The Cone of Shame (#2)

Happy New Year everyone! I can't believe it's 2010. Just about when the year is winding down, I'll have retrained my brain to write the new number on my checks, and then it will be 2011. It's amazing how quickly the time is going.

We had a good Christmas and I'll try and post about that a little later, but I wanted to write about this first.

Our little Ziggy started the new year off by being neutered. And once again, we are dealing with the "cone of shame." (Okay, I didn't make that up, it's in the movie "Up," and my kids are constantly referring to it as that......)

Unfortunately my little puppy already chewed up the first cone, (within 24 hours of his arrival home) so we're on our second one. Here is a picture of Ziggy sporting his new cone (well....the SECOND new one).

He looks innocent enough, doesn't he? (A likely story).....

Doesn't he look so depressed? He's actually doing quite well with it and hopefully this one will last longer than the first.

I don't think it was his fault that it got chewed up completely (am I making excuses for my dog now?) His jaw got caught on the lower half of the cone and he couldn't get it out, so what's a dog supposed to do? Chew, right? I think I could have saved the cone at that point, which I thought I did, but I had to leave, so I put it back on him and left him in his kennel. Well, in its then weakened state, he got it off again, and while I was gone, he chewed it beyond repair. So I had to call the vet and go get another one. (And by the way, I asked them if this was common, and just so you know.....it's NOT). Lovely!

Here are some pictures of the chewed up cone.....

So, there you have it. Please....if this has happened to anyone else and their pet, I would love to hear about it. If not, then if it does happen to you in the future, you know you're not alone! :)

Happy New Year!