The day didn’t start out well.
Sometime during the night my hand and Tommy’s face connected. It wasn’t very
hard and of course it was an accident, but Tommy didn’t see it that way. No
matter how much I apologized and petted her in a soothing contrite voice, she
would have none of it. She just yelled and tried to bite every time my hand
came near. We slept the rest of the night, but I think both of us were
unsettled by the situation.
In the morning nothing was changed.
Tommy was still very upset and didn’t want to have anything to do with me. I
decided to stay out of her way and proceeded to do some cleaning. While I
worked on our bathroom, she would occasionally check on my progress, but still
kept her distance.
During the rest of the morning, she
would sometimes approach me and appear to want my attention. I petted her and
spoke in a very quiet tone. Everything seemed to be progressing well, when
suddenly she’d again try to bite me. This continued throughout the morning. At
one point when I was dusting in the bedroom, I thought that she was under the
bed, so to check I opened the closet door. Tommy didn’t come running and that
was the first time that had happened.
After finishing the cleaning in the
bathroom and bedroom, I decided to move to the study to work. Tommy came in and
just kept yelling at me. I went over to her near the window and just reclined
on the floor. She seemed to calm down and again we went through the petting
ritual that again ended in a biting attempt.
After lunch I settled on the bed to
watch some television and was joined by Tommy. She had a little “episode” which
I think was a little hairball. A friend had mentioned petroleum jelly for
hairball issues and I tried to get Tommy to lick some off my finger, but she
didn’t want to have anything to do with licking my finger. I took out a couple
small treats and coated them in petroleum jelly and Tommy licked and then ate
the treats.
It seemed like after that episode
we were on better terms. Tommy let me pet her and didn’t try to bite me. We
settled in for a nap and I made sure my hands weren’t even close to her. When we woke up Tommy was ready for her usual
chest/neck rub and went back to sleep. Finally it appeared we were back to
normal.
While Tommy slept I decided to try
to catch up with some computer work. I was able to work for about 15-20 minutes
before Tommy woke up and found me. I got my usual scolding, but was happy that
the routine was back. She seems to be okay when I type, but doesn’t enjoy my
transcribing. I’m not sure if it’s the headphones and microphone that bother
her or that fact that I’m talking to nobody (which means “not her and nobody
else is around).
I head out for a cookout and movie
with friends. When I return, we have a little play time and one-on-one time
before heading to bed. The day ended much better than how it started.
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