Good Thoughts for Charles

Not Afraid · 04-13-2007, 08:15 PM

So, a little update on Charles. He's been doing really good and starting to play a bit (and bringing us mousies). He must've played a bit too hard because he started limping pretty badly again. I decided to take him back to "see his friends" (ie: The Vet) yesterday because I could tell he was in pain. They had to sedate him to x-ray his leg, which meant a day in the hospital. There was a possability that he could've ripped his internal stitches and would require surgery to repair the damage, but fortunantely that wasn't the case. I guess he just "tweaked" it a bit.

HOWEVER......he has been sent back to jail (ie: confined to a crate). He hates the travel crate we have, so I went out a bought him an open, metal crate. I thought he'd be more comfortable in it and wouldn't feel so confined. I put him in there this morning (around 9:30) with a cat box, some food and some water and I left for work. I had to return home to pick up Chris' car keys at about noon. In those 2 1/2 hours, he had turned into the INCREDIBLE HULK, spilled all of his food and water, turned over the cat box, moved all his bedding and generally mad a disaster out of his crate.

Guess who got to spend the day out of his crate? Guess who is not going back into the $100 crate? Guess who is limping around the house bringing us mousie after mousie? Guess who is REALLY happy to be free?

Well, I sure hope he doesn't injure his leg again or do worse damage.

wendybeth · 04-13-2007, 08:34 PM

I feel for your frustration, just wanting the Boy to be healthy and him not being very cooperative, but your description of his crate brought a smile to my face all the same. He's kind of a rowdy boy, isn't he? At least he's bringing you mousies- how cute!

Cadaverous Pallor · 04-13-2007, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Well, I sure hope he doesn't injure his leg again or do worse damage.

I'm kinda worried he will - though thrashing in the cage probably isn't good for him either.

Here's hoping he mends before he does further damage

Not Afraid · 04-13-2007, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

I'm kinda worried he will - though thrashing in the cage probably isn't good for him either.

Yeah. It's almost six to one, half a dozen to another.

04-13-2007, 08:15 PM	#1
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	So, a little update on Charles. He's been doing really good and starting to play a bit (and bringing us mousies). He must've played a bit too hard because he started limping pretty badly again. I decided to take him back to "see his friends" (ie: The Vet) yesterday because I could tell he was in pain. They had to sedate him to x-ray his leg, which meant a day in the hospital. There was a possability that he could've ripped his internal stitches and would require surgery to repair the damage, but fortunantely that wasn't the case. I guess he just "tweaked" it a bit. HOWEVER......he has been sent back to jail (ie: confined to a crate). He hates the travel crate we have, so I went out a bought him an open, metal crate. I thought he'd be more comfortable in it and wouldn't feel so confined. I put him in there this morning (around 9:30) with a cat box, some food and some water and I left for work. I had to return home to pick up Chris' car keys at about noon. In those 2 1/2 hours, he had turned into the INCREDIBLE HULK, spilled all of his food and water, turned over the cat box, moved all his bedding and generally mad a disaster out of his crate. Guess who got to spend the day out of his crate? Guess who is not going back into the $100 crate? Guess who is limping around the house bringing us mousie after mousie? Guess who is REALLY happy to be free? Well, I sure hope he doesn't injure his leg again or do worse damage.
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04-13-2007, 08:34 PM	#2
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	I feel for your frustration, just wanting the Boy to be healthy and him not being very cooperative, but your description of his crate brought a smile to my face all the same. He's kind of a rowdy boy, isn't he? At least he's bringing you mousies- how cute! __________________
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