March 07, 2004
Next Time...Off With Her Head
It appears that chopping off one leg was not severe enough punishment the first time I caught her digging in the trash...
Old 3-legger has been doing really well. Back to her old self. No new cancer symptoms yet. And she's become a bit of a local celebrity. The Senator had a few friends over the other day, and they all had heard about our three-legged dog and couldn't wait to see her. The Senator even wants to bring her to Show and Tell. Can you just picture the dinner table conversations around town that evening? "Mom, can we get a three-legged dog?" or "Dad, if I cut off Skippy's leg, he'll look just like The Senator's dog!" Can't wait for the phone calls.
Freak League soccer tonight. We have a few new players on the team, and if one particular gal shows up again, I'll have several virulent paragraphs dedicated to her. Thankfully it's an early game; I should have time to spew it all out while it's fresh in my mind.
Can you get a red card for infractions committed against your own team?
Posted by Cathy at March 7, 2004 02:08 PMI'm glad Breezy's getting along so well. I hadn't realised that it was going to be such a 'high' amputation - looks like the doc is definitely trying to head off a recurrence. Let's hope that this is the last trouble she has for a long, long time.
Good luck at your game.
Posted by: aelfheld at March 7, 2004 04:21 PMNice to hear from you again, Aelfheld!
Yeah, the vet had to take the entire leg. I guess it's a bit dangerous to leave a partial stump. In the event of a fall, she could jam the bone backwards or break it. Safer this way.
Posted by: Cathy at March 7, 2004 09:15 PMI think you're right about that. I've a friend who lost a leg, and he's definitely careful about the remainder.
Posted by: aelfheld at March 7, 2004 09:18 PM