New Signs at Boston-T

We had a new sign made for Boston-T Cafe and had the old one mounted on wheels so that we could have a sign at eye level. We're pleased with the results.

Click the photo to see it full size.

And here's a pic looking in to the restaurant from the street.

On the mend

We're glad to report that Tai is quickly getting back to normal. After 24 hours of pretty much staying put and sleeping, he ate his supper as usual and was happy to go out for a short walk before bed, just far enough to 'take care of business'. Naturally, his foot is still tender, and likely will be for a week or more.

And now after 48 hours, he's a lot more like himself. He's getting pretty good at hopping around on only one back leg. He went to the vet again today to have his foot cleaned and the bandage changed. What a trooper, sat through it all without a fuss. He was playing with a young girl this evening in our restaurant and, try as he might, just couldn't keep that foot off the ground all the time. Play clearly took priority over favoring a sore foot. That's our boy!

Tai has surgery

Tai is recovering from minor surgery to have a pad on one of his back feet stitched closed. We don't how the injury happened, but he came limping into the house yesterday with the inner tissue of his foot pad oozing out of a gaping cut. So off we went to see the vet.

He was given an injection to put him out, but it didn't take. Neither did the second shot. The third one finally knocked him out. When we picked him up a few hours later, he was only fractionally awake but was trying desperately to walk or crawl, though his limbs wouldn't cooperate. Talk about acting like a zombie.

He slept on the bed during the night so we could keep a close watch on him. Fortunately he slept well all night, moving around only a little. In the morning, he was still pretty dopey. I guess it will take time for all that anesthetic to work its way out of his system. And during the day, he did hobble around a bit, even peed and pooped. He must still be quite uncomfortable, though, because he has been growling at the customers who come into the restaurant. I would too if my foot were really sore.

Hopefully this all passes quickly.

Our Active Sleeper

I was just sitting here watching Tai having a nap in the afternoon. He is the most 'active' sleeper I know. His eyes are open, his tongue is out (normal when he's sleeping), and his feet and mouth are going at a furious pace. I'd love to know what he's dreaming. Could be about playing with his favorite toys, or about visiting with the neighborhood dogs. No wonder he looks exhausted when he wakes up!!