Saturday, March 30, 2024

The Passing of a Legend - Mr Jinx - The Epitome of Happiness



It has been impossible to find the words to share that we suddenly lost our beloved Jinx earlier this week. Words are inadequate to capture the depth of our love for him, and the profound impact Jinx had on our lives. He was our little goofball and we loved him with all our hearts. That was eclipsed by his enormous and unwavering love for his family. He was truly the sweetest, most affectionate, empathetic, and snuggliest pup I've ever met, and likely will ever meet. He had such exuberance for life. Always wanting to spend time with his family. Always by our side. Our little shadow.


Despite being in his senior years, Jinx never wavered in his enthusiam, right up to his final hours. His zest for living, and boundless excitement about everything he did, defied the logic of him being "old". The suddenness of his passing is especially difficult to comprehend, leaving us grappling with the loss of our eternal puppy. Jinx was 12 years, 8 months, and 11 days (based on his estimated birthday). We were fortunate to have 4580 days together since we brought him home from the shelter. Our hearts ache wanting just a little more time together, but his heart grew too weak. He always gave us his all. It is a bittersweet irony that he had a tumor of his heart. His big, loving, always generous heart.

I have met a lot of dogs over the years as a veterinarian, and I can truly say he was the most unique. We were very fortunate to have him in our lives and honored to be his family. We could only hope to have a future furry family member who is even half as amazing as he was.

He has so many stories and strange little quirks. If you were lucky enough to have been in Jinx's trusted circle, you know how special it was to know him. Our little derp-ster always lived in the moment, always made the best of life with such exurberance in everything he did, and loved with all his heart. These lessons have taught us how to be better people and we are so grateful for that. I may restart his blog, sharing some of his stories and life lessons. I feel that this may give a chance to continue his legacy. Share a comment/story or follow @ www.DerpyDogJinx.Blogspot.com


“The hardest part of losing a dog you love isn’t having to say goodbye…… It’s the way your entire world changes without them and the emptiness that’s left in your heart when they go.”

























Some playfulness with numbers: 

J = 10

I = 9

N = 14

X = 24

Summing these values: 10 + 9 + 14 + 24 = 57

Now, let's break down this total number:

5 + 7 = 12

Further, we can break down 12:

1 + 2 = 3

In numerology, when reducing numbers to a single digit, we get:

  • 5 + 7 = 12, then 1 + 2 = 3

The number 3 often symbolizes creativity, communication, expression, and social interaction. It's associated with optimism, enthusiasm, and the ability to inspire others. People with a strong influence of the number 3 in their lives are often seen as charismatic, expressive, and sociable.

Considering "Jinx" and its numerological value of 3, one could interpret it as a word that encourages creativity, communication, and social interaction. It might suggest a playful and dynamic energy, as well as the ability to charm and captivate others with words and actions.

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Talking puppies

Now that Jinx has his hardware off, he and Luna decided to talk about it.... they were very vocal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0V-bfx3Dwc

Monday, March 5, 2012

T-2 days

Jinx gets the rest of his hardware off Wednesday 3/7. He will no longer be ROBO-pup! After that, 2-3 weeks with a split, and Jinx will be a normal little guy. I use the term "normal" loosely, as he isn't the brightest puppy by any stretch of the imagination. However, what he lacks in intelligence, he more than makes up for with his affection.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Almost there...

We took Xrays yesterday to see how the bones are calcifying. Since we stopped lengthening his leg over a week and a half ago, we now need to wait until they calcify enough to take off the hardware and put him in a basic split. Based on the xrays, so far so good. Perhaps in a few short weeks from now Robo-pup will go back to being Jinx again.




Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Light at the end of the Tunnel

Only one more day of lengthening Jinx's leg. We have ranged from 1-2 millimeters a day over the last 6 and a half weeks, for a total of ~2-2.5 inches of growth!!! If we hadn't done this surgery, there is no way he could have used his leg in a meaningful way :-) The hardest part has not been keeping him quiet, or isolated away from Luna, but instead keeping his plastic e-collar on at all times. He will lick his bandaged leg whenever he's not walking, eating, playing, or getting attention... so he's stuck with the goofy cone on 23.5 hours a day.

So another 2 weeks with all of the metal pins, rings, motors, and then we'll take some radiographs to see how the bone is healing. He will likely need a total of 4 weeks with the fixator device on before we can remove it safely. All that metal will stabilize his leg and allow the bone to heal.

Hopefully by Spring, he will be running around and playing with Luna in the backyard!!

Friday, January 20, 2012

Incredibly Funny VW "Bark Side" commercial

Wow, this is very amusing. When watching it, Luna hovered over my laptop to watch and listen! Now if we can just get Luna to bark like these professionally trained, German engineered dogs :-) (Or video edited one by one, like these guys are, then compiled into one video)


Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Since Jinx always gets the attention...

I felt obligated to share a picture of Luna begging to be the first picture taken with my new camera. Clearly not the best picture, but as I was playing with all the features of my new camera, Luna was begging to be in the shot.


Up close and personal with all that stainless steel


Curious to learn more about all the hardware on Jinx? Here's the IMEX site talking about their products which are currently bolted onto Jinx :-)  http://www.imexvet.com/products/external-skeletal-fixation/circular-esf-system

I hope by sharing this blog following Jinx's progress, more people will consider this type of surgery for their furry family members. If anyone has questions, we are more than happy to share our experience! 



Saturday, January 14, 2012

Xray showing the new bone that is forming!

Check out this xray from last week. You can see where his bone was cut during his surgery, but is now nicely filling in with new bone as we slowly stretch his leg. It will take many weeks and months to fully calcify, but it is neat to see the progress in the last month!


Monday, January 2, 2012

Final Puppy Christmas totals...

Are they really spoiled? They don't seem to think so. A majority of the gifts exchanged in our house were for our furry friends.


Saturday, December 31, 2011

So what is under all that bandage material?

If you were wondering what ROBO-pup looks like under all those bandages, here you go. We have his xrays! Previous pictures we have posted show the plates, screws (motors) and the titanium wires. Now, you can see where all of this metal goes inside him!





Saturday, December 24, 2011

Christmas comes early for the puppies

We don't spoil our dogs, do we? The dogs sure don't seem to think we spoil them enough. What do you think? (Oh, and this wasn't all the stuff they got this holiday season, there is more on the way!)


Sunday, December 11, 2011

More metal

This is what his leg looks like without the bandages....

Friday, December 9, 2011

Zzzs

Jinx had a long day, and we spoiled him by letting him sleep on our bed while we watched tv. He still doesn't have enough grown up teeth to hold in his tongue!

Robo-pup!

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

A Gillette spokesman

He has 20% of his fur shaved off, I can see him in the next Gillette fusion commercial!

Jinx is home!!

Jinx just came home from the hospital! Robo-pup is up and about, the pain meds make it possible for him to move around a little bit. Why robo-pup? Well, he is now around 1/2 a pound heavier due to all the metal in and around his leg. In the next day or so, we should have the xrays which show all the metal under the bandages.


Tuesday, December 6, 2011

4-5 hours of Surgery!


Jinx was finally waking up from surgery ~8:30 this evening. He was in surgery for a total of 4-5 hours! He has a big bandage on, covering up all of the metal in and surrounding his leg. We'll share the radiographs as soon as we get a copy. He will stay in the hospital overnight and through tomorrow on constant pain medications.