Tonight's picture was taken in October 2004. Mattie was two years old. That day his preschool did a field trip to Butler's Orchard in Maryland. It was our first time on that incredible farm! It started a tradition for our family, as we then went back every fall and spring, for Bunnyland! In any case, this was Mattie's first preschool (the one where he did not last more than two months at before being dismissed) and therefore, I found a way to be a chaperone for the trip. While on the journey with Mattie and the kids, I snapped this photo of Mattie in the pumpkin field.
Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus update from Johns Hopkins.
- Number of people diagnosed with the virus: 42,353,464
- Number of people who died from the virus: 677,432
We knew the damage had to be worse, given Sunny's behavior and mood. He looked depressed, refused to walk at all, and seemed extremely exhausted. Thankfully this doctor made room for him today. We pick Sunny up tomorrow from the ER, and then he has restricted movement for two weeks. After which he starts physical therapy. Needless to say, recovery time is six months.
Info about a torn cruciate ligament:
The word cruciate means 'to cross over' or 'form a cross'. The cruciate ligaments are two bands of fibrous tissue located within each stifle (knee) joint. They join the femur and tibia (the bones above and below the knee joint) together so that the knee works as a stable, hinged joint.
One ligament runs from the inside to the outside of the knee joint and the other from the outside to the inside, crossing over each other in the middle. In dogs, the most common knee injury is a rupture or tear of the cranial cruciate ligament.
Humans have a similar anatomical structure to the dog knee, but the ligaments are called the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments. Anterior cruciate ligament rupture is a common knee injury of athletes (ACL surgery).
Based on its anatomy, the knee joint is a hinge joint. It is relatively unstable because there are no interlocking bones in the joint. Instead it is held together by several ligaments, including the cruciate ligaments, which allow it to move back and forth like a hinge, but restrict its side-to-side motion.
The two most common causes of cranial cruciate rupture are trauma and degeneration of the ligaments within the joint. Acute or traumatic cruciate rupture is caused by a twisting injury to the knee joint. This occurs most often when the dog (or athlete) is running and suddenly changes direction. (Which is what happened when Sunny was chasing two foxes in the backyard.)This places the majority of the body weight on the knee joint, and excessive rotational and shearing forces are placed on the cruciate ligaments. This injury usually affects the anterior or cranial (front) ligament. A cruciate ligament rupture is usually extremely painful and the knee joint becomes unstable, resulting in lameness.
Given that Sunny wasn't home, it made it the perfect day to meet my licensure requirement..... 2 hours of COVID vaccine training, which has to be completed by September 30th. The District of Columbia has made vaccines and covid training mandatory for all health licensed professionals and we have to be in compliance by September 30th. While going through the recommended training options, I decided to complete a four part module. The email communication from the licensure board indicated that this four part module would give us 1.7 hours of continuing education. Yet when I completed all four parts today, my certificates said I did 5 hours of training (which is true). Naturally that discrepancy bothered me, even though I am officially no longer board chair. So, I wrote to the licensure board staff and gave them a head's up. If I was frustrated and confused by the misinformation, I know so will other licensees.
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