The joys of puppyhood....
We took Mik to the vets last night for his 10week booster. The vet reckoned he might be a little lethargic after one of the jabs but quite the opposite happened. He went mental when he got home. Totally hyperactive and manic running about like a nutter and growling and barking - almost rabid!. He was unstoppable. Until that is, he decided to give the baby gate across the kitchen door an extra hard shoulder charge. How he did it I am still not quite sure but all hell was unleashed with frightened howls as he found himself stuck tight between the bars of the gate. We tried to untangle him but it was obvious that he was in too much of a state to work out an exit strategy so we had to resort to a hacksaw and cut him out. Gordon was not best amused since he had just handed over 50bucks to a colleague for this gate. When we finally managed to free the little monster I checked his ribs for any signs of damage but he seemed fine under my touch (no wincing) but he was totally exhausted and curled up in my lap to sleep. The remainder of the evening was a lot more relaxed.
The new gate is in place this morning and it has far smaller inter-bar gaps so he can't get his head through although the kitten can still slink through. He appears to have a memory of the event though since he is stopping quite short of the bars and tentatively sniffing at them. This has given Jez the kitten new confidence and he will sit on the opposite side of the gate and hiss and take a swipe at Mik's nose when it comes close. Not much of a game for Mik so he headed off to his cushion for his morning nap. The cushion has a wide dark stripe on it and it seems to offend his sensibilities and he is always trying to scratch it out of the way; the only thing to do is hide it with another cover and then he will push this about to make things comfy and finally settle down. These pet foibles eh!
Peace currently reigns in the home and time for that second cup of coffee....except that is, for the sound of snores coming from a pup in deep slumber...
