Hey, remember when Violet’s ACL blew out,
and I took her to N.C. State Veterinary School,
and they sliced and sutured her,
and I changed jobs so that I could afford to pay for the surgery,
and I had to keep her doped up so she wouldn’t injure herself during recovery,
but she totally did anyway,
so she had to have a second surgery,
and how she still limped, and they wanted to do another surgery,
but I didn’t have any more monies,
so she’s just kinda limped around for a couple years?
And remember how the vets told me about the great likelihood that she’d tear the knee on the other side at some point?
Guess what happened when she was chasing a bird on Friday night.
She’s going to be fine.
She won’t put any weight on the right, so she’s hobbling around on her gimpy left leg, the one that’s atrophied from a couple years’ lack of use. But she’s back on her food, and she pooped finally after 40 hours of holding it post-injury.
She’s trying to do everything she could do before, and that makes me scared and sad, but I’m not as spastically emotional as I was last time. Because she’s going to be fine.
Off to the orthopedist we go on Thursday. This ortho—NOT the vet school; they can suck it—has a great reputation.
So she’s going to be fine.
You know, I took on extra responsibility at work and got a freelance second job so that I could have money to maybe buy a vial or two of baby juice. Now I get to use that money to buy an anterior cruciate ligament repair job for my dog.
I think the Universe is telling me not to procreate.
#pityparty
I think the universe is saying the exact opposite. After all, parenting a dog can be a preamble to parenting a small human. Your dedication to and love for Violet proves what an awesome procreator you’d be.
The Universe is always testing us, isn’t she? Sorry to hear about Violet. More sorry about your pockets. There’s a great ortho surgeon here in Wilmington. Check out Eastern Carolina Verterinary Referral. Might be worth price shopping, I’ve heard people come from all over the state to see Dr. Williams and staff and I know many pets who have been a patient.
xoxo
Dude…you ever thought about pet insurance to cover injuries/surgeries?
My vet told me it wasn’t worth it, that I’d pay more in premiums than I’d get in benefits.
yeah but like…that’s usually true if you are less risky than the average insured customer…Violet might be substantially more risky (payout-wise) than the insurance company thinks. A cursory internet search said injury-only polices for dogs are about $10 a month, in which case you’d break even with 1 ACL surgery every ten years. Maybe the actual policies are more expensive, though.
At this point, it’d be closing the barn door after the horse is out. Don’t you think I’m beating myself up enough about this already, Liz?
Definitely didn’t mean beat yourself up over it, clearly it’s a shitty situation and I’m sorry about that. Just meant the vet’s guess might have been off if this is surgery #3, and it’s not shutting the door after the horse if you think another ligament tear might happen at some point in her future.