Monday, July 31, 2006

If its not one thing, its another...

... making me worry, racking up the credit cards and all other stressful aspects of life....

The "thing" right now is
ACL surgery for Zeus. Its official... our big guy has two torn cruciate ligaments (both back knees). The right seems to be the worst one as arthritis is setting in and surgery is scheduled for next Tuesday (Aug. 8th). Its going to be a long recovery process (10 - 12 weeks) and after the right knee is healed completely, chances are more than likely that we'll have to go through it all over again with the left one. We joked that he's been quite the expensive "free" puppy over the weekend - but of course we wouldn't trade him for anything!

The once 17 pound puppy we brought home...
babyZeus

As he grew...
HeyMa Zeus_racing MyStick

And grew some more (he actually topped out at about 145!) ... when he thought he might try his paw at being a hat model (check out his great mug on items over at the Lapdog Creations Cafe Press store -- proceeds, which are only about .50 - $1 an item, are going towards his surgery, as are any sales from my Etsy shop)
Zeus

After slimming down a bit in the past year or so, he's 124 pounds of love and sloppy kisses and sometimes still thinks he's a lap dog...
Zeus_30506b

Here's hoping for a smooth recovery, with lots of knitting time (thanks to a very understanding boss, I will be at home with a combination of some vacation time and working from home next week)... and keep your fingers crossed that his little sister and brother will catch on quick to the understanding of the recovery and keep themselves entertained (and out of trouble!) while big brother rests...


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