'Cone of Shame'

Kitchen air vent: covered

This week was 'the dreaded surgery' week. It had to be done though, I mean, have you read this blog? If any dog needed a little less testosterone - it's Kilo. Not that I expect it to cure him of all his bullheadedness, but it certainly can't hurt! Besides, it's for his own good; no one in the family would be able to put up with him otherwise and I seriously do not want to end up with a bunch of little Kilos - I'd never be able to find them homes. People would ask me about the fathers temperament and I would have to mutter and shuffle my feet before trying to change the subject. "The dad? Oh . . .he's around somewhere. Probably saving small children or something." Psh. Yeah, that's gonna work out for me. No, best to have him fixed so that I never have to encounter that nightmare.

Living room air vent: covered

Kilo hasn't really appreciated my decision. If dogs could talk I think I'd probably be getting told off every time the 'cone of shame' whacked into something. My mother had the foresight to buy him a cloth cone - expensive, but well worth it. We'd be minus some paint and nursing a lot more bruises if she hadn't. I had blindly hoped that the pain killers Kilo is on would, as the vet tech said, 'make him drowsy'. That, like most things in Kilos life, has not gone to plan. He is most decidedly not drowsy. In fact, I'd say he's as active as ever only now he has a giant cone on his head that inhibits his ability to drink, eat, play and frankly won't even allow him the courtesy of picking out a nice place to go potty. Stupid humans. I tried taking it off, to give him a break and actually let him have the use of his paws and mouth at the same time, but two minutes later I caught him licking at his stitches. Here comes the cone! . . . Just ten more days till the stitches come out . . . surely we can make that . . . right? . . . Feel free to answer anytime now. . .

At least the surgery hasn't taken away all a doggies privileges - the air conditioner vents are still fair game, though I have to admit I was surprised he could still wedge himself over this one (cone and all):