Patrick’s Leg...


October 1997: After pft managed his small mishap between leg and ground, Dr Strauch put it back together again with some bits and bobs of hardware he found lying around.
dec19^10.jpg (17804 bytes) December 2000: This would have been fine had said hardware not poked out under the skin at coffee table height - just waiting to be whacked at regular intervals.
dec19^14.jpg (24002 bytes) pft got a bit tired of this, so after a little over three years, he opted to have the hardware removed.
dec19^15.jpg (39852 bytes) Here he is the day after his removal-surgery, looking a bit sad. He's mostly looking sad because he doesn't have any room on the bed because of the 58 cats on there with him.
Dec19^20.jpg (32942 bytes) And here's a not-terribly-clear picture of his poorly leg a few days after the surgery, showing what they had to do to get the stuff out. The whole leg is healing up nicely and should be completely mended by late February.

elsie@calweb.com - 31 December 2000