Buster's Having Surgery

Buster started limping on Saturday, not using one of his back legs.  But he really didn't seem in pain.  He was his same cheerful self, wanted to play with his stuffed squirrel, was eating fine.  So while I was concerned, I wasn't freaking out.  After he had the ruptured disk 2 years ago, the neurologist told us he would always be prone to back trouble, so I thought perhaps his back was bothering him a bit.  I thought it might get better, but in fact it kept getting worse.

 
So I took him back to the same wonderful specialty vet clinic today, and the good news is it wasn't his back.  The bad news is, he ruptured his ACL.  But again, the good news is the problems is very common in small dogs and is totally fixable. 

So he will need to have surgery, and we scheduled it for tomorrow.  I figure the sooner the better.  (The bad news is the surgery is very expensive but...oh well.) 

So, along with that, my mother has also been sick (nothing serious) so I have been dealing with her and with her inability to remember anything, including not taking her medication properly.  Plus she is just very argumentative and generally not very nice to me.  I know it's not really her fault, but she is trying my patience big time. 

And I have a tooth that is bothering me.  The tooth has already had root canal and a crown many years ago, and my dentist thinks it is probably cracked.  So I will probably need to have it pulled and an implant placed.  More $$$.  I'm lucky I have dental insurance through my job, but I don't think it will cover the whole cost.

Anyway, in spite of all this, I've mostly been sticking with the IF, and am still losing weight.  Today I did go a bit off plan because I had a hectic day and decided WTF, I just need to eat and not worry about it.  Too much stress to be focused on food (or the lack thereof.)  So I'm okay with that.

Well, time to get to bed...have to get up early to get B to the vet by 7 am.