Caleb's Chronicles

[RR Homestead]

The poor feral...

The vet gives the cats a reversal shot to bring them out of the anesthesia more quickly. "Mohawk" seemed alert in the trap when I brought him home, but when I opened the end he flew out, rolled, struggled to stand, and continued staggering and falling across the yard.

Next cat neutered gets to recover for a couple hours before I release him.

We usually wait to release until they are quite awake and have then had a parting gift meal. That way they can recover a bit more loose without trying to find food. I know exactly what happened though. Like a teenager after his first party thinking they are ok to walk but drunk out of their gourd.

 

[fuzzi]

Big storms were forecast for this afternoon.

I recall Caleb had anxiety on New Year's Eve, and with a brief thunderstorm a few weeks ago.

I decided to wear him out.

Caleb got a morning walk down the street and back.

We went for a ride to the service station to drop off a car for inspection, oil change.

Then we stopped at Aldi's, waited for 15 minutes while I got a few items.

Next we walked around Aldi's parking lot, and Wawa next door.

Drove towards home. On impulse I parked and we walked around a cemetery.

Finally home, we had breakfast, and a short rest time.

At 12:30 we went for a 35 minute walk through a housing development down the road. Caleb started going slower on the return.

Then he put himself down for a short nap about 2pm, just as the wind started blowing.

To Be Continued...

 

[fuzzi]

Continued...

Thunder at 2:15. Caleb got up, walked around the room.

I gave him his Kong bone, with added "stuff". He took it into the living room, and ignored it. Was just sitting, tense.

Caleb's ear muff arrived a couple days ago. His foster texted me, suggested I try putting it on while rapid firing treats into his mouth.

It worked, muff was on.

Caleb was not happy about it.

He tried rubbing it off. Nope.

Caleb came to me, I rubbed his chest, he relaxed.

I gave him a frozen chicken foot. He ate it, then came over, rubbing the muff on the floor.

Muff stayed in place.

I gave Caleb a box, and he destroyed it.

This whole time the wind is blowing, sounding almost like a roar, but Caleb was too distracted by the muff to react.

He crashed, is asleep on the floor, we're having to step over him.

And the storm has passed.

I'd say the muff was a win!

 

[fuzzi]

PS: Caleb was a little reactive, and I just put him in his crate...actually I walked over to the crate, called Caleb over, pointed into the crate, and he walked in quietly. And settled down immediately.

Poor, tired, GOOD boy.

 

[SageHill]

YAY !!
It came just in time - but a little earlier and he could've gotten more used to it before the storm.

 

[fuzzi]

YAY !!
It came just in time - but a little earlier and he could've gotten more used to it before the storm.

I think it worked like a Thundershirt supposedly works, as a counter-irritant, a distraction from what's happening around the dog.

 

[fuzzi]

Caleb's had his last walk of the day, was reactive ("KITTY!"), but is now working on a Benebone.

 

[SageHill]

I think it worked like a Thundershirt supposedly works, as a counter-irritant, a distraction from what's happening around the dog.

MWDs use them - actual hearing protection from bombs and gunfire.

 

[Baymule]

What a great day! You get a lot of exercise yourself when you take Caleb out for walks. Then you take pictures of him asleep, all worn out. I'm picturing you in a recliner, snatching a little catnap yourself! That is really awesome that the muff worked so well and the distractions you provided for him.

 

[fuzzi]

What a great day! You get a lot of exercise yourself when you take Caleb out for walks. Then you take pictures of him asleep, all worn out. I'm picturing you in a recliner, snatching a little catnap yourself! That is really awesome that the muff worked so well and the distractions you provided for him.

In the recliner, yes. Catnap, no.

Caleb was a little antsy this morning. It's a process.