Going for a walk
Mum, “Come on, Wilma, we’re going for a walk.”
Me, “It’s raining.”
Mum, “My weather app on my phone says it’s going to be dray all day.”
Me, “My real life app says it’s raining – steadily.”
Mum goes outside. “Come on, Wilma, we’re going for a wet walk.”
Me, “Can’t we wait until it stops?”
Mum, “My weather app doesn’t say when that will be.”
What is it with humans and technology. All you have to do is go out of the back door and stick your paw in the air. If it comes back wet, it’s raining. If it comes back dry, either you are still inside or it’s fine weather. It’s like humans have forgotten so many basic skills because they use technology for so many things. I have to say, it worries me. How would my humans cope if they didn’t have the internet anymore?
My vet visit
I did not want to go to the vet. Honestly, I’ve really had enough of going to the vet. We talked about my wart and I’ll need an anaesthetic to have it removed. We’re not going to do it immediately, but see how my front leg is first, in case we need to go down the CT scan route for which I’d need sedation anyway. I’m going to talk to Salvo too to see how similar his was and find out if he had his sent to the lab for analysis.
My front right leg seems to have two problems. I have some arthritis in the elbow. On top of that where I had my sarcoma removed they had to take quite a chunk of muscle. I’ve ended up putting pressure on my other legs to compensate and have some muscle wastage as a result. Now I’ve compensated for my back problems and I’m all lopsided I think was the summary.
Normally, I’d go for hydrotherapy, except I’ve been told I can’t do that because of my back at the moment. Mum and I are going to try some physio therapy at home first and see how we get on. I’m also on a slightly increased dose of painkillers. Most important is that I need lots of regular gentle exercise to build my muscles back up. On that basis I should probably forgive Mum for taking me out in the rain.
Love
Wilma
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