Gumdrop the blue teddy bear
I get lots of patients who are going bald in the hospital. Many are down to the smooth fabric that was under their fur, with holes in that. But I have to say, Gumdrop was probably the baldest. He had worn not only to the fabric, but the fabric was gone and almost all that was left was a thin thread mesh over his foam stuffing… that and his eyes and nose and some scraps:
His person and I agreed the best solution would be to fully recover him (without a spa, as really, he was his stuffing). But Gumdrop’s eyes and nose weren’t three dimensional, so stitching new fur around them wouldn’t be sturdy. Instead, the plan was to carefully removed them, and put them back in place on top of his new fur. (this only works for fabric features, and only sometimes).
Here were the fur options we found for him:
His person opted for the softer, shorter ply fleece. Here’s Gumdrop all better and ready to fly home:
His person’s response: “Terrific!”
