Mr. Cow Is Back in the Saddle Again
Sebastian has a certain toy that is absolutely his favorite. He loves his green fishy, adores his string rope (although we don't because it usually requires an "assist" later on), and cherishes his orange squeaky "animal" (we're not sure what it's supposed to be). But, the toy he holds most dear is his cow. It's a stuffed cow with long arms and legs (I guess they should technically all be legs), a small bubble body, and a huge head. It once had a squeaker, but he chewed it out. It also once had eyes, but yeah, he got those, too. For some reason, when given a stuffed animal toy, he always chews off the eyes first and the crotch is soon to follow.
But back to his cow. We've appropriately named him "Mr. Cow"...not sure why, but that's his name. Mr. Cow has seen better days, that's fo' sho'. Soon after his eyes went, we tried just taking the toy away and hiding it, but Sebastian would always find it or would see it somewhere and end up staring at it forever...and we'd totally give in. So...I had to sew up the hole. Then went the crotch. We decided to just let him have his way and pull out all the stuffing. About a month ago, Mr. Cow became an amputee, losing his lower right leg. Sebastian would walk around the house with the single leg in his mouth. Ryan called it is "leg o' beef".
So today I decided that Mr. Cow was a good candidate for surgery. I explained the associated risks to Sebastian and he thought that it was worth taking the chance. (I mean honestly, what did the dog have to lose?) Here are our before pictures:
On the bottom you can see Mr. Cow's "issue" with his leg, while the picture above shows his earlier surgery addressing the eyes (or lack thereof).
Surgery lasted about an hour and a half (mainly due to a movie I was watching at the same time...what?...Turk always listens to music when he's working). Although Sebastian was quite restless in the waiting room (Ryan's lap), I continually assured him that things were coming along steadily and a good turnout was still expected. I was able to close up the body of Mr. Cow and after a poly-fill transfusion, he is as plump as he was in his earlier years. We were able to reattach his right leg, however, due to damage received to the wound, he may have a limp resulting from size difference. Sebastian said he could live with it.
And here we have patient and family, post recovery. Both are together and happy...well, Sebastian is.
But back to his cow. We've appropriately named him "Mr. Cow"...not sure why, but that's his name. Mr. Cow has seen better days, that's fo' sho'. Soon after his eyes went, we tried just taking the toy away and hiding it, but Sebastian would always find it or would see it somewhere and end up staring at it forever...and we'd totally give in. So...I had to sew up the hole. Then went the crotch. We decided to just let him have his way and pull out all the stuffing. About a month ago, Mr. Cow became an amputee, losing his lower right leg. Sebastian would walk around the house with the single leg in his mouth. Ryan called it is "leg o' beef".
So today I decided that Mr. Cow was a good candidate for surgery. I explained the associated risks to Sebastian and he thought that it was worth taking the chance. (I mean honestly, what did the dog have to lose?) Here are our before pictures:
On the bottom you can see Mr. Cow's "issue" with his leg, while the picture above shows his earlier surgery addressing the eyes (or lack thereof).
Surgery lasted about an hour and a half (mainly due to a movie I was watching at the same time...what?...Turk always listens to music when he's working). Although Sebastian was quite restless in the waiting room (Ryan's lap), I continually assured him that things were coming along steadily and a good turnout was still expected. I was able to close up the body of Mr. Cow and after a poly-fill transfusion, he is as plump as he was in his earlier years. We were able to reattach his right leg, however, due to damage received to the wound, he may have a limp resulting from size difference. Sebastian said he could live with it.
Because no reconstructive surgery is complete without the "after picture"...you can see the small problem with the asymmetry dealing with his right leg. We believe orthotics might be of help.
And here we have patient and family, post recovery. Both are together and happy...well, Sebastian is.
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