Willow's Woes

Well, Willow is now wearing the cone of shame, though it's not her fault at all.  We noticed that she had been licking and chewing at her back leg and that it was swollen, so David took her to the vet Thursday morning.  She basically had a nasty heat rash on both back legs probably from the bath she got during the cold spell and someone was in a hurry with the dryer and didn't get her all the way dry.  So, she got a steroid shot, antibiotic pills, and some of each back leg shaved as well as the wonderful cone.  So basically she is a mess and looks it.

Mabel has been staying with her as her emotional support kitty or comfort kitten, whichever you find believable.  This was what I saw when I looked at the window at them.  Neither is happy with the situation.  I'm just keeping a watch for Mabel to snuggle up Inside the cone.  Now, that would be a picture! 

David went to visit Sarah in St. Peters without me.  I was planning to go, but am now attending a funeral tomorrow, so he went by himself.  He is building some shelving in her basement and hopefully getting her fireplace converted to gas and the gas logs installed.  I may get to go visit next weekend. 

 I did finish the last 3 bears last night.  These might be my favorites.  The candy canes were a little stressful, but oh so cute!

Today was spent on laundry, bookkeeping, piano lesson prep for next week, sweeping and mopping the kitchen and dining room (Willow left some paw prints 🐾).  And I quilted the Bricks in the Barnyard quilt.  It had been so long since I had quilted anything.  It is still on the machine because I didn't get the binding attached yet.  

I was planning to make black raspberry jelly with all of the berries from my freezer, but that didn't happen.  At least they are all thawed out now.  Hopefully I'll find time for that in the coming week.

Getting back to Willow, she has to wear her cone for a week.  And, the vet also told her that at 101 pounds, she was overweight.  It's just not been her week.  Maybe this rainy weather will clear up next week and I will be able to be outside with her more.

Christi