This is Day 5 of George’s ‘Quarantine’’. He is handling the pain really well, and because of the medication he is not eating as much as he could (which is good in a way, as the surgeon said to keep him lean)
There are two aspects that are apparent though - he has a really good set up - a cage with sundeck no less, and his kennel for cover. It looks more like a lions den and I wonder if I should start wearing Khaki.
The first thing however is he hates being left alone and missing out when I come to the yard to pick up his mother for a walk. Yesterday he was quite distraught, and didn’t understand why he couldn’t come. Heartbreaking. I’ve found giving him a bone distracts him while we slip out. I also give him low calorie treats when we return.
The other factor is boredom. When I was laid up for six weeks after a cycling accident I watched every episode of Vikings and Black Sea(?)on Netflicks. Short of hanging pictures of bones and pussy cats on his cage walls - do let me know if you have any suggestions to keep him occupied in his enforced isolation. This morning I’m hanging a chew ball
One of our wonderful donors suggested mental stimulation- I’ll be googling it as well, but I’m all ears...
(ahp4u@icloud.com or drop any tips in the Facebook page)
And because of his meltdown yesterday I took him on his first trip down to Tamaki River ;The nurse agreed -its good for his circulation.). He is easier to carry now and we just sat and basked in the breeze while I practised EFT tapping on his head. We’ll be doing daily trips to sit and see something different.
Apart from this he is healing well, and time is marching on - Vet follow up in Five days! , Let me know if you’d like to say hi to him in person He’s a sucker for attention!
Speak to you soon
