Surgery update and some cyclic pictures

Haku had his surgery yesterday, and it only took about 40 minutes, although the damage to his leg was much more extensive than she'd thought. He didn't just blow the cruciate, oh, no. He also busted the caudal ligament and both menisci. When she shaved him, his leg was bruised from top to bottom. And apparently the patellar groove was so shallow that his patella had been slipping around and probably causing some wear and tear over the years. This is a congenital thing, it's nothing he did.

But it's all fixed now, and when he comes home tomorrow I have to begin the three months of physical rehab. How the HELL am I going to afford this? Well, I will have to find a way. I have a feeling that holiday gifts are going to be sort of ho-made (hehe, stole that from spatterdash this year.

The good news in all of this is that his bloodwork came back all within range. I worry about that kidney and his liver more than his leg, honestly, so that was a really good thing. Also, when I pick him up tomorrow I get to consult with Dr. J. She is the best vet on the island, I think. She really is like Dr. House except without the addiction and crappy attitude. She thinks around corners the same way he does and she thinks holistically, choosing to diagnose and treat an entire system instead of just a symptom. I wish people dr.s could be like her. Anyway, she told me she would show me some acupuncture points on Haku. How cool is that? I spent two years learning channels and points on people, but I have only the vaguest ideas where they are on dogs. I have to imagine that the obvious ones would be in the same places, but as far as points and bony landmarks go, I could use all the help I can get.

I wonder what the channels and points are like on birds and such?

/tangent.

So I missed the first day of sword-drills at Kung Fu yesterday because I was afraid to be away from the phone all day, in case the vet should call (good news or not, Haku is still forever on seizure watch, especially after surgery.)

I stayed home and decided to try to re-create that picture I did of Havoc and I from when I first got him, when he was a fledgling sitting on my shoulder. He used to come with me to work when I was at The Bad Place, and he would hide his little black body under my hair while I worked. No one knew he was there unless he made a noise. These days he can hardly be bothered to sit on my shoulder, much preferring to hang around on the back of my chair preening himself. But I scooped him up anyway, took him into the bathroom and absolutely made him sit on my shoulder. He was pissy about being handled at first and he kept telling me, "MAH! MAH!" but then he settled down and dealt with it.

So here's how those photos went.

( First I did this one, )

( This was the result. )

( Here's one that I like better, from a different photo. )

I think that one is cool looking because his feathers look like they blend into my hair. Like when he was a little fledgling. Except obviously now he is huge. ^_^

So that's that.

Tonight, my cousin, Boychild's Mama, is coming over to wrap pressies. Me, I'm still not feeling the holiday spirit, but I love to hang with Boychild's Mama and my Mom. The three of us are going to eat cookies and talk for hours and that's always really cool. Wish Jo-chan could be there and it could be the four gals, but she'll be here tomorrow. I believe tomorrow is her lats day of her first semester. Which kind of makes me sad. I wonder if I'll still be picking her up next semester and we can still have our video game / movie / Family Guy nights. :)

I'm a simple creature, aren't I?

Ah well. So that is the story of today.

Surgery update and some cyclic pictures

Haku had his surgery yesterday, and it only took about 40 minutes, although the damage to his leg was much more extensive than she'd thought. He didn't just blow the cruciate, oh, no. He also busted the caudal ligament and both menisci. When she shaved him, his leg was bruised from top to bottom. And apparently the patellar groove was so shallow that his patella had been slipping around and probably causing some wear and tear over the years. This is a congenital thing, it's nothing he did.

But it's all fixed now, and when he comes home tomorrow I have to begin the three months of physical rehab. How the HELL am I going to afford this? Well, I will have to find a way. I have a feeling that holiday gifts are going to be sort of ho-made (hehe, stole that from spatterdash this year.

The good news in all of this is that his bloodwork came back all within range. I worry about that kidney and his liver more than his leg, honestly, so that was a really good thing. Also, when I pick him up tomorrow I get to consult with Dr. J. She is the best vet on the island, I think. She really is like Dr. House except without the addiction and crappy attitude. She thinks around corners the same way he does and she thinks holistically, choosing to diagnose and treat an entire system instead of just a symptom. I wish people dr.s could be like her. Anyway, she told me she would show me some acupuncture points on Haku. How cool is that? I spent two years learning channels and points on people, but I have only the vaguest ideas where they are on dogs. I have to imagine that the obvious ones would be in the same places, but as far as points and bony landmarks go, I could use all the help I can get.

I wonder what the channels and points are like on birds and such?

/tangent.

So I missed the first day of sword-drills at Kung Fu yesterday because I was afraid to be away from the phone all day, in case the vet should call (good news or not, Haku is still forever on seizure watch, especially after surgery.)

I stayed home and decided to try to re-create that picture I did of Havoc and I from when I first got him, when he was a fledgling sitting on my shoulder. He used to come with me to work when I was at The Bad Place, and he would hide his little black body under my hair while I worked. No one knew he was there unless he made a noise. These days he can hardly be bothered to sit on my shoulder, much preferring to hang around on the back of my chair preening himself. But I scooped him up anyway, took him into the bathroom and absolutely made him sit on my shoulder. He was pissy about being handled at first and he kept telling me, "MAH! MAH!" but then he settled down and dealt with it.

So here's how those photos went.

( First I did this one, )

( This was the result. )

( Here's one that I like better, from a different photo. )

I think that one is cool looking because his feathers look like they blend into my hair. Like when he was a little fledgling. Except obviously now he is huge. ^_^

So that's that.

Tonight, my cousin, Boychild's Mama, is coming over to wrap pressies. Me, I'm still not feeling the holiday spirit, but I love to hang with Boychild's Mama and my Mom. The three of us are going to eat cookies and talk for hours and that's always really cool. Wish Jo-chan could be there and it could be the four gals, but she'll be here tomorrow. I believe tomorrow is her lats day of her first semester. Which kind of makes me sad. I wonder if I'll still be picking her up next semester and we can still have our video game / movie / Family Guy nights. :)

I'm a simple creature, aren't I?

Ah well. So that is the story of today.

Pirates! And game-geeking

THIS HAD BETTER BE GOOD. OR I WILL MURDER SOME PEOPLE.

Gacked from skitty_kitty:

LMFAO, people.

Pirates! And game-geeking

THIS HAD BETTER BE GOOD. OR I WILL MURDER SOME PEOPLE.

Gacked from skitty_kitty:

LMFAO, people.