Good Morning!

"Can I just sleep?"

It's a new day... hopefully with less adventures than yesterday. A new day is appreciated because I can't say it was a good night...

Taylor experienced his first evening wearing the cone all night. Healing after yesterday's trip to the animal hospital is going well and we didn't want to mess any progress up. So we shut the door to his kennel (where he usually sleeps) put some blankets on the floor and crossed our fingers. It was a night of up and downs (literally)... we started on the bed... then to the floor... back to the bed... and so on. Every time he was up I joined him... every time he was down I curled up there too. Partway through the night I realized - if I can't sleep, he isn't either. SO... as bad as it was, maybe he would actually relax during the day. My evening entertainment was his hourly stare down with the door of his kennel, I think he thought if he looked at it long enough (even pawed it a bit) it would magically open. No luck!

He did get a brief break from the cone this morning while watching the Today Show with us. It was wonderful being able to watch the TV without a cone blocking my view. :) After the morning routine of pills and food the cone came back on. Our day has begun.

The good news, my plan is working. Although I'm tired, he is sleeping where ever he can lay his head. I actually had to go find him in our office this morning, wake him up and carry him downstairs (stairs still aren't allowed) this morning. So if we can avoid the doorbell ringing today, it should be a calmer one. More importantly it will give the incision time to heal.

So for now, I will work and the boys will relax. I can't wait for the weekend when I can join them!