A happy Sammi on her walk today, but I've no idea what upset her last night.
As usual, it was lights out around 11.15pm and I think we had both drifted off when I heard the rattling of a crate. I got up and went straight to let Meerah out, my only reason being that she was the only one in that room on her feet. She was soon back in and in her bed. I decided to look in at Sammi and I was glad that I did, it was obvious then that she'd been the one rattling the crate, not just rattling it she'd bent the front of it ... again! I let her out for 5 mins, then put her back to bed. Within minutes, the crate was being rattled again, I was about to get up when Steve said he'd get up. He was in a lot of pain and thought moving would help. He made himself a cuppa and took Sammi into the living room. At one point he let her out as I heard her barking, so between that, Zeus' panting and a low flying helicopter I didn't go back to sleep. About an hour later, Steve put Sammi to bed and came back to bed himself. By now it was closer to 2am than anything else. I think we slept well until about 7am when Orin started to whinge, I ignored him initially but as it continued I got up and let him out. He did a circuit of the yard, opened the door and came back in. I put him back to bed and went back to mine, but he was not for settling and we eventually got up!
As I've said, Sammi looks well, she seems to have no mobility issues, but her hearing is now compromised. She stood looking for me at the front gate the other day when I was behind her at the door. I softly called her twice, nothing, but a loud "Sammi" had her running happily towards me. We've noticed her unrest during storms this year, and she's really taken against Beti and Siska. On walks she's also been barking at people with dogs, but Meerah is barking too, I'm not sure who is influencing who as Sammi never used to do it. Meerah is quite loud, but she's happy and funny, a shame really as she puts people off with her noise.
Back to last night, I wonder if there was thunder in the distance, something she heard and we didn't? There has been thunder this afternoon, but she wasn't on her own, so maybe it didn't worry her? With her hearing compromised, maybe things are confusing for her? I don't know, but the front of her cage is now well and truly bent!
