Buddy Bobblehead and an update

Friday night we took Buddy to Petsmart to pick up some training treats for Buddy and canned dog food for Max(we switched him to canned after he was diagnosed with cancer, and I think it’s been the miracle “cure”!)  Buddy did terrific, sniffing, ignoring other dogs — even ignoring the shelter cats who live there waiting for permanent homes.  He truly does have an amazing temperament!

While looking at treats, my daughter called from another aisle, “Mom, come here!”  Over and over.  Finally, she came around the corner with a yellow lab bobblehead in her hand.  It was broken — missing its right leg!  We promptly bought it, brought it home, sanded the leg, bandaged it, and named it Buddy.  It’s the patron saint of tripawds!

At church today, a friend introduced me to a vet, who was then forced to “talk shop” off hours.  She didn’t seem too put out, however, and she had a great suggestion — call Iowa State University’s vet school and ask about having them do the fistulagram to find the foreign object in Buddy’s foot or leg.  We had ruled out this option, due to cost and, more importantly, due to the fact that the local specialist who performs this procedure said that in 20 procedures throughout the years, she has only seen the object in two.  Our vet suggested Buddy has been through enough pain, considering two surgeries have not uncovered the object, and that we move to amputation.

But if there is a chance at saving his leg, I’m willing to give it a try.  I’ll call in the morning.

In the meantime, Bobblehead Buddy looks down on us from a shelf in the kitchen and smiles.  🙂