Frank is feeling better — he's even singing his Hunka Hunka Burning Love song. But a week after his first visit with the vet, Frank's toe still isn't completely healed. This seemed pretty odd to me, so I scheduled a follow-up visit. As you can see, he isn't too happy about being in the travel cage.


The vet agreed that the toe really should have healed by now, so she took a close look at the toe. She decided that it looked pretty good, but she didn't want to pick the scab off. Well, who would? No more ointment, and she suggested I take the perches out of the hospital cage to give his foot a rest, but a few more days in the hospital cage was probably the best idea.

That perch idea is an interesting one, but in the end I left them in. The design of the hospital cage just doesn't make it easy to take them out.