[Dailydrool] Close call

[Synthia Ross]

Barney decided to do a little sewing this evening. I was hemming a pair of
pants and went to press them. Came back and found the packet of needles
chewed up. Found 41 from a packet of 45, including the needle with the
thread. I thought it was missing a few before he got to it, but not sure how
many, so called the vet. Fortunately his wife/office manager/head tech was
still there and answered the phone. I ran Barney over and she shot a film.
The x-ray showed no needles, but HORRIBLE arthritis in his spine. It's
almost fused, poor guy. You'd never know it though, to watch him. I wondered
if he was as old as they originally said, but it sure looked like a 12 year
old spine to me. What a trooper! I looked at the film tonight and the vet
will look tomorrow and let me know if he is concerned about anything else. I
can read enough, even on a dog, to see there are no needles though - whew!
And, I was only charged $45 for the x-ray, even at 7:30 at night. I love my
vet!

Synthia and Barney (I needed a nip and tuck)
 
Imagination is more important than knowledge. ~Albert Einstein
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