Many of you may remember that our Kelly came to us with a need for knee surgery...
No...it wasn't an ACL or an injury...it was a congenital problem called a
luxated patella.
In a nutshell...the groove the tendon rested in that controlled the patella was not deep
enough and it would dislocate periodically...
a typical Golden Retriever issue and the same issue as our friend Petrea's Boz had
when she got him many years ago...(Petrea of PasadenaDailyPhoto)
Well...she had the surgery 4 weeks ago...
Today she went to the vet for her xrays to see how she's healing...
The vet said she's doing great!!! It's healing on schedule...
But much to Kelly's chagrin...she's still on restricted activity...
But she's gonna have a cool scar...
And even with all the visits to the vet with surgery and boarding most recently...
she loves everybody at the vet...
she wiggled and bounded right up to the vet the first visit after the surgery...
he patted her and said "Don't you know you're supposed to be afraid coming here???"
Nah...not our Miss Kelly...she's glad to see them every time she goes there!!!
Thank you Bishop Veterinary Hospital...you're all awesome!!!
That is so charming!
ReplyDeletePoor Boz knows from the get-go that the vet--any vet-- is bad. His current vet has never done anything but give him treats and tell him he's a good boy, and he's terrified of her.
One of the first times I took Daisy to the vet in Bishop I saw a gigantic Great Dane sitting in the waiting room...and I mean GIGANTIC!!! When it was his turn to go in, the owner tried to pull him by the leash...he wouldn't budge...one of the vet techs ended up getting behind the Dane and pushed while the owner pulled...it was hysterical!!! The dog finally realized he was going in regardless and got up and reluctantly walked the rest of the way!!!
ReplyDeleteglad Kelly is recovering well!
ReplyDeletewe helped a friend bring home a golden @~6mo from her spaying. She BOUNDED out of the van like she hadn't just been ripped from stem to stern. Amazing what the youngsters can manage!
some dogs don't mind the vet---just look at it as another opportunity to meet more people who will pet them. Some hate the smell, the sounds, the other dogs and they KNOW something isn't quite right about it.
You pretty much summed up Kelly's attitude Trish...just "another opportunity to meet more people who will pet them"!!!
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