LUCY UPDATE

We're back at the vet, because Lucy was so happy to be home that she wagged her tail bandage halfway off (the arrow shows where her actual tail ends). The original bandage, in blue, is barely hanging on; we used the purple athletic tape -- left over from our daughter's soccer career -- to try to keep it attached to Lucy.

This is the latest edition of: The Tail of Lucy.

Comments

[MOTW]

MORE TREATS

[cfjk]

So Lucy is officially off the wag'n?

[Steve (The 24 Guy)]

I'm impressed you were able to get Lucy to sit down exactly where you have that arrow painted on the floor.

[Steve (The 24 Guy)]

oh, and I hope Lucy feels better soon.

[Rod]

So what happened? Alligator? Python? Shark? Dinosaur?

[man tom]

These women would have known to use the purple athletic tape in the first place.

[Guin]

Poor Lucy! At least there is no Cone of Shame.

[Michael]

I dread tail wounds; they are fantastically hard to keep bandaged (as Lucy illustrates). And they create crime-scene like collateral damage once the bandage falls completely off. Good luck, I hope it heals quickly for all of you. (I'm a veterinarian, not some kook with a weird tail injury hobby).

[Dave]

Michael -- Yeah, that's what our vet says. This is our second time around with Lucy's tail, which is now approximately six inches shorter than it was when we got her 15 years ago.

[Elaine Benes]

The two-toned tail is certainly a lot more stylish.

[Burt Macklin, FBI]

Dave Barry,

- Pulitzer Prize winner!
- Musician!
- TV show inspiration!
- Future candidate for Sainthood!

And now, Veterinary Doctor to all animals!

[klezmerphan]

Get well soon, Lucy!

[Pullet Surprise]

I must say, Dave, you are getting pretty good at photoging a dog's butt. Perhaps a new art form is born? Perhaps maybe visiting a horse barn and taking photos and selling them as "Hey, a picture of my boss."

[Pullet Surprise]

I can see Walter wanting one of those blue dangley things now. Must be tough when pets have feelings and when one pet gets something the other pets are envious. A famous short story by Mark Twain discusses this - check out his story "110 Tin Whistles" about Brigham Young giving a tin whistle to one of his children (of which there are 110 of in the story).

[Ron G in WA]

Aww, poor thing. :( I'm frankly surprised we haven't had a similar incident with our dog, who has a hairy baseball bat attached to her butt, with which she hits *everything*. One time at the vet, the vet squatted down to see her and she literally knocked him over with it. Granted, he was kind of a little guy though.

[B&C]

Lucy looks like a cute puppy. Hard to believe she is 15. We hope she is all better very soon.