This question showed up on the Pelvic Fractures post today: > My precious Schnauzer/Yorky mix was hit by a car & broke her hip 7 years ago. She has healed and walks on her leg from time to time but I have noticed great sensitivity when I touch her leg lately.(nerve damage?)She goes under the […]
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This is the Purple Heart my father was awarded in World War II. I never saw it until after he died. We found it when we were cleaning out his dresser. On November 5, the United States Army Field Band & Soldiers’ Chorus gave a terrific concert in Kennett. While there was a variety of […]
This is "Patches", a 3-years old kitty who is a total house-cat, unless she escapes (which happens rarely). Three weeks ago, the owners had some kitchen vent-hood problems. An opening was created, allowing the cat access (via a series of jumps) to the attic crawlspace. The space is unfinished, with exposed joists and fiberglass bat […]
Once upon a time, I wrote a post on weird-looking dogs. One of the most unsound breeds is the English Bulldog. Because of their extreme conformation, the males are rarely able to breed the females with natural service. Their chests are too big and their hindquarters are too small, and they just cannot assume the […]
Here's Alley back for another check-up, 36 days after getting caught in the fan-belt. She looks pretty good overall, though she hasn't grown her hair back, obviously. You may recall when we started this case that I noted it's hard to tell whether traumatized skin will survive or not. An area can look pretty decent, […]
That could be a tabloid headline, though I guess it's pretty tame compared to "Elvis sighted in laundromat!" or "Politician actually admits lying!". The point is that it's weird — dogs who have been spayed have no uterus and no ovaries, so how could they still be having estrus cycles and coming "in heat"? Once […]
Alley still has a few "issues" as they say, but she is stuck back together. She's eating well, gaining weight, and feeling pretty good. For a long time she did NOT feel pretty good. Her whole body took a beating, not just her skin. We know she must have been thoroughly bruised inside and out, […]
Alley came back in so that we could recheck things and remove the surgical drains. It's looking good here. Very minimal swelling and drainage. I'm getting really optimistic.
I'm way behind on updating the Blog. Too many long days and late nights. After 3 weeks, Alley had mostly recovered from her ordeal under the hood. I thought you might find the follow-up interesting. As you may recall (if you followed the above link), Alley was caught in the fan-belt and the friction […]
Some of you may recall that we had a pretty incredible ice storm last winter. We are told that even though our power crews continue to work 12-hour shifts that the Kennett power grid is at about 75% of its previous capacity. Incredibly, good planning and conservative management over the years had built up enough […]