My dog has a hot pink cast
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- February
- 22
It’s never good when you return home from work to find your dog’s leg swollen to twice its normal size. Several hours later this is what I brought home from the emergency vet:
Oh yes folks—that’s a hot pink cast on my boy. Apparently, according to the vet’s receptionist, the doctor thinks it’s really funny to put boy dogs in pink casts. Joey says it’s not pink—it’s salmon.
 Anyway, $374 later, the diagnosis is still iffy, but it looks likely that Joe may have severed or severely damaged his tendon near the hock. Ouch. And I haven’t a clue as to how he did that.
Now the poor boy is not only grappling with the pain, he’s trying to figure out how to manage tasks like laying down, eating and going to the bathroom with a cast that’s the size of my forearm.
 So we’re already expected at my regular veterinary hospital tomorrow morning for another set of X-rays (cha-ching!) and if the diagnosis is confirmed, he’ll need surgery (Hello foreclosure!!)
Yes, this will be a very expensive weekend, but look at that face! And please—keep your fingers crossed for a cast color change.
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on Friday, February 22nd, 2008 at 3:41 pm by Sarah Netter.
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Sarah Netter has covered Rockland County government and politics for The Journal News since August 2005. A Connecticut native, she previously covered several municipalities and state elections for her hometown paper. Sarah's passions include her two Italian greyhounds and cheesy disaster movies.
That ain’t salmon; that’s hot pink if I’ve ever seen hot pink. Sorry Joey. But dogs are known to be color-blind.
She’s right, it’s hot pink. But I understand that’s a very “in” color this spring.
So sorry to see Joey incapacitated, but it does point up the fact that even indoor pets can get injured. I’m saving that up for the next time I get lectured on even thinking about letting my cat outside.
Even Donald Trump wears pink ties. Yes, pink is in even for boys so no worries Joe. Space and I will be thinking of you and hope you get better really soon. Tell your Mom we said hi.
Space & Robin