The purple jellyfish(Thysanostoma loriferum) is one of three species of jellyfish in the family Thysanostomatidae, a family of true jellyfish found in the Indo-Pacific. It has a dome-shaped bell with fine purple lining and purple fringes at the bottom of the bell. Its tentacles are also purple and can be withdrawn, or extruded, measuring up to half a meter long.
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:
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:
Next he got restuffed, with his heart of original stuffing, to provide courage for the coming surgeries:
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):
His family chose this one:
Here are a few of his “chubbiness testing” photos:
And here he is, just before he flew home last week!
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“just me and an old buddy :]
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