{"id":12272,"date":"2016-10-26T06:00:03","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T05:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/?p=12272"},"modified":"2016-10-26T06:00:03","modified_gmt":"2016-10-26T05:00:03","slug":"wednesday-26th-october-2016-a-cone-free-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/index.php\/2016\/10\/26\/wednesday-26th-october-2016-a-cone-free-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday 26th October 2016 &#8211; A cone free day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Oh you can\u2019t believe how good it felt yesterday to go without the dreaded cone. I didn\u2019t knock everything over. I was allowed to go upstairs. I was allowed in other rooms and enjoyed rummaging around in the garden. It was like being a puppy again. Our Mistress still made me have a quiet day so I didn\u2019t lick too much, but today she\u2019s said I can start to get back to normal and when she goes to the vet tomorrow she\u2019s going to take the cone back and I\u2019ve said I never want to see it again. She has given it a good scrub first so that it\u2019s clean again. As long as nothing goes wrong, I shall be going swimming next week and I can start to build my strength up again properly. She has even said if it stays reasonable whether she might let me have just a little game of ball outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-12273 size-medium\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3876-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"img_3876\" class=\"wp-image-12273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3876-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3876-326x245.jpg 326w, https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3876-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3876.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>On the bed at last<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s the little things you miss when you\u2019re incapacitated. Like licking all the crumbs off the floor and being able to stick your head right inside the dishwasher. There are the more obvious ones like climbing up onto the bed at night and actually fitting in my own usual bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I did slightly overdo my celebration yesterday morning. I swallowed my chew too eagerly and then ended up being sick all over the rug. The worst part was that it meant I felt really hungry by teatime. I really must pace myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can\u2019t believe how light everywhere seems without my eyes being shielded by the cone. I know I\u2019ll be back to being used to everything in a day or two, but just at the moment it\u2019s all very novel and, dare I say it, exciting. I did manage to decline the game of chase that Wilma invited me to take part in. There\u2019s only so much a boy is ready to do on his first cone free day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find short stories to read at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alfiedog.com\">www.alfiedog.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alfie\u2019s Diary \u2013 the Book as well as our other books are available <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/s\/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;field-keywords=rosemary%20j%20kind\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Oh you can\u2019t believe how good it felt yesterday to go without the dreaded cone. I didn\u2019t knock everything over. 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