Jun 10 2010
Collar
We, Plume Regina, declare that our bosses are cruel.
[Long time no post, sorry for that. Twitter (https://twitter.com/MareMtl) seems to be easier and faster for quick and dirty updates, and I don’t have much patience/stamina/time for writing longer posts. Excuses, excuses, excuses… I should, there are some things I want to write about, but for some reason I can’t bring myself to writing them.]
Plume is doing well. Not so much today though. She has been sterilized two days ago and was licking her wounds. So Alison thought it was better to put this Elizabethan collar on. Now she’s sitting in her basket —she refuses to lie down— panting at a fast pace. I’m tempting to take the thing off again, she’s right: I am very cruel.
Poupoune and Plume are getting along quite well, the animosity of the first weeks is gone. Poupoune still growls now and then, but they sometimes even touch each other when they’re lying on the bed. Something that never happened with Poupoune and Pepe. Plume’s size makes Poupoune less bossy and I think she secretly likes it. No need for to constantly play the boss.
Plume still tries to play with Poupoune, especially when Poupoune is excited just before we go on a walk —she get much more walks these days—, but Poupoune is still refusing to play. In the dog park Plume sometimes plays with other dogs, but she doesn’t have good social skills. She barks at dogs when she wants to play, but her barking is a bit menacing so the other dogs aren’t sure what to do. She’s much better and quieter with smaller dogs and made some friends with those.
Thursday, 10 June, 2010 @ 11:13
She’s just too cute! Y’know, I’ve never had to use an Elizabethan collar on a pet, and that’s a good thing (granted, I’d take the collar over many other issues I’ve had to deal with!)… because there’s no way I would get any work done: I’d just be rolling on the floor, wiping tears and laughing harder and harder! There’s just something in me that says This. Is. Hilarious!
Friday, 11 June, 2010 @ 00:44
My, she looks royally teed off! Like a princess who has been insulted with a vulgar comment or gesture. ;D Glad to hear your kids are getting along ok, even if it isn’t true friendship! Hopefully Plume will heal quick as a wink, and that offending collar will come off soon, and she can frolic and play (or display her lacking social skills… I feel for her) again very soon!
Thursday, 24 June, 2010 @ 12:12
“Elizabethan collar”. Très amusant comme expression pour désigner un accessoire pour chien. Plume reçoit vraiment un traitement de reine.
Bonne été mon dodu.
Monday, 2 August, 2010 @ 07:29
Is there RSS to follow your blog? Can’t seem to find it…
Hope you kept it on and she healed well! :)
Monday, 2 August, 2010 @ 07:55
She healed very well, and only wore the collar for a day. She got the message that she shouldn’t lick her wounds pretty quickly.
Monday, 9 April, 2012 @ 22:34
Awwww she looks so sad. I am grateful I have not had to use one of these on my dogs. Since I work from home I am able to watch them to make sure they do not lick their wounds. Nice blog BTW.