Improvement

Well the little blighter didn't disturb us as much last night which is a small blessing since I think both Phil and I need the sleep to say the least :) Rupert was also clean all through the night which is becoming more of a rule than the exception which is also encouraging! I'm still up early though (but again a little later than yesterday) and by 7am I've had breakfast, done Phil's lunch for work and washed up last nights pots and pans.

Today is pretty much a re-run of yesterday though I ring the vets in the morning and book Rupert in for his registration consultation this afternoon, just to make sure everything is in order and there isn't any more vaccinations I need to have administered and the time quickly comes around especially since both me and Rupert fall asleep for a good chunk of the morning in from of the box :)

Between sleep and vet visit I also put Rupert on the lead again to see if I can get any further than before, and as it happens we do make a little progress, but not an awful lot - he seems to be far more interested in chewing the lead than being led around, cheeky monkey. I guess it will just take a bit of perseverance.

The vet check went just fine, Rupert is in tip top condition. I asked lots of questions, and got lots of answers such as when to get him neutered (4.5-5 months), is there an increased anaesthetic risk (not really, but they delay removing the breathing tube for as long as possible), will that stop his rather embarrassing infatuation with inanimate objects when he gets excited (yes), is he the right weight for his age (yes), when should I get him micro-chipped (when he's being neutered) and so on. All very useful stuff, and I picked up some wormer and flea treatment (not that he has either, but better to be safe than sorry) and it cost me 50 quid. Which reminds me I should really get some pet insurance sorted out :)

Back home and both of us do very little. I have my dinner before Phil gets home as I want to go to the gym this evening and when Phil rings me to let me know he's on his way home I get his tea ready for when he gets through the door. I leave him troughing and head off to the gym, which is a nice break from the house and also a good opportunity to pick up a few necessities from the super market.

I roll in at about 9 pm and we give Rupert a final run around, though he doesn't seem to be very interested by the typical indignant Peke look, and from what Phil tells me Rupert has done much the same to him all evening. Probably the start of puberty then :)

Posted by Abi on the June 27, 2006 10:26 PM