My day

[ksmith]

Wine...

It began well enough. I worked from home so I could keep an eye on King and make sure he didn't get into his bandage. Until late afternoon, all was golden. Then he started tugging at the tape. I tried wetting it with Listerine...and King licked it off my fingers. I called local pet supply big boxes about inflatable barrier collars. Found one nearby that had an XL in stock, and went to get it. By the time I got home, King had torn the top of the bandage and started on the stitches.

I got the collar on him. He hates it, and he's upset. He was able to eat dinner and drink water. Tried lying down, but was too agitated. He is now up on the couch next to me. He fell asleep on my left arm, so I'm typing one-handed. I take him in first thing tomorrow to get rebandaged. The clinic offers day boarding, and I think I will opt for that so I don't have to worry about Himself the Elf during the day.

The guilty party:

Comments

[bevhale.livejournal.com]

Poor King, he's wearing the collar of shame. Sad for him. Hope his stitches heal quickly so you aren't driven absolutely bonkers (we went through this with Dog of Chaos). Hugs.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

We don't hit 10 days until next Friday, which seems like ages. His original app't for a bandage change was tomorrow afternoon-they would have decided then whether to rebandage or leave the wound bare. Given that he's on preemptive antibiotics, a bare wound probably wouldn't be bad, even if he licked it. But I don't know how much damage he did, if any.