We woke up at our usual time. Today Tommy quickly finished
her breakfast. It seemed that she was getting her appetite back. Once the morning activities were completed we
were ready to go to see Stephanie to clip Tommy’s nails.
I went to put Tommy’s collar on her and she just sat there
and let me accomplish the task. That was the first time that she didn’t squirm
or writhe around the floor trying to get it off. She also let me pick her up and
put her in the carrier. She usually
tries to escape, so this was another major accomplishment.
As we rode the elevators, Tommy let me know how much she
distained this part of the journey. I took
along a bath towel to help keep in her body heat and shield her from the cold
winds. She was very calm during the car
ride. I think that she actually likes
riding in the car.
Once we got to Petco, Tommy was very compliant for three of
her paws. She always gets a bit squirmy during the last paw. Tommy (and I) got a Valentine’s gift from
Stephanie. The clipping was on the house, and Tommy got a bag of treats.
Once we got home (same scenario, quiet in car and loud in elevator)
Tommy was ready for a nap. I was meeting
friends for lunch and then running a few errands, so Tommy would have to fend
for herself during midday.
By the time I got home I wasn’t feeling well and had a
terrible headache. I went in the bedroom
to lie down. Tommy came in to investigate and came up and rubbed her face
against my hand. It’s good to know that
I have a comforting little pet when I need one.
When I woke up the headache hadn’t subsided and the
medication wasn’t helping. I cancelled
my evening plans and gave Tommy her dinner. She ate it all up and came back
right away and kept trying to talk to me. I thought that she wanted to play, but
that wasn’t it.
She led me to the kitchen and sat by the cupboard where we
keep her food. I went to the refrigerator
and got out the rest of her dinner. It hadn’t been in the refrigerator very
long, so it was still almost at room temperature.
When I put it out, she ate it right away. It was good to see that she was eating all of
her dinner again. Since I still wasn’t feeling well we sent a quiet night and
had an early bed time. I thought that Tommy
might protest, but she was very compliant. I went to bed hoping that I’d
feeling better tomorrow.
No comments:
Post a Comment