'As I said last week, Tuxedo went to the vets about him
licking the fur off his front leg. He was given some medication, and some wipes
to clean the area. The wipes were easy, but the medication had to be given
through a dropper orally, which meant holding Tuxedo down and shoving the
dropper in his mouth and giving him the medication.
So, twice a day I would take a towel and wrap it around
Tuxedo, exposing just his head and keeping his paws from grabbing at me, and
then Carlos would force the medication into his mouth. After the first dose, as
soon as he saw the towel, Tuxedo knew what was coming; he didn’t run, but he
wrapped his front paws around my neck and tried to climb me to get away. It was
quite the struggle, but we finished his round of antibiotics the other day.
And I will give Tuxedo props for not holding a grudge; as
soon as he had the meds, he got a treat, and then would crawl into my lap and
go to sleep.
He really is a good boy … and thrilled to be “off the dropper.’