Yet Another Jasper Update

Jasper is having surgery for his dislocated left patella on Thursday morning. He had his consult this morning, where the surgeon explained that the dislocation is due to an abnormal  insertion of his patellar tendon, and that he suspects some abnormality of the groove where his patella sits as well. He said that despite Jasper's slip in the mud with Mike, which we thought precipitated the incident, he doubted the dislocation had to do with trauma, and that it is congenital. I emailed the breeder because I remembered signing paperwork that guaranteed him to be free of congenital defects for two years. Unfortunately that paperwork just gaurantees me a puppy free of charge from a future litter. Because I need another puppy like a hole in my head  :-(

Leap Day Weather

I'll take it!!

Yum!!

Ahhh Saturday Morning!

Dunkin donuts coffee, Amelia doing a jigsaw puzzle on the coffee table, and a lame dog by the fire...

Jasper Update

Mike took Jasper to the vet this morning, where they sedated him and x-rayed his back leg. The verdict is apparently that his patella was dislocated, and although the vet was able to put it back into place, he may need surgery if it doesn't stay put. They gave him a dose of steroids for the inflammation around the joint and we're keeping our fingers crossed. Jasper, for his part, continues to be as ridiculously pathetic as possible and still will not put any weight on his leg :-( 

Weekend Recap

Jasper went from extremely gimpy yesterday to only mildly gimpy today, so I'm hoping that's a good sign?? 

Last night Mandy and I had a much needed girls night out which involved wine, yummy food and coffee -- a great night!

Today Mike and I cleaned the house. Fortunately it was 70 degrees today so the kids were outside for almost the whole day. 

Now if I could just get up the energy to shower, I'd be ready to start the week! 

Pathetic Pup

Poor Jasper hurt his leg the other day when he was out for a walk with Mike. He limped off and on the following day but then Friday he seemed completely fine. We breathed a sigh of relief but then this morning -- after initially seeming fine -- he started hobbling on it again :-( Looks like a trip to the vet might be in his future after all :-(