Kim Update [Unexpected Emergency Surgery #3

I’m sure everyone will be thrilled to know that my naughty little Kim is very much back to her normal self. Frankly, she’s really pissed off, and is taking her anger out with fits of sullen sulking, beating up the other dogs whenever possibly, and generally making herself an absolute nuisance.

The Comfy Collar, though wonderful, is no match for a flexible and lithe little dog like Kim. So she is now wearing a plastic cone collar, which has not gone down well (and is her main instrument in beating up the other dogs).

She’s still lead-walking, for about 20mins in the morning and 40mins on an evening. This does just burns off the extra energy, as she’s still full of herself when she gets home.

Kim has also taken it upon herself to remove her own stitches, a battle which we are fighting with tooth and nail but sadly losing. Trick one (and believe me, Kim planned this one) was to wait until all the Kim-savvy people had left the house, and then put on her most melodramatic sad-Lurcher act for my sister. Sister caved within minutes, took off the plastic cone, and Kim was victorious. Trick Two is the rub-along. No cone removal necessary, just a good rubbing spot where she can have a wriggle.

So far we’ve lost 3 stitches, but the wound is holding without any issues at all on 2 of the missing and is reasonably well on the 3rd. The third missing stitch section is the bit I’m a bit worried about as it looks a something of a mess, but I think she’s just pulled the scab off the top which makes it look worse. I’ve had a very close look and the line isn’t breaking open so fingers crossed this doesn’t put her back.