{"id":131,"date":"2004-09-24T10:43:23","date_gmt":"2004-09-24T14:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lopeyland.com\/?p=131"},"modified":"2006-06-28T14:29:08","modified_gmt":"2006-06-28T18:29:08","slug":"chewie-and-the-acl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lopeyland.com\/?p=131","title":{"rendered":"Chewie and the ACL"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chewie and the ACL<\/strong><\/p>\n

I never knew my dog played football. Well, she doesn’t, really, but she now has an injury that is reminiscent of football players.<\/p>\n

Back story: a while back, we went with some church friends to a lakehouse on Lake Cypress Springs in east Texas. It was a relaxing getaway. We took Chewie and was able to let her roam free because frankly, there was not much else around. The place was very hilly, and Chewie spent a lot of time going up and down the hills.<\/p>\n

Apparently, at some point, she tore one of her ACLs. That’s Anterior Cruciate Ligament to those of us not familiar with the often sports-related injury. Basic premise: the body goes one way, the knee goes another. Rip.<\/p>\n

We noticed that something was wrong, but we couldn’t pinpoint what it was. Her back legs were hurting her, but she seemed OK.<\/p>\n

Well, last night, she didn’t jump onto the bed. This morning, she’s hobbling around on three legs.<\/p>\n

She needs surgery. I have no idea how much that will cost. And her other ACL is probably torn as well, just not all the way through.<\/p>\n

It’s a quality of life issue for a dog. She has pain pills, but it hurts us to see her hobble.<\/p>\n

So, we’re taking donations… \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chewie and the ACL I never knew my dog played football. Well, she doesn’t, really, but she now has an injury that is reminiscent of football players. Back story: a while back, we went with some church friends to a lakehouse on Lake Cypress Springs in east Texas. It was a relaxing getaway. We took … <\/p>\n

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