Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Free from the Cone, Free to Roam

The current bit of good news is that Ginger finally is cone free.  Even better, her house arrest is over, so she is once again able to roam around the property, and can accompany me while I'm Scooby-Dooing around the grounds at night.  Just last night, I would have to coax her into one room with a bit of kibble, then close the intervening door so I could slip outside from the other room.  Now, I can leave the door open without a care, and she can survey her domain:

 

I must note that Ginger has been a very patient patient throughout this entire bit of unpleasantness.  It was a rough month for her, as she is a curious, active cat, but she made it through.  On a nightly basis, she'd sit by the door, meowing, then yowling, to be let out, until I'd bribe her with a treat, but she'd settle down eventually.  

Needless to say, we all spoiled her throughout her convalescence, and I imagine her spoiling will continue for a while longer.  No amount of treats, though, is as valuable as the resumption of liberty.

7 comments:

Ali Redford said...
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Ali Redford said...

Woot, Ginger!

Li'l Innocent said...

There's a weight of cat-person opinion stating that cats should be kept inside, period, for their safety and health. That may be all right for some felines, but not all. I see that Ginger is like our Jingle: keeping either of them eternally cooped up would be a form of well-meant cruelty.

StringOnAStick said...

The trick to having indoor only cats is to get indoor only kittens and stick with it, otherwise it's unhappiness for cat and human. We get California quail in our yard, and if our cats could get outside the super crafty one would get them all.There's counted around too, and they're tough on outdoor cat populations.

Richard said...

That's good news!I'd keep an eye on her- she may want to go back to the scene of the crime.

Big Bad Bald Bastard said...

She's a working cat, most of the time she's outside, she's with one or more of us. Right now, she's in another building which was off limits while she had the cone on.

Anathema Device said...

Yay for Ginger! What a good, beautiful girl :)