~:~:~:The Doggie Thread!!:~:~:~

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Enkidu

Okay, doggie people. Lisa had her surgery yesterday and we picked her up this morning. Oh I hate that cone of shame - smashing into the walls, your shins, etc. My question. The instructions from the vet say to keep her calm. No long walks, running around, jumping on chairs. Lisa wants to do all those things. It's as if she hasn't had surgery. She's grabbing the tennis ball and wants us to throw it for her to chase. For 10 days we're supposed to keep her calm?

Help!

Wobbie

Enkidu said:

Okay, doggie people. Lisa had her surgery yesterday and we picked her up this morning. Oh I hate that cone of shame - smashing into the walls, your shins, etc. My question. The instructions from the vet say to keep her calm. No long walks, running around, jumping on chairs. Lisa wants to do all those things. It's as if she hasn't had surgery. She's grabbing the tennis ball and wants us to throw it for her to chase. For 10 days we're supposed to keep her calm?

Help!

hmmmm....how DID we accomplish that?

first of all, Piper wouldn't "do" the cone of shame, so we put her in a t-shirt and tied up the excess with a hair scrunchy. We gated off the basement so she couldn't go up and down the stairs. She also spent a lot of time on her leash. good luck....she'll be fine.

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Sophie says Hi...

Wobbie

how's lisa?

Enkidu

I just caught Lisa in the back yard with a file folder with our 2014 tax returns - she was tossing it around. Thanks, Lisa!

She's fine. Trying to keep her calm is the hard part. And our shins are black and blue from her crashing that damn cone into us.

Wobbie

Lisa is pissed about the cone.....and has every right to be!

just think....this surgery will mellow her out. Maybe. Or not.

norm

with norm if he wasn't in eyesight (i'm sleeping, left him home alone) he'd get the cone...otherwise i'd leave it off and keep him next to me at all times...whenever he went to lick the wound i'd tell him to stop

as for keeping her calm...let me put it this way...i'm sick and tired of saying 'lie down!' lol

Enkidu

We wanted to keep the cone on for a couple days, until the wound wasn't super oozy. Then we'll take it off - IF we can see where she is. She also chewed up my husband's travel coffee mug today. Trying to get a six month old puppy not to jump - seriously?

Wobbie

^^^^ stainless steel travel mug?

Enkidu

imalive said:

^^^^ stainless steel travel mug?

I don't think I can get a good picture of it. But yes, a stainless steel travel mug.

Enkidu

So John took a picture of it - she chewed the rubber top. With Lisa in the background looking not at all guilty.

PJSiren

Enkidu said:

So John took a picture of it - she chewed the rubber top. With Lisa in the background looking not at all guilty.

LMAO! Little stinker! She got it good...I was having a hard time imagine how she could chew up a stainless steel cup...lol

Wobbie

you shouldn't leave it lying around....tell John to shape up!

norm

hi

Wobbie

norm said:

hi

that's a good one, there.

Enkidu

norm said:

hi

Norm looks like a dog who is never in trouble.

PJSiren

norm said:

hi

He looks like a berry sweet doggie!!!

Enkidu

We try to be good pet parents. So when Lisa had her special surgery last week we tried to keep her as calm as possible. Yeah, that worked out - not. She's doing very well. In spite of using the old cat litter box as a skateboard yesterday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SESErST8eOw

Wobbie

^^^ that won't play but I think the problem is on my end

In honor of Montana doggie Sophie, here's Piper with a Montana beer:

whispering hands

Enkidu said:

We try to be good pet parents. So when Lisa had her special surgery last week we tried to keep her as calm as possible. Yeah, that worked out - not. She's doing very well. In spite of using the old cat litter box as a skateboard yesterday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SESErST8eOw

That's funny!! She's HUGE!!

Wobbie

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PJSiren

LMAO, she's too cute! That is just too much fun for her!

Wobbie

imalive said:

The link works for me now. That is funny as hell . Does Lisa need some Doggie Downers?

reminds me of the song "She's a maniac, maniac on the floor".... or court.

Who Princess

Enkidu said:

We try to be good pet parents. So when Lisa had her special surgery last week we tried to keep her as calm as possible. Yeah, that worked out - not. She's doing very well. In spite of using the old cat litter box as a skateboard yesterday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SESErST8eOw

The Cone of Shame is more useful than I realized.

I tried to take a video of Penny a few days ago when she was rolling on her back and chomping on one of her toys. Of course, as soon as i started Miss Camera-Shy stopped what she was doing.

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imalive said:

^^^ that won't play but I think the problem is on my end

In honor of Montana doggie Sophie, here's Piper with a Montana beer:

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Hi, taken this morning, Hope Sen sees this one

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Montana in the house bump.... Sophie says hi

Who Princess

imalive said:

^^^ that won't play but I think the problem is on my end

In honor of Montana doggie Sophie, here's Piper with a Montana beer:

I just noticed--aren't those L. L. Bean chairs? Sheesh, you really are old.

Wobbie

Who Princess said:

imalive said:

^^^ that won't play but I think the problem is on my end

In honor of Montana doggie Sophie, here's Piper with a Montana beer:

I just noticed--aren't those L. L. Bean chairs? Sheesh, you really are old.

no, they're not. yes, I am. those chairs were handmade right here in salt lake.

"so many toys to destroy, so little time"