weekly retro #62: pumagreg gets his ankle monitor removed

this week was a rough one: the week of pumagreg's surgery to remove the inconclusively-aspirated lump on his hind leg. a lot could have gone wrong: he's at least 13 years old and has a slight heart murmur, but all the diagnostics we had done beforehand cleared him for the procedure. he was in no pain, the lump wasn't hindering his activity, and he had even been enjoying all the treats from the vet over the last month of visits. and then suddenly he gets put in the carrier and wakes up hours later with a cone on his head, staples on his leg, another shaved leg from his iv, and a little bit of a sore throat from being intubated. i'm actually tearing up thinking about it as i type it out, it was awful to see our little guy in this state. 4 days later, and pumagreg is doing really well. he hasn't lost his lust for meals, but the cone is a real pain in his ass. it most definitely amplifies sounds, gets in the way of his whiskers and his ability to get into small spaces - i don't even think…