Dogs are creatures of narrow habits. \u00a0Even before my yard was fenced there were trails on the hill where my dog always walked. \u00a0 A perfect day for my dog is the day where everything is done exactly the same, at the same time of day. \u00a0 So when we rushed off to the veterinarian without even eating breakfast, she might have suspected that something was up.<\/p>\n
She had surgery to remove a cyst on her left side, and while they were in there the vet found two small lipomas ( fatty tumors that dogs get) as well. \u00a0 I picked her up, got her pills and instruction and we were off for home. \u00a0She immediately started to panic when they stuck the cone on her head, so I was driving along telling her what a good girl she was and trying not to have an accident. \u00a0The vet had said “It’s okay to take the cone off when you’re supervising her, but don’t go to sleep without making her wear the cone.” “and no stairs”. \u00a0No stairs is sort of easy, I live in a three level house, so we would just live on the first level like I did when I broke my ankle. \u00a0There’s television and food, what more do I need? (as it turns out, quite a lot).<\/p>\n
I blocked off the window seat where she likes to sit and survey the neighborhood. \u00a0I put up the baby gate to block the stairs. \u00a0And I had various movable bits to block the other rooms. \u00a0I pulled up an extra mattress from the basement so I could sleep in the living room. \u00a0 This did not fall into the dog’s narrow experience of habit. \u00a0 She stood at the stairs waiting to go to bed and gave me ‘the look”, it’s bedtime and we can’t sleep here! \u00a0I slapped the cone on her, then she went into total freak out. \u00a0 She was hyperventilating and pacing back and forth bumping into everything. \u00a0I eventually gave in (I know I’m a soft touch), disobeyed the vets orders and took the cone off. \u00a0 She got into bed with me (well on mattress anyway) and fell asleep. \u00a0I did tell her I would kill her if she touched the stitches, but I wasn’t sure if she believed me. \u00a0It was very unfair of the vet to give her pills and not give me any, because at this point I really needed something!<\/p>\n
She is healing up and starting to feel better, and she is even getting used to the idea that we can live on the first level. \u00a0Only ten more days of this and then it will back to the old way, if she can deal with that change.<\/p>\n
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