Hugo also came from GDRV and also came intact. It was a condition of his adoption that he also had to be desexed.
Thursday was the day.
They were sorely puzzled when they got up on Thursday morning to find that all the water vessels had disappeared. There was no breakfast. No tasty treats. Hugo was deeply reluctant to get in the car. Rupert jumped in cheerfully. Then Jim and Lindsey took them to the surgery where Emily's housemate (the vet who came to attend to Sam) works.
Rupert was Not Happy about being left there. Rupert, of course, hasn't been left anywhere without at least one of us or Emily being there since he arrived here. Hugo was a bit more sanguine about it. They were both delighted when Lindsey and Jim reappeared later in the afternoon to pick them up.
Hugo was looking good. Not much swelling, didn't seem to be in pain, was bouncy and very definitely hungry. Rupert looked very much as though he hadn't had The Operation at all. He had a massive haematoma in his scrotum - looked as though the vet had sewn two small oranges in. Mind you, he too seemed not to be in pain, was bouncy and was very definitely hungry. They both wanted to RUNNNNNNN and BOUNCE - no hope of following the instruction to keep them quiet! Alas, the running caused Rupert's wound to start to bleed.
Friday morning, Lindsey and I were getting ready to go to work. Rupert's wound was still dripping. Lindsey issued instructions to Jim and we set off. As we were driving along we got a message from the vet. Bring Rupert back in and I'll fix the haematoma. Sadly, we were already on our way. Jim wasn't confident he could find the surgery. Fortunately Emily was available. So poor Rupert got taken away AGAIN, was operated on AGAIN and then didn't even get to come straight home. The vet took him back to her place and Lindsey and I picked him up when we came back from work. He didn't seem bothered by any of this.
Normally, when Lindsey gets back from wherever she's been, Hugo makes a huge fuss of her. On this occasion he made an enormous fuss of Rupert and then made a fuss of her I think Hugo is settling in to life at Mount Helen!
Yesterday Lindsey went to visit Stella and Tony, leaving Jim and me in charge of keeping Rupert, particularly, calm, quiet and peaceful. This was a definite challenge. We had been warned that Rupert would be swollen, bruised and in pain after his second operation. No one had told Rupert this! He wanted to RUNNNNNNN and BOUNCE. So did Hugo. They were a bit miffed that every time they tried to play they got shouted at to sit down and be still.
This morning they have been allowed to run and bounce and play. And now they are sleeping :-D
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| They were sleeping here too. But this was taken yesterday |
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