An excursion
One week down; 5 or 6 to go. Sigh…
Ida had her teeth re-fused one week ago today. We see the vet on Wednesday morning for a recheck. I’m hoping she gets the thumbs-up and that the vet will relax some of the strict rules he gave us last time, which include keeping the e-collar (cone) on Ida B. all the time, and caging her when we’re not around.
Poor Ida has really seemed depressed lately. Who wouldn’t be? She has to wear a cone around her neck and she’s in a cage (albeit a very large one) too many hours a day. She’s fed 4 times daily and gets a nice little half-hour visit each time, but I worry about her mental state. Ida is clearly bored, and the sparkle in her eyes is fading. I would love to get her a copy of Winged Migration to give her some entertainment (my cats loved it when we watched it many years ago).
In the meantime, though, we decided to give Ida a little treat and take her on an excursion to our screened-in back porch.
It may not look like it to you, but to us who know Ida intimately, she clearly enjoyed her little outing. We hope to do it more often since the weather has been so nice. She was riveted by the birds, the sounds, and our neighbors’ rat terrier. But the thing that made me smile the most was her little nose sniff-sniff-sniffing the entire time. I was so thrilled to be able to give her this teeny little slice of happiness in her otherwise difficult life.
