Monday, October 20, 2014

During the night I woke up and there was Tommy curled up by my head. When I petted her since she was awake, she jumped down from the bed. I guess sometimes even one petting is too much. Later when I again woke up, there was Tommy lying next to my head. I looked at her and she again jumped down. I guess today I wasn’t supposed to notice her sleeping on the bed.

When it was time to wake up for good, there was Tommy waiting at the door.  I let her out and we completed our morning agenda. When I finished getting dressed, there she was on her rug watching what I’d do next.  When I started putting on my shoes, she got up and went into the bedroom. I went in, said good bye and left her a treat.

When I returned Tommy was definitely glad to see me. I gave her a treat and we sat in the sun by the windows.  She let me brush her and even got up and changed positions so I could brush both sides of her back. 

After I finished we just sat there until Tommy noticed something and dashed over to the wall. I couldn’t figure out what see saw, but I happened to shift positions and then she dashed over near the T.V. I then saw what caught her eye. I was still wearing my GPS watch and the reflection of the crystal was “dancing around” on the carpet. Now that I knew what was happening, we were able to play with the pretty ball of light for quite a while until Tommy got tired (or bored) and sat back down.

I worked for a while and ate lunch knowing that Tommy needed dose #2 of the deworming medicine and she hadn’t done well taking the first dose at the vet’s. When it was time I got out the syringe, uncapped it, and slowly moved the plunger down so the medicine was near the end.  I lost a drop or two, but knew that there was also some “slippage” at the vet’s. Tommy came over to check out the syringe and I came in behind her and had her “nestled” between my legs. At first she didn’t open her mouth but with a little help, she opened her mouth and it only took two squirts for her to finish her medicine.

Right after we finished she headed toward the bedroom. I followed her to give her a treat, but she scampered under the bed. I put the treat under the bed near her and I heard the crunch as she ate it. I left her alone and within about 5 minutes, she was back out in the living room. I made sure that she got lots of praise and petting. I also made sure to get behind her to pet her at one point in the same position that I had been in when I delivered her medicine. I didn’t want her to have only an unpleasant experience with me holding her like that. I’d need to use this same position when I brush her teeth tomorrow, so we’ll see if she handles that situation as well as she did the medicine.

When it was time for me to leave for dinner, I called Tommy to come in and get a treat. She came in, but the minute she saw my shoes were on, she went right passed the treat and under the bed. I hope that she’s this cooperative when I return.

When I came back I brought back some new rugs. The small one was just like the one Tommy has in the living room. This one was for the bedroom. I was hoping that this might finally get her out from under the bed when she wants to nap in seclusion.  The large one was for in the living room. The carpet is already showing signs of traffic patterns and I thought that adding the rug which can be repositioned would fix the problem. Tommy “helped” inspect and lay it down. She even crawled into the tunnel made when I was trying to move the cocktail table near the corner.

I also brought home a different flavor of her dry food hoping that this would end her eating issues with dry food.  When I put out the food, she investigated but didn’t eat any of it. I hope that this is just an initial reaction.

We spent a quiet evening with Tommy becoming familiar with the new items.  When it was time for bed, Tommy was already curled up on her new rug in the bedroom, so one problem was solved. I put her snack on the bed and fell asleep.  We had a good day even with the changes and medicine.