Hello friends!
When the momma came home from work today, there was a message from Dr. Gill saying there was a problem and Teddi can't wear the knee brace after all. She called and he told her that the guy at the brace place said that her leg was not long enough.
Mom didn't like that answer, so she called and talked to the guy herself. He told her that Teddi would need a small brace, but they only go up to 8" for the thigh size, but Teddi's is 14"! He said that if they went up to size 1 to make it fit her thigh, then it would be too long and rub against her groin and her ankle and it would not be comfortable, not to mention they couldn't guarantee it would work the same so he couldn't sell it to us. :-( He did tell the momma that there are places out there that make hard braces by taking a cast of the leg and she could learn to do something called a Johns wrap (maybe not) where they put cast padding on her leg and cover it with that stretchy bandage stuff from the vet to make a figure 8 and hold the knee in place. She's going to ask our vet to show her how to do that 'cuz she does NOT want to do surgery on Teddi!!
We then went to bed 'cuz the dad was already at work (Yay!) and we all got to sleep with the momma! She had to lift Teddi and me up, but Sasha jumped up on her own! About 1:30 she jumped out of bed and almost screamed 'cuz someone was opening up our bedroom door. I guess she didn't hear the dad pull up or open the garage door or anything. He came home for lunch to change shirts 'cuz his was so wet from how hot it was at his work!
She told him that she had stopped at Wally World on the way home and bought us a new Smokey Joe BBQ so we can have steaks for dinner tonight and she told him the bad news about Teddi's brace.
When he went back to work, we weren't sure we were going to be able to go back to sleep, but the next thing we knew, the momma's alarm went off and it was time to get ready to go to the dog park. She made the dad some sweet tea and seasoned the steaks and then she and Sasha left and I had to stay here and keep an eye on Teddi again 'cuz now that there is carpet, she thinks she feels better!
The dad ate his pb&j when he got home, so when the momma and Sasha came home, he wasn't hungry, so instead of steaks & baked potatoes today, she made herself a hamburger on the new grill. Then the dad decided that he was a little bit hungry, so he cooked some hot dogs on the grill. Can you believe that we didn't get a single knibble!?!? The nerve!
Today they were supposed to go by the house and start throwing out all the stuff left there - the couches, matresses, the curio cabinet that got burned and hopefully all the crap in the kitchen (well, y'all saw the pictures, thats what it looks like, right?!?!?). Tomorrow they start demo of the kitchen and the asbestos abatement. One step closer to getting back home!!
Well - that's it for today. I'm too upset about not getting bites to write any more! Woe is me!! (sighs deeply!)!
Have a great night and we'll type more as it comes up. Thanks again for the continued love and support!! Hugs!
~Madden and the Smokin' Hot Hounds~
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