Simon Lee, Patient

Well, it looks like it won't be $2000. Maybe $750? We don't know. What we do know is that Simon's metatarsals aren't broken, none of them. What we don't know is why his foot is so "floppy," as our vet puts it. She suspects that the tendon or tendons on his leg either got horribly stretched or they've detached themselves from his leg muscle. If they're detached, he's still going to need surgery.

The vet doesn't know how much that type of surgery would cost and the surgeon was too busy to come to the phone. I have to think though that it would be less than $2000, since there isn't the delicate pins and wiring reconstruction. It would just be some stitches, right? I know, I'm dreaming.

So far, we're in for about $300. Greg is going to take Simon to see the surgeon on Monday afternoon and we'll know more then.

We made a bedroom for Simon, complete with clean litterbox and food and water, in the first floor bathroom last night. He ate all of his food and drank some water (and spilled the rest, standard operating procedure). When I opened the door this morning, he immediately stood up and starting rubbing his whole body against me to be petted. He's walking around some, mostly hopping on three legs but he does use his bad leg for balance. He's definitely touching it to the floor and I can't think he'd be doing that much unless it felt relatively OK.

Of course, it's wrapped very tightly and despite his obviously dedicated work, he hasn't succeeded in getting much of the tape off. It must itch too, because he's got teeth marks in the wrapping on his actual paw pad. I think what annoys him most is that we put up the baby gate to keep him from going upstairs. Who knew that thing would come in handy again.

Meanwhile, Allie still has pinkeye and Greg also caught Julia's cold from last weekend. He's coughing and stuffed up and complaining. I'm the only one in the house who's healthy. What about Rabies, you may ask? Rabies is busy being freaked out that his brother won't play. I think it's going to be a quiet weekend.