Re: Percy

Thanks, you all. I'm sure he'll do fine. His best friend is Fleur, and she has never missed have four operable legs. He'll be relieved, I'm sure, to no longer lugging around that heavy cast. 
zem
----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com> 
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 6:31 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Percy
I've read some remarkable stories about how well they can adapt to a missing limb, but I do hate it for him and for you. Thank goodness he is an indoor 
baby.  Poor lil' ol Percy!  And poor Zem's bank account!

On 9/13/07, Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:
Oh, I am so sorry for the little guy and you. I suppose it will take some 
time getting used to losing the leg, but he'll adapt, but what a shame.

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message -----
From: "Zemuly Sanders" <zemuly@comcast.net>
To: "gardenchat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 5:59 PM
Subject: [CHAT] Percy


>I took Percy to have his leg checked today.  The vet called and said the
>leg
> was not healing properly at the point where the skin had been
broken.  He
> suggested amputation was the best route to follow in this case, so that
is
> what was done.  I had to also consider the cost factor, and amputation
at
> $800
> was less than half the cost of having the ankle "pinned" and frozen in
> place.
> In addition pinning was not going to be guaranteed because of the large
> open
> wound.  At any rate, Percy will be fine since he never goes outside
> anyway.
> I'm sorry he has been through such an ordeal, and I'm sorry it's > costing 
> me so
> much!  We will both adapt, I'm sure.  I will pick him up tomorrow
> afternoon.
> zem
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
> message text UNSUBSCRIBE GARDENCHAT

---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE GARDENCHAT





--
Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE GARDENCHAT


---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE GARDENCHAT
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index