Barbaro had surgery last night

Just go this in an e-mail.

http://www.vet.upenn.edu/newsandeven..._Update7-9.htm

Late Saturday, July 8, Dr. Dean Richardson, Chief of Surgery, replaced the plate and many of the screws that had been inserted into Barbaro’s injured hind leg on May 21. “Barbaro had developed some discomfort and a consistently elevated temperature so we believed it was in his best interest to remove the hardware and thoroughly clean the site of the infection,” said Dr. Richardson. “We also applied a longer cast on that leg for additional support.........................


This one is not great news but not terrible either. He appears to be doing much better now than before last night.