Have you ever gone on a diet and as soon as you do there seems to be amazing food all around you that you can not eat? I feel like that right now with trying to save money. Dan and I have been trying to be conscientious with our money and it is almost a joke all the things that keep coming up. So while I have not spent $200 at Nordstroms, our insurance premiums went up more than that. The great thing is knowing that we serve a God who loves us and provides for us and will give us all we need. It just seems ironic that we are trying to save and it is just not happening. Our latest expense was another out of the blue, not expected cost. It started out as a wonderful Saturday morning. Dan and I got the kids ready, grabbed jackson's leash and walked down the street to the park. We threw the ball for Jacki, the boys ran all over the playground, we played a family game of tag, threw the ball some more and then all of the sudden Jackson couldn't run and get the ball. He stopped and we knew he had hurt himself. He limped home and we thought he would rest and be better in the morning. Well morning came and he couldn't walk. We took him to the vet and she did some tests and x-rays and called us to say that he had torn his ACL and would be referring us to a orthopedic surgeon. WHAT? I didn't even know it was possible for a dog to tear an acl and I'm pretty sure I laughed on the phone. No way were we doing surgery. The thought just seemed crazy. Jackson really is part of our family though, He LOVES the boys and is so gentle and kind and patient with them. We waited a week, talked to different people, and a week later Jackson had acl surgery. The drs basically said that if in the week the pain medication and glucosamine had not helped he would not get better. If we did nothing his arthritis would quickly become so bad that he would be lame. Jackson just turned 7 and has many more years ahead of him. Dan picked him up from the hospital yesterday and I must say he looks hilarious!
Jackson and Logan
Jackson and Hudson
Jackson and Vander
Jackson and Vander
3 comments:
My aunt and uncles' golden had ACL surgery too. Their vet told them to avoid playing tug on the wood floor because it can cause them to slip and be prone to ACL. Just passing along the advice for after pup heals. Sorry to hear he's hurting (and, in the meantime, hurting your wallet!) Pups are so worth it though.
Thanks for the tip Lesley! Good to hear someone you know has done the surgery, we felt kinda crazy sending our dog to a orthopedic surgeon! You are right though, they are worth it :)
Woah, Logan and Van looks alot alike as lil babes!
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