isolation of various milroorganisms, Cystitis, Inflamed legs, hematomas, redness and swelling between the fingers, because of the bandages made by the caretakers. Amikacin 1 x 0.5 ml i.m. for 20 days, Tobraculin drops x 5 times a day in each eye
Studies:
17.10 – PKC – slightly increased GRAN, NEUT, EOS, PLT and bx- decreased CREA 19.10 CRP Test strip and microscopic examination of urine –
numerous epithelial cells, leukocytes and single erythrocytes, no crystals present, pH 7
Diagnosis: Paresis, Conjunctivitis, Cystitis acuta,
Therapy: Amikacin 1 x 0.5 ml im for 20 days Tobraculin drops x 5 times a day in each eye. After the second microbiology Ciloxan eye drops in both
eyes x 4-5k in each eye. Sinulox 1 x 0.7 ml sc Clavaseptin 250 mg 2 x 1/2 tab ro Fucidin cream and chlorhexidine for therapy between the fingers,
Cystocure powder 1 x 2ml in food. Electrostimulation 30 min. NMES pulse 500, pulse modulation 120 ms, pause modulation 240 ms, 11-16
mA. Massage and kinesitherapy.
17.10. – Revmocam 0.3ml sc, Omeprazole 1ml sc Ciloxan 3x1c/eye Cystocure 1x2ml.l. sinulox 1 x 0.7ml sc
fusidin to rub between the fingers, after cleaning with chlorhexidine.
03.07.22 – 30.08.2022
Reason for the visit : surgery
KL. Symptoms: Cause, review, consultation
Diagnosis: Paralysis of hind limbs, absent patellar reflex and withdrawal reflex. Preserved deep sensitivity / greatly weakened – the animal faints and becomes restless /
Investigations: MRI and CT.
Diagnosis : Hemivertebra T6 and T8 with hypoplasia/agenesis of articular facets and stenosis with instability in the area. Hansen type 2 hernia L7/ C1
Therapy: A dorsal laminectomy was performed at the T6T7/T8/T9 level with stabilization with titanium screws and bone cement.
Instructions: To continue physiotherapy as prescribed by a Physiotherapist.
Doctor in charge: Dr. Kaloyan Voichev
CHRONOLOGY OF THE STORY:
11.10.2022
Kiara enjoys autumn walks in the park with her foster parent, but soon they will be separated. The foster parent will be able to take care of her for another month. As of now, we are starting to look for another foster home or, God willing, a permanent home.
We can’t do it without you. Please share and support Kiara. She still needs financial support for the rehabilitation procedures and most importantly – she needs a HOME. Until then, he relies entirely on all of us.
Help/Adopt/Adopt Kiara: https://strayangels.org/pomogni-na-kiara/
09.09.2022
🏠 Kiara is in a foster home. A lovely young lady temporarily took over her care. A person who is very excited to make Kiara feel good and does everything possible to provide her with the best conditions and comforts. It’s rare to find people who would open their heart and home to a disabled dog that requires so much attention, time and care, and here they are. The foster parent takes the dog to rehabilitation every day, regularly for check-ups, walks her with a gaiter or textile walker/to attach the back of the body/, makes sure she is calm and happy.
📈 Regarding health and condition:
Kara has deep sensitivity, but no knee and withdrawal reflex. The right leg is worse than the left so far. Not enough muscle yet, both hind and front legs are weak.
A little later in time, the operation of the disc herniation will have to be done. It’s still early for her, the surgeon is watching her — she has check-ups every 10 days.
The dog is fed a stronger, protein food. He still can’t control his pee. He has a bowel problem and is taking probiotics. She can’t stand up on her hind legs. If someone stands her up, she stays for about 10 seconds, but she is not stable.
Kiara loves to cuddle, pet and is calm. He eats with great appetite. The eyes are now fine, but they are washed every day.
⏰ The foster parent will be able to take care of her until December. We are still looking for a Person to adopt Kiara forever!
❤️ With love, desire, care, the efforts of many people and your tremendous support, Kira is moving forward. We are grateful to everyone who supports Kiara! Link to Kiara’s Facebook video
17.08.2022
Our girl is making a little progress which is due to the electrostimulation.
She has a very serious inflammation of the anal gland and she is being washed.
One eye is also inflamed, a consultation with an ophthalmologist was scheduled.
He has ear fungus.
She continues to receive massages and kinesitherapy.
11.08.2022
After the operation, Kiara does not move her hind legs. The good news is that there is good deep sensitivity and rehabilitators give good predictions. Kiara tries to raise her pelvis and when she stands up she tries to hold her hind legs.
Kiara needs intense physical therapy – electrostimulation, acupuncture, massages, kinesitherapy, movement. Within 2 to 3 months, if it is well affected, a pretty good result can be seen. Kiara is very weak right now. Needs more quality food. Starting tomorrow, electrostimulation can be started, and the order of the procedures will be determined during the work process.
There is a very long and difficult road ahead for Kiara, and she will only be able to walk it with your support.
🩸The necessary approximate amount for 60 days of hospitalization + procedures and therapies for rehabilitation will be approximately BGN 4,800. (~80 BGN per day + food)
Today, Kiara left the MVK in Gorna Banya, where she was operated on, and has already been admitted to the “Ita Vet” clinic in “Lozenets” quarter, where she will be cared for. The treating rehabilitator will be Dr. Nora Dimitrova, who put many of our injured angels back on their feet. Remember Dolly, Charlotte, Kaya, Mia, Goshko, Justy, Ivy and many more:) Fingers crossed that Kiara is among them.
27.07.2022
Kiara is ready to leave the clinic. A foster home is being sought to help her with recovery and until adoptive parents are found.
She is doing well after the surgery, there is tenderness in her hind legs, but she does not move them. Recovery will take about a month, and during this period it will be known if there is an effect from the operation and what it is exactly.
The specifics of her care are several:
– must be peeed manually (simply by pressure;
– to wear a diaper for walking when necessary;
– to make something like a walker for her – the simplest can be a pantyhose with a handle, with which she can be walked;
– to be taken to rehabilitation by a specialist (we are looking for one).
21.07.2022
Kiara’s neurosurgery lasted 5 hours and was a success. Before the surgery itself, two 3D models of the spine were made in order to more accurately plan the surgery itself and the place and method of stabilizing the spine. According to the initial plan, full decompression was performed in the area where there was compression of the spinal cord. Previously, this area was stabilized with screws. Luckily for Kiara, a special ultrasound device was used for the operation, which works close to the spinal cord without the possibility of damaging it. This apparatus is usually used only by human neurosurgeons, and to a large extent the success of the intervention is also due to it. During the operation, a very large length of the spinal canal is opened and
the recovery will be quite difficult.
The next two weeks will show the results of the surgery.
We thank Dr. Kaloyan Voichev from the Multi-Profile Veterinary Clinic in Gorna Banya and his team.
11.07.2022
The results showed that there was no evidence of pathology at the site of the spinal curvature. The problem with the spinal cord in the area is that it is highly compressed and atrophied due to chronic compression. There is a second finding, however. It turned out that the dog had a second chronic disc herniation in the back of the lower back /in the back of the body, between the last lumbar vertebra and the beginning of the sacrum/. This hernia will also need surgery because it is causing problems. That is, we will have two neurosurgical operations. They will be carried out at a time interval that is still being discussed.
04.07.2022


30.06.2022
Kiara can be operated on, but the risks are many.
She will have an MRI next week to determine if there is any pathology in the spinal cord itself. After the study, it will be decided whether to proceed according to the following plan. At the moment, the brain is compressed, but we do not know if there is a change in its very structure. If there is such a change, a cyst is formed during the operation. This cyst must be ruptured so that it does not grow and further pressurize the brain. At the point of compression we have a distortion. The operation is neurosurgical.The procedure will remove the vertebral ceiling to allow the spinal cord to come up and relax. The site itself will stabilize as the spine is broken and there is mobility in the area. The stabilization options are different and it will be further decided which one will be used.
Chronological: 2 weeks of preparation for the operation – research, 3D model of the spine, planning.
It is an extremely complex and risky operation. If the operation is unsuccessful, the dog will remain totally disabled, unable to pee or poop. With Kiara, if we don’t do surgery, within a year it’s bound to happen anyway. A successful operation means that he will be in the same position or better, controlling urination and defecation. How successful the operation will be depends on the postoperative period and recovery. A 2-week post-operative hospital stay is anticipated. After that, we wait for the miracle to happen.
The operation will be performed by Dr. Kaloyan Voichev at the Multi-Profile Veterinary Clinic in Gorna Banya. The cost of all the tests, the operation, the implants, the stay in the hospital will be about BGN 4,000. We are starting a fundraising campaign.
The dog is currently in a foster home. Already there are wounds from dragging the feet, socks are put on.
29.06.2022
Kiara had a scan. It turned out that there is hemivertebrae kyphosis . This is spinal canal stenosis. A vertebra compresses the spinal cord, resulting in neurological deficit. The dog’s condition is congenital. She gradually became paralyzed. Surgery can be done, but the chance of Kiara getting better is almost nil. Implants are placed in the spine. The operation is extremely difficult and it is not certain that she will survive it. The problem here is that the dog’s condition is progressing every day and she will gradually become completely paralyzed. There are two options. To euthanize, which is recommended by the doctors, or to try the option of surgery. But according to the doctors, the dog will be tortured and finally the first option will have to be resorted to. We are awaiting a few more tests to be sure this is the diagnosis. During this time we will need your help, for research and hospitalization.