The bathroom mirror mists up. Shaving becomes difficult again. Out of the front door with Bob, then straight back in again to find a sweater. There is an autumn mellowness to the air. Can it really be only last week that I was complaining about the never ending heat ?
Bob and Angus head off to the greengrocers leaving Sophie and 'The Font' sitting happily in the kitchen. I say 'happily' but that's not entirely true. The family diva can't understand why she can't join us. A slice of chilled carrot distracts her.
There's nothing like a sliver of carrot to put a smile on a PON girls face. Angus buys two kilos of them.
Between the Raspberries and Strawberries, miniature Kiwis.
Next to them something that the staff have't got round to labelling.
Back in the village all is calm.
And this is a description of Sophie's knee problem. Thank you for all your comments yesterday. How she managed to do this remains a complete mystery :
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Poor Sophie. I have no cruciate in one knee so feel her pain. I wonder which reconstruction she will get.... Wishing her all the best, and thoughts are with you for the after care.... Get a good crate or playpen!
Thanks for the link describing Sophie's knee problem. Do you know if it is a result of trauma or more gradual deterioration ? (The former I suspect, given it seems to have come on suddenly). Anyway, I'm pleased it seems to be something that has a clear diagnosis and can be solved.
Cheers, Gail.
How she did it is a complete mystery. First noticed a couple of weeks ago but the vet couldn't find anything and the symptoms disappeared then they returned with a bang !
The vet is letting us borrow a crate he uses for his Newfoundland. We have a variety of others.
Are they custard apples? If so, you're lucky, they're delicious!
Those "mature Kiwi" look to me much more like feijoa.... You slice them in half and scoop the middle out. They have a slightly astringent bite to them if they are still white in the centre. They are (IMHO) best when the flesh inside has turned almost transparent and gone quite brown. Then they are heavenly. Don't try to eat them until the fruit 'gives' a little if you squeeze the whole fruit. Rock hard is nasty!
This is the same dog that ate the mushrooms, right? Life is never boring with Sophie. I'm so sorry you all have to go through this, but it sounds like it's fixable.
Laying in a good supply of carrots for the family princess (and Bob, too) is an excellent plan. Is Sophie occuping Bob's place at the front door in the top photo? The sunlit lane is very beautiful.
Oh dear, that should read "occupying."
Poor Sophie, consigned to guarding the front door, in the absence of her oaf of a brother. Sensible though, that she gets some practice in now so that she can take over after her op. and then have all the rest she needs.
Have you thought of buying a dog ramp to help Sophie get in and out of the car, after she's had her op.? She can walk in, rather than jumping up. We bought a Trixie, which had the best reports, from Amazon. It folds in half for easy storage. The ramp is better if you stick carpet onto it, which stops the dog's claws slipping on the plastic surface.
Those look a bit like custard apples.....or rolled up armadillos.
It is a "common" injury. I am not sure how it happened with Max, but with our girl Cissy "blew out" her knee when she started chasing a deer. I'm told that it's torn when the dog twists on their hind leg -- The twisting motion puts too much tension on the ligament and it tears. It can happen really easily, just as it can/does with people.
Will Sophie's surgery be done at a veterinary specialty hospital by an ortho specialist or is your wonderful vet able to do it? Appears to be a rather complex procedure.
A ramp, as suggested by an above poster, sounds like an excellent idea. Lots of use around the house too in Sophie's recovery period.
Indeed, they are custard apples, or also called cherimoyas. They're delicious!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherimoya
Any thoughts on how to deal with a dog with two non-working knees ?
Two! Has she done the other one too? Supported exercise in a sling, hydrotherapy? Sedatives. And perhaps an Adaptil collar to calm her ...
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