Saturday, October 27, 2012

OJ and Sandy

 
 Greetings my friends!  
        
         My kitty brofur OJ is spending some time at our V-E-T's office.  He somehow managed to fracture his left femur just above his knee.  The V-E-T said it is an "impact" injury, so that means he landed wrong when he jumped off of something.  You can see the fracture here.
 The way to fix this is surgery.  Mom said it looked like Home Depot in the surgery room.  There was a power drill, metal rods and wire cutters! Here is OJ just before surgery started.  His new haircut makes him look like a POODLE!!
                          
After the doctor put the metal pins in, they took an x-ray to make sure the pins were in the right place.  Everything was perfect, so OJ got stitched up and brought to a cage with a nice soft blanket to wake up.
 OJ was a bit tipsy when he first woke up, then was licking at his incision site. Well, you all know what THAT meant..... THE CONE!!!!!
He is doing much better today and may be coming home tomorrow. Mom thinks that would be a good idea because on Monday, we are supposed to get hit by Hurrycane Sandy. 
   This is really weird...we had a hurrycane last year and a freaky snow storm at this exact same time of year!  If we lived in Key West like our friends Essex and Sherman, having these storms would make more sense! Oh well, Mom says we will be ready and the tie outs will be ready in the cellar so the whole team can indoors and safe. 
  To all my friends who are also in the path of the storm, please be careful and stay safe! 

Paws crossed for everyone's safety,
Skye

5 comments:

NAK and The Residents of The Khottage Now With KhattleDog! said...

I didn't do it!!!!

Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra
PeeEssWoo: Paws khrossed fur 'Juice' - and fur Sandy NOT to bug woo1

KEY WEST COLLIES said...

What a time to get hurt. We hope Sandy is good to you and not the Wicked Witch of the East.

Stay safe,

Dog Speed,

Essex, Sherman & Dog Dad

KEY WEST COLLIES said...

You are in our thoughts and prayers. We know how hard it is to loose a member of the pack. Dave was a pawsome team mate.

Dog Speed,

Essex & Sherman

Collie222 said...

We heard from Key West Collies about your loss. We are very sorry, it's devastating to lose a beloved dog, no matter what age...

Anonymous said...

I came over from Essex and Sherman's blog. I am so sorry to hear about Dave. It's very painful to lose a pet - it must be very difficult for the pack too.