#velour
From: The decorator and furnisher. New York : E. W. Bullinger, 1882-1898
NK1700 .D5 Dec. 1886
Boppy the 18 year old German Lamb Pt. 1
Hi all! I hope you are enjoying your holidays! I finally am catching up on patients, which means I can take a small break and share some of their stories with you again. :-) I’m going to write a bunch and space them out posting-wise. First up is Boppy the German Lamb (who found me here, actually). His person first contacted me over a year ago after he had a “thankfully short” scuffle with a cat.
Here are some of the diagnosis photos his person sent:
As you may or may not be able to tell, he was originally all velour, not fur, and he had had a few surgeries in the past. I get a lot of whole or partially velour patients… I have a veritable rainbow of velour fabrics sitting on shelves so I can try to color match them as needed.
Boppy’s treatment plan included full recovering (his skin was really too thin to do anything else at this point since he was still actively having adventures) and a spa. His surgery was scheduled a few months out, so he arrived at the hospital last winter.
Here’s Boppy in his bubble bath:
And here’s his heart being made with a bit of original stuffing:
Next up was fabric selection from the rainbow of velours:
His lederhosen were originally navy, and I had to special order that.
To be continued…..