can i get a 'poor baby'?

[mopinko]

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longer version of the story- my poor buddy.
he had a growth btn his toes, and it’s been driving us both bats for a couple months now. he licked it until he had a yeast infection that took 3 wks of antibiotics to tame, all the way up his front legs.
the only thing that wd keep him from licking was a full cone, and he cant wear that 24/7. wont fit through the dog door, and there‘s not enough room in the bed.
decided he was never going to stop licking til it was gone, so that happened tues.
he came home w a pressure bandage he needed to keep on for at least 2-3 days. it lasted 1. and of course, i have no tape in the house. so he currently has a mcgiver of oversize bandaids and a smartwool sock.
somewhere in my spacetime continuum is an extra large cone, but i’ve looked and looked and it seems to have a cloaking mechanism or something. it vanished several times in all this. still trying to figure that 1 out. the sock stays on til the cone returns.
on the plus side for him, he needs meds that have to be taken w food. so he not only gets to eat twice a day instead of 1, he gets a bedtime snack. good thing i’ve managed to get him down to a rly good weight.

i’ve decided next time i take a flight, imma borrow the donut. it looks comfy, and i’ll get some laughs. and it’s a lovely shade of purple.

[iscooterliberally]

1. Aww. I hope he heals up quickly.

Poor guy!

[mopinko]

2. it's healing well, but it hurts to walk.

prolly will for a few days at least. had great care. my vet is the pickiest surgeon ever.

[iscooterliberally]

6. My old dog Eightball had to have surgery on his back left "knee"

He blew out both of his "knees" and we had to take him to a large animal vet to have the surgery done. The regular dog vets said that their versions of the surgery probably won't hold on a dog his size. The surgery went well, but he had to be kept calm for about a month without any real walks. All we could do was take him out the back door to go potty. He was really good about the whole ordeal and didn't need to wear the cone. He passed over the rainbow bridge about 5 years ago and my kitties still miss him. Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. For most of Eightball's adult life he weighed in at 88 pounds.

[Bayard]

8. Awww.....

Our biggest Great Pyrenees, Bear, (on the left in my avatar) had to have both knees/stifles done a couple years apart. He generally weighed in the 140-150 range.

We lost him a few years ago to cancer, and still miss him every day. I feel for you.

[iscooterliberally]

9. Bone cancer is what got Eightball in the end.

He was such a great dog. My condolences about Bear too. Great Pyrenees are beautiful dogs.

[mopinko]

11. i have a half gp who's just the best house bear.

only 110, and, thank ja, only half the full coat. a fantastic guardian. every thief in my hood has my house on a ‘do not hit’ list.
i love big dogs and the worst part of getting old i knowing i shd switch to little dogs. which i also love, but…

[mopinko]

10. biff's half brother got bionic hips

xrayed his hips at 2 yo, and he had only shallow pockets, no real sockets. he was 120lbs.
ortho vet said common replacement hips wouldnt do. he was too young, too big and too active. hauled him up to uw madison for the bleeding edge. i always said about him that he was 200lbs of drive in a 100lb bag. yeah, recovery was tough. and of course, they do them 1 at a time, so, all that x2. had 1 surgery called off, too.
they held up well. he’s 12 1/2, and tho his knees hurt, he’s still in great shape.

would have been fun to hang out in madtown for 5 days ea time, except for the part where the 2nd trip it was -20. trapped in a hotel w no msnbc, just cnn, the wk michael wolfe’s 1st tsf book came out. and i’m a smoker, so had to go freeze in my car.
ah memories. the things we do for our pets.

[AllaN01Bear]

3. oh deer!!!! poor thing.

[niyad]

4. awwwww, poor baby! Sending lots of love and healing. Good job, Mom!

[mopinko]

5. o0o, i felt that.

thanks again, sister.

[niyad]

7. huggggggs for you both!

[sinkingfeeling]

12. Poor baby. Hope he recovers soon.