Monday, January 25, 2010

"4 to 6 weeks" is a looooong time.


Richard went to the vet a few days ago to have his arm checked out. The wrist was swollen, and Richard had trouble getting around, although it didn't slow his pace.

Our vet suspected a break and x-rayed Richard for us, free of charge. It turned out that Richard's ulna was broken, near the wrist.

We couldn't understand why he performed the x-ray for free, but we thought it was very nice of him.

Richard will be wearing this brace for 4 to 6 weeks, and we must return weekly to have it changed since Richard spends a lot of time in water. He has been trying to remove it, to no avail.

We're hoping for a speedy recovery. It's not nice to see him having trouble getting around, even though his pace hasn't slowed.

2 comments:

Haphazardkat said...

Oh NO!!! Poor Richard :( I hope he heals quickly! oh and by the way? I think he's still VERY cute :D

Hollywoodtomato said...

Aww, thanks Haphazardkat. :-) I think you're the only person who even reads Richard's blog. We think it's terribly sweet of you. :-D