Solitary confinement

So what’s the latest news around here?  Well.  Paxton is in solitary confinement.  For his own protection.  Protection from me.  And Frodo….

I think I mentioned the other day that my human noticed a cut on Paxton’s ear.  She WONDERED why Frodo and I were OBSESSED with licking him and on closer inspection, she saw why.  So she put some ointment on his ear, thinking that would keep us away.  Fat chance.  We like to lick.  She even tried some bitter stuff.  Yum.  We are not to be deterred.

So she decided she would have to sequester Paxton any time she was not around.  So he stayed in the rec room while she was at work and we PON twins were upstairs.  She kept putting ointment on his ear – and it was healing nicely.  She was even taking him with her in the bathroom when she took her shower each morning. From what I hear – he was fascinated with our human standing in this clear box, getting wet.  We didn’t get to see – because we were not allowed in the room. 

But the day before yesterday she didn’t take him in the bathroom – thinking the ear was healing well. Uh.  It WAS.  When she came out of the bathroom after showering, she saw Frodo.  But Paxton and I were not around.  She came into the hallway, and found me standing with my front legs on his back, while thoroughly cleaning that ear.  Yup.  I did it.  And the ear was raw again.  So Paxton had to go back in solitary. 

So yesterday morning, while she going to take her shower, Paxton was with her in the bathroom.  Frodo and I were NOT impressed. We wanted to be in there too.  So JUST as my human was about to step in the shower, she heard all heck break loose in the kitchen.  Barking and banging and clanging – it sounded like a war going on.  She realized what was happening and grabbed her phone to record a short snip of the the sound. She came out to find FRODO barking like crazy, and playing bowl hockey with his metal food dish.  He was batting it all around the room and barking at the same time.  Here's a SHORT recording of the mayhem.  Remember - this recording was taken from another room.  With the door closed!   dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/64680588/Frodo.m4a

The truth is – Frodo was QUITE annoyed that Pax got to go in the bathroom again.  So he decided to be quite vocal about his opinion.   I just sat there innocently.  For a change. 

My human has to watch us when we are all together – because if she turns her back for even .046 seconds, one of us is licking that ear.  We’re JUST trying to make it better.  But she doesn’t see it that way.

Paws crossed that it heals quickly and Pax can come out of solitary.  Mind you….sometimes I think he might ENJOY the solitude….

©  Linda Wozniak