E-collars: out of sight, out of mind!

Just got back from a whirlwind conference that was booked months ago. In the meantime, Toby got a clean bill of health from the vet, and, more importantly, got that blasted e-collar off! The staples are out, the collar is off and he’s sporting a new Ruff Wear harness. His incision is healing nicely, his fur is starting to grow back in and his fox ears are more often erect than not.

He’s still adjusting to life on 3 limbs, but immediately found his way back onto our bed where he spent his first afternoon sans collar. He’s a bit wobbly and still napping a lot – maybe it’s the effects of the Rimadyl that he’s still taking?

I wish I knew what he was thinking since he’s not quite himself yet, but there are glimmers of the peppy Toby emerging again. When we took him out this afternoon, he looked happy to be back checking out the neighborhood. He doesn’t seem nervous with cars passing by,  but I noticed that I’m more anxious! We kept it short to keep from overtiring or overstimulating him (and to avoid seeing any neighborhood squirrels), which seemed to disappoint him greatly. Maybe tomorrow, we’ll do our normal loop around the block.

Here we go – easing back to our routine! And maybe, just maybe, there will be a squirrel report in the near future. (That’s way better than an ecollar report!).