Ghost Update

When Ghost ripped off a rear claw last week, it left the inner pulp in place - a sort of bright-red mini-claw that was obviously sensitive as hell. He limped around on three legs, and for possibly the first time in his life he swore off walkies for the duration. Saturday when our neighbors S&L came in he snuck off to visit them as he usually does, but it was clear that mile-long walk through the rocks was hard on him. My other neighbor L, more knowledgeable about animals than I, told me earlier that the pulp would come off in time and he'd feel better, and then the claw would grow back over the next six weeks or so.

Well, yesterday he finally lost the vestige and it did prove an immediate relief. He's now got what looks like a healthy little wound there, and he's mostly back on four legs. This morning he militated for his walky for the first time in a week and was almost back to his old self - though you could really tell when he hit that boo-boo on a rock. So my neighbor's comforting prediction is proving true, and Ghost is getting back to his old self.