Cone Head

I suppose Tiki's sense of trust towards me went down a few notches today.  I had her at the vet today for a recheck on her stitches and because I had  a worry about  her coughing a little at night.  While at the vet, the assistant tried putting the cone on Tiki again.  The assistant was successful in getting the cone on but Tiki freaked, thrashed around and tried to remove the cone.  I had to ask them to remove the cone.  It was too painful to see the distress it caused her.

When we arrived at home she refused to get out of the carrier.  I couldn't even lure her out with treats.  I dropped a few a little distance away from the carrier and she managed to keep the lower half of her body inside the carrier as she stretched out to retrieve the treats.  What finally got her to move about 45 minutes later, was asking her is she wanted to go for a walk.  Stubborn, willful and smart, that's my gal.

Now, for the past 2 hours, she has been camped out in the kitchen with the occasional whimpering all because I gave Lacey and Tiki a bit of cheese.  Every once in a while, I catch her on her hind legs trying to see what is on the counter.

As for the vet visit itself, she has antibiotics for possible infection since there is some redness near part of the stitches.  Tiki had already been given a shot for kennel cough but we have some medication for the nighttime coughing. While at the vet, I purchased another package of pill  pockets, which doesn't always fool her, unless I give her a couple without any pills as a chaser.