Miscellany of a Cheshire Cat

Well, the vet appointment on Thursday did not go quite as well as planned. Tenny’s paw has almost healed but not quite. I suspect the bandage has been slowing down progress. Since he’s so clever that he figured out how to reach his paw around the collar to lick his wound, he’s been stuck in the bandage longer than he might have been otherwise. But the vet says the wound is 90-95% healed. Really. Uh huh. So we have another appointment for this Thursday when all should be really healed and done and Tenny should come home without bandage or elizabethan collar. We hope.

In the meantime, Monster Cat has started to regain some of his spirits. He tries to play… until he can’t bring the toy to his mouth when he catches it with his un-bandaged paw. He also tries to strut about with feline grace until he runs into a wall. But his appetite is healthy again and he’s drinking plenty of water. At least I assume he’s drinking since I see water drops on his elizabethan collar from time to time. The collar has worn away quite a large ring of fur around his neck, but that will probably serve to keep him cooler in the heat. All in all, he’s fairly close to a full recovery. Really.

So, only a few more days with the cone, a few more bandaged nights and then Monster Cat will be freed from his tortures to once again rule the world with an iron paw, with one less toe than before.

All the Monster Cat episodes: The Chronicles of Monster Cat

tags: cats, comics, elizabethan collar, emo, emo cat, monster cat, silly, tennyson