Thursday – A Little Personal – Kizzy Comes to Play

~ John W. Howell

“Hello, cousin. So nice to have you over.”

“Great to be here. How’ve you been?”

“Well, you know the torn CCL has given me some trouble.”

“Not healing completely?”

“No. It is still weak. I have trouble running.”

“Well, let me do your running for you.”

That’s sweet. I do have to have surgery to fix it.”

“Oh my gosh. I hope everything goes well.”

“Mom tells me we have the best surgeon, and they do these all the time.”

“Well, that’s good. I hear it is a long recovery.”

“Yeah, eight weeks. No running or making any big moves.”

“I think we should go out and play a little. Sounds like it will be a while till we can.”

“Whoa there. Who are you?

“Prarie buffalo taking out the puma.”

“Okay then. Better watch your flank.”

“Got my horns sharpened just for you.”

“The puma waits for the perfect moment to strike.”

“The buffalo is thinking of what to have for lunch.”

The puma decides to take the buffalo on the run.”

“The buffalo decides to gallop by the threat.”

“If the puma could run, that buffalo would be dead meat.”

“The buffalo decides to be easy on the puma and call it a day.”

“Hey, Kizzy, how about a treat?”

“You buyin’ I’m flyin'”

Twiggy tore the CCL (Cranial Cruciate Ligament – knee joint) in her left leg several months ago. As is our custom, we wanted to try a less invasive treatment before putting her through a surgical procedure. Unfortunately, we now have to move to the next level of treatment. This post captures last Sunday’s visit. Twiggy will be in surgery today, and we pray for the best.

123 thoughts on “Thursday – A Little Personal – Kizzy Comes to Play”

  1. Oh John, I love these, and don’t mean to get soppy but they remind me of Lucy when she and Twiggy would play. Happy for her since, as stoic as she’s been, you know she misses her pal.

    How nice she has a cousin who visits. 🙂

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  7. I’m glad her cousin came to visit. Sorry that Twiggy can’t play, and Hoping for the best possible outcome. Of course, our prayers are with Twiggy, and we’ll hold a good thought for all of you, today and during her recovery.

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    1. She decided to teach a visiting dog at the neighbors a lesson and lept from our back porch. We have now fenced off the porch so that won’t happen again. Thanks for your good wishes, Dale. 😊

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  14. Nice to see the cousins have such a good visit. Offering prayers for Twiggy (and Mom and Dad) and sending oodles of ear scratches and belly rubs to her for when she’s in recovery. 🙏💙

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  17. Prayers for Twiggy that the operation is successful. Nice that she got to play with Kizzy and that the puma and buffalo are still alive and well! Sending belly rubs to help her recovery.
    Tell her Garfield had three teeth out yesterday and is in a world of pain – and won’t let me apply the pain meds to his mouth.

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  19. It’s wonderful to see the cousins having such a great time, but I’m sorry Twiggy’s running days are over for the immediate future. I wish her all the best today. And I hope mom and dad survive the ordeal as well. 🤗

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  20. Twiggy has an indomitable spirit and unstoppable love of life that shines through in your retelling of her escapades. It was a delight to see her and Izzy romping about. Will be sending healing and calming vibes for Twiggy as well as Mom and Dad for a successful surgery with minimal pain for all three of you today and in the weeks ahead.

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  22. Awwww … poor Twiggy! Hoping for the very best outcome from her surgery today … will be waiting to hear good news! Kizzy seems like a great playmate for Twiggy and they seemed to have much fun together. Reminded me of the times with Twiggy & Lucy. Hugs to you all and special pats for Twiggy!

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  25. Poor Twiggy. I hope her surgery is a huge success and relieves the pain. Great that her cousin could visit with her, and I love how empathetic Kizzy sounds with Twiggy’s CCL. I’m with y’all — I’d have tried non-invasive measures first, too!

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    1. Non invasive is our first choice. We have had enough pets to know that nature will generally take care of things and as long as there is no suffering then that’s the way we go first.

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    1. As you can imagine Twiggy wants to own the clinic. She has a lot of words to say about her treatment. She started the morning with a typical Frenchie howl when The Producer mentioned a car ride. (She let’s you know she want to get in the car NOW!)

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  28. I hope her surgery goes well, John ❤️ Good luck with her recovery and keeping her under control 😉 Thank you for sharing Twiggy’s playtime with her cousin. Looks like they had a lot of fun 🙂

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  32. Oh, poor Twiggy! I wish her fast recovering, dear John! 😊 Kizzy & her create a funny contrast that makes me think about dark & white chocolate. Looking forward for new funny moments at the Twiggy Resort! 🍎🍎🍎🍤🍤🍤🍻

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  34. Good grief. I was so entranced by the photos of Twiggy and Kizzy I forgot to leave a comment this morning. I hope all went well today, and that Twiggy’s home and comfortable. Pets are like kids; they can’t tell us where it hurts — although they do have their ways. Here’s to getting over the ‘first of the worst’ quickly.

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  40. Dear Dad,
    I normally leave messages for Twiggy, with a note to send some sort of OXen game to you.

    Hopefully all went well with Twiggy’s surgery. It’s 3 days later. Is she at home resting?
    When do you find out if the surgery worked?

    Pleas give my love to Twiggy…and these:

    🐃𝑋 🐆𝖃 🐃𝑋 🐆𝖃

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    1. I will give Twiggy your love. She is resting and under heavy meds. She can’t do all her normal stuff and we need to keep her very quiet. We won’t know if the surgery worked for at least three weeks. Her recovery time is eight weeks. We have rearranged the furniture to accommodate her need to be restricted. We are all enclosed in kiddie gates to make sure.🐃𝑋 🐆𝖃 🐃𝑋 🐆𝖃

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      1. John, kiddie gates are perfect for you!
        Now, back to Twiggy.
        I’m hoping for the best, and thinking of you and the sweet Twiggy.
        Sending positive vibes into the universe, and stardust to both your hearts.
        🐃𝑋 🐆𝖃 🐃𝑋 🐆𝖃

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  41. Hi, John. I’ve been offline with some family concerns and am just now seeing this post. I see by your reply to comments that Twiggy is home now. I will be praying that the surgery worked. I know she is getting lots of love and attentive care, and am sending more love and hugs her way. 💕

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  42. Pretty social. Seems that they are at an afternoon tea party, with all the polite conversation.
    Always wondered how two pets, so obviously diff from each other, can realize that the other is not a threat, and get along

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  43. I just saw your latest post. I feel like such a heel. I fell off the Twiggy-wagon and didn’t even realize it. Maybe falling off the wagon is how I hurt my back. No… that was just stubborn stupidity. I know you two were beside yourselves. Horsefeathers, I was a basket case just over Daphne’s relentless sneezing. Big hugs.

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