Preparing for surgery

Well, tomorrow is the big day. Feo is going in to get her right knee operated on and hopefully fixed. We're catching this early in the game, so she's not showing a lot of symptoms yet. Lots of folks apparently wait until their dog can no longer even walk on the leg before doing something about it. That causes major problems as by that point their favoring that leg has also affected their other legs as well as their hips. Catching it now when it is only popping out occasionally and her daily pain is still manageable should prevent any future issues of that nature. That's what I keep telling myself, anyway, as watching her for the last few days act completely fine (it's popped back in right now) has me questioning the logic of operating, but I digress.

Anyway, Les is such a great lady that she decided to take her new craft sewing machine (a Janome Sew Mini) and make a little toy for Feo to take with her to the vet.

Well, the toy was really just a practice run for the real deal. Practice, because neither Les nor I are an expert seamstresse/er. Les knows how much Feo loves blankets and dog (or cat) beds, so the goal all along was to sew a blanket for Feo to have in the kennel at the vet when she comes out of the anesthesia.

Herman is great at guarding the fleece. He knows fleece is kinda like wool, and wool comes from sheep, so he's very content.

Notice how Les's nails match the two colors of fleece? That's called good planning. Les's leaves no detail unnoticed. ;)


Don't let the lumberjack plaid fool you. I can swing a needle and thread just as well as an axe. Ok. Probably a lot better. :p


Isn't she precious?! Ok, few men use the word "precious," but c'mon! She's far too cute in her new blankey to worry about that.


Think good thoughts for her tomorrow, folks. She (and we) will appreciate it. I promise to update later in the week.