Happy Mac
Mac is definitely happy to be home. He has been purring nonstop. He’s doing well, taking his antibiotics without a fight. He managed to get the cone off of his head twice (he’s a magician) only to have it put back on again. It’s like he knows he looks ridiculous because when we put it back on him he put his head down and stared at the corner like he was upset. Poor guy, he’s getting used to it though.
Overall he’s in a great mood, he figured out how to eat with the damn thing on his head. He’s hobbling around and sleeping a lot, which is a relief to us. The more he sleeps, the less he can hurt himself. Today after breakfast I took his cone off for a little to let him clean himself. I just kept my hand over his stitches and he was happy. He’s been pissed he couldn’t clean his paws for two days. You don’t realize how long it takes cats to clean themselves until you’re holding their legs up for them and blocking them from one side of their body. It took him like an hour to do! I think I did more work during that bath than he did, but he was definitely happy and not embarassed at all. He was mad once I put the cone back on, but I think he was grateful he got a meal and a bath in without interruption. He laid with me and purred til he fell asleep, where he still is.
We think Mowie and Sunny have crushes on each other. They’ve definitely come a long way. I’m sure the mutual lonliness helps. She’s not tense anymore and usually just plays the role of bitchy teenage sister, while Sunny is the annoying little brother. She’ll be laying in the sun and he has to smack her or bite her tail, then she yells at him. Today I caught her kissing him in the kitchen…I wasn’t supposed to let anyone know…
By next week they’ll be cuddling.
Stitch removal countdown… 13 days!