Hot Dog

It's gonna be a HOT one... 102 with a heat index of 110. We will most certainly be in the water this weekend. Our sweet dog, on the other hand, will not be in the water with us.

Sweet Eufaby {u-fob-ee} tore her ACL a week or so ago and just arrived home this morning from the animal hospital in this get-up. She went under the knife yesterday for repair and is at home now, in her little corner, resting well. The girls were so sweet to make her "get well" signs that the very kind vet techs at the animal hospital promised to place on her kennel, facing inwards {of course}, so she could see them.

In the past I've shared different accounts of how my brainwaves didn't connect and to redeem my rapport I'd like to share an account of how my brainwaves DID connect.

Justin took her in earlier this week to see her regular vet {Dr. Clark @ Care} to be seen about her leg that she wasn't using. Dr. Clark suspected a torn ACL and recommended that we take her to a new vet in town; a very well-renown surgeon who most recently was a professor at Virgina Tech. I questioned Justin about this and found it odd that they would recommend we take her elsewhere but alas we followed his suggestion and made the decision to have her seen and operated on by the new doctor.

I received a call a few hours later from Care with all the details of her surgery and when and where to take her. He said, "Dr. Martin will take good care of her."

B R A I N W A V E S C O N N E C T E D !

I went on to ask, "I know this is a long shot, there are probably a lot of "Martin's" but is there any chance his son & daughter-in-law are vets too? And living in Minnesota?" He answered," Yes, that's him!"

Dr. Martin's son & daughter-in-law {Brian & Lisa} were in our small group in Tallahassee over 3 years ago. We haven't been great about keeping in touch but I was so excited to hop on Facebook and tell Lisa the whole story. Dr. Martin {and his wife} are owners of the new Southern Regional Veterinary Specialist {SRVS-- on Westgate for the locals} and are the most kind and down-to-earth people {and extremely qualified for our small, Southern town}! They also have an "Emergency Clinic" in the back for any after-hour emergencies.

We're certain that Eufaby will make a quick recovery and be back to her old self in no time! She is Justin's best little companion and will have to temporarily trade her "farm living" lifestyle for "dining room" living. So far, with this heat, I've yet to hear a complaint from her!

Happy Weekend, folks! Stay cool!