Well, we finally got the vet to listen when I said something was wrong with Flik's leg! J had to work all night the night before, so he came home, showered, and then went to the vet with us so we could both talk about what needed to happen. We dropped Flik at the vet and she said x-rays would be about an hour so we went to find J some breakfast. Man, I wish I wasn't allergic to everything!!! We tried this really cool little place downtown called The Grit, and it was great and really affordable!
Li was holding onto Flik's leash to make sure he didn't leave her again!
We found out it's Flik's knees. His left one is really bad and the right one isn't great. His patella (kneecap) is slipping around and is causing him a good amount of pain. After doing some research, we discovered that the success rate for this surgery is really high. It's a genetic thing, and is fairly common in small dogs. Flik isn't really small, but he is on the smaller side for a Carolina dog, so he may be mixed with something small. It's expensive, and we were already stressing about money because I am taking 3 graduate classes this semester, but of course, we will make this work. Anything to help my sweet baby boy feel better! He's not even 3 years old yet, so I just hope this surgery will give him a pain free, long, and happy life! J is taking him to the surgical center for his consult today so we should know more tonight. They will do the left leg as soon as possible and may or may not have to do the right one later if it progresses. J has been really supportive through this whole thing. Some guys would not be quite so understanding, but he knows Flik is a special pup that would do anything for us, so it's time we show him the same!
J and I both had tendinitis flaring up in our knees and learning about flik was rough, so Thursday we decided to rest and mope a little. (LILO is on my lap to the right of the picture, so don't think she was left out. Ha!) I also got a sting or bite on my left shin that started to hurt Thursday and didn't start to feel better until Sunday! It hurt to stand or walk so I was a little slow moving all weekend!
Since we couldn't take Flik out too much, I put up our kiddie pool in the back yard for them... They weren't thrilled though! Thankfully, J went to play disc golf Saturday, so he took Li and used up some of her energy while flik and I lounged by the pool!
Monday was my first day back to work and the student didn't show, so it was a great first day! Today I am blogging because a clas finished early and now I have a long wait until the next one!
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