Hello everyone!
Simon has been resting well for the past four days. His velcro-like habits have increased and I am never more than a room away from him. He is beginning to go a bit stir crazy and is quite tired of being cooped up. He lays by the back door when I’m in the kitchen just waiting for someone to come in and set him free. The kids are a bit tired of the door staying locked but we can’t chance that he’d get out and chase a kitty across the yard. He is not using the leg at all and I’m a little discouraged as we’d hoped that he’d be at least setting his toes down to steady himself by this time. His pain level is managed with Rimadyl for now but that will change when we go back in this Friday for a check-up. He knows when it’s time for his next dose and sits by the counter to remind me that “it’s time”. Trying to keep him from going crazy has really paid off in the tricks area. He can now beg and roll over and he’s working on covering his eyes with a paw when I say “nite-nite”. I have spent about an hour a day hiding treats for him under toys, boxes, and blankets in a variation of the cup came. We’ve had to cut his daily rations in half due to the number of treats he’s getting in order to keep him quiet. His new Kong has gotten a thorough work out already! He absolutely adores the newest addition to the family. Our 8 week old terv, Guyver, loves uncle Simon, too. They mouth wrestle and Guyver will take off around the house with Simon waiting for him to return to ‘finish him off’. Katana also takes some time out of playing with Lily to entertain Si Guy. They mostly play tug of war with the rope tugs and that’s a few more minutes a day I’m not responsible for filling up with silly human games. Overall things are going well and I’m looking forward to him being able to get around on his own soon.
Hugs from Simon!

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