Butter’s the dog

doctorbeth:

Yes, that’s his name, with the apostrophe. :-)

Butter’s the dog had a run-in with the family dog and definitely lost the battle – along with a leg, an ear, and his nose and muzzle!  Here are the diagnosis photos his family sent:

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We started his treatment with a bubble bath, to remove saliva, clean out his wounds, and get down to his original fur color and texture for transplants later on:

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Next he got restuffed, with his heart of original stuffing, to provide courage for the coming surgeries:

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Butter’s was one of the lucky ones who I could find near perfect matches for his skin and fur.  So surgery proceeded well.  Here he is modeling some new nose options (post ear and leg attachment and muzzle reconstruction):

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His family chose this one:

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Here are a few of his “chubbiness testing” photos:

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And here he is, just before he flew home last week!

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His family wrote “he’s never looked better!”

(via mossywizard)

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