Soft Duck’s family had gone on vacation only to come home to discover that their dog had missed them so much, he’d taken to chewing on stuffed animals for comfort including Soft Duck, the daughter’s spirit animal. Here is the diagnosis photo they sent:
As you can see, she still had her head, feet, and bottom, albeit with wounds, most of one wing, a bit of another, and some strips. Her torso was basically gone. The initial plan was no spa (due to time) and just to put her back together. We were to preserve as much as possible of her original self, including her ribbon. Scars were a given, but she did earn them.
First step when she arrived at the hospital was choosing transplant fabric:
As you can see, there were several options. As her people thought about it, I worked on her foot holes:
They decided on the soft velvet, but also agreed that a spa was now in order. It was a great decision, because the velvet was a near perfect match once she was clean.
Here are Soft Duck’s wings, the first part I worked on….
Of course she needed a heart with some of her surviving stuffing:
Then her first chubbiness and shaping photos were sent:
Now everything was still a bit rough, and with someone like duck, where there are only a few photos of her original self, this stage takes some adjusting. I thought she was a bit chubby here, but didn’t know how chubby she was originally. Her people agreed and we removed quite a bit of stuffing. In these photos, we were trying to decide whether to take in her spine seam as well (they decided not to):
but something was still off… Oh! the wings should attach differently! A bit more adjusting, and she was ready to fly home!
Ready for more hugs, she flew back cross country. Her people wrote:
Soft Duck is home, safe and sound. She looks terrific. We have been both grinning and shedding tears. You’re a miracle worker! We are incredibly relieved, and we are very, very grateful.
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