Dog the Bounty Hunter’s daughter-in-law Jamie ‘heartbroken’ after pup Kona undergoes leg amputation surgery
DOG the Bounty Hunter's daughter-in-law, Jamie, revealed her beloved pooch, Kona, had to have his leg amputated after a long surgery battle.
Earlier this month, the - who is married to - asked fans to Belgian Malinois "baby boy.”
The Hawaii islander confessed to being “scared” and “nervous” for her dog, Kona, to come home today with just three legs after his life-saving surgery.
On Wednesday, Jamie opened up about the heartbreaking battle Kona has faced this month.
She posted on Facebook that his health struggles began four weeks ago when he started limping.
At first, the couple thought it was a sprained leg so they stopped playing fetch with him in the yard so he could rest while his leg healed.
Jamie then explained how Kona’s condition escalated after her cage fighter husband “forgot” about his injury and threw the ball outside.
“I went to work and I received a phone call of Leland screaming like he was in pain,” she wrote.
The reality star continued: “He tells me he forgot that Kona was still limping, and he threw the ball outside.
“That Kona chased it and broke his leg between his shoulder and elbow.”
She continued: “When he got to they vet they said it was a clean break and they will put a rod in and he should make a full recovery.
“For the first week was rough so he didn’t move around too much.
“His arm was really swollen and they were worried they’d have to amputate because of lack of blood circulation to his main nerve.
“I begged them not too and just to give him a little more time to see if swelling goes down and for circulation to get better,” she said.
Jamie then revealed Kona had ruptured his radical nerve and once it is damaged, it cannot be reversed.
“The only option left was to amputate. They advised us he will live a happy life with 3 legs and out run any 4 legged dog and not even know the difference.
"The vet & staff were heartbroken it came to this because his surgery with the pins went so perfectly.
“So as of last week, he now has 3 legs. It breaks my heart he has had to go through this at 2 years old. I love my dogs like they are my children,” the animal lover said.
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Despite the big change, Jamie assured that Kona will be “taken care of, spoiled and loved all the same because our love for him will never change.”
The and Leland bought Kona "Lil Scrappy" Chapman back in October 2017, when he was just a puppy.
Jamie and Leland - the 43-year-old son of - often share sweet photos of themselves cuddling up to Kona, or of the pooch doing tricks in their garden.