Just a quick update on Jake — he is back to his jaunty old self today, although a little more punctured than usual. If you missed the story, scroll down to Friday’s entry.<\/p>\n
Actually, his wounds are healing up quite well. A little too well, as we are supposed to keep them open so any infection can weep out, but they keep scabbing over. Yeah, yuck, I know. We go to the vet tomorrow for another look, but he’s doing great. <\/p>\n
As for the coyote that bit him, it looks like there’s not much that we can do, other than keep a close watch on our dogs. Animal control won’t pick up wild animals, and the Dept. of Conservation simply has a policy of “coexistence.”\u00c2\u009d Normally, I’m all for live and let live, my friends, but what about my little boy (and I’m talking about Auggie here)?<\/p>\n
Oh, he should be okay, because Jake is about as big as a coyote will eat. Plus, coyotes are supposedly scared of humans.<\/p>\n
Uh-huh. Excuse me while I scoff in your general direction.<\/p>\n
Anyway, the whole situation is really involved and boring, so I won’t go on and on about brush piles and habitat and nuisance animals and noisemakes and blah, blah, blah. Suffice to say that if I even see this thing again, I know a grandpa with a deer rifle who can get the job done.<\/p>\n
Ooh, I feel like Tony Soprano or something!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Just a quick update on Jake — he is back to his jaunty old self today, although a little more punctured than usual. If you missed the story, scroll down to Friday’s entry. Actually, his wounds are healing up quite well. A little too well, as we are supposed to keep them open so any … <\/p>\n