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St George, South Carolina  (Jolly Acres Rv Park)

We  brought little Chatty home from the hospital yesterday morning.  He had spent two nights there after the surgery.  He still wasn’t urinating on his own, but the vet said that was not uncommon and that he may do better in his own relaxed environment.

We left an them “an arm and a leg” and headed home with Chatty.  He has an Elizabethan collar on his head to prevent him from licking or biting his wound and sutures.

He was calm on the way home while in the car but once we got him in the house he went nuts. He was extremely hyper.  He is not supposed to jump up on anything and is to be confined to a small area. 

Confining him to a small area is not always the easiest thing in a motor home. He have a bathroom area between the kitchen and the bedroom where we can close it off with pocket doors. The only problem is these pocked doors are about 4 inches off the floor and Chatty (and Baxter) can get under them.

He kept getting away from us and before we knew it he would manage to jump on the bed or into the kitty pan.  Every time he moved he’d bump his head (with the big old collar) against everything.  He has no peripheral vision so he’s always bumping into something.  Poor baby.

Mr. Baxter was extremely nosey and not making things easier.   Chatty decided he wanted to run…  I think he was trying to run away from that collar.  We soon realized keeping him in that bathroom area was not going to work.    If we needed to use the bathroom, or go in the bedroom, we’d have a fight on our hands to keep Chatty in and Baxter out.

We decided we needed a larger cage where we could put a kitty pan.  We have one in Tampa in our storage building, but of course it wasn’t with us.  It figures…  we do have our scuba gear though. 

We went back into Charleston and got a larger cage. Chatty has done a little better and at least we were able to keep him calm and everyone could get some sleep.

He’s eating well, but we’re still having trouble getting him to urinate.  His bladder went through a lot of trauma, plus he’s not allowed to have his favorite kitty litter and he hates the new stuff. 

He said I could take his picture, but since his back side is “nekkid” I thought I’d better cover his privates .   

Our plans to head to Asheville are on hold until we’re sure Chatty can pee.  Wish him luck!

The Oldest Campground

St George, SC   (Jolly Acres Campground)

Chatty had his surgery today and according to the doctor, he did fine.  He will have to stay in the animal hospital for one or two nights.  When he gets home, he will have to wear an Elizabethan collar for at least a week, to prevent him from damaging the surgery area.  Poor baby.  They hate those things! 

We did some local sightseeing today on the way back from some shopping in Summerville.

We had heard of a place called the Cypress Campground.  It was definitely not the type of campground we would expect.   NO full hook-ups or 50 amp service here!

It was started in 1794. 

There were at least 50 of these old wooden buildings in a circle around a large open center area.

There was a row of outhouses on the perimeter.

There was a cooking area in each one.

The church appeared to still be in use.  A man pulled up when we were leaving and told us that they still use the campground and invited us for their next event in October. We’re assuming he was the minister.

The cemetery beside the church was very old.

The confederate flag was on many graves.  You can sure tell we’re in the south.

There are a few other things nearby that we’d like to see and we’ll head out again tomorrow.  There are three plantations nearby that look very interesting.  Unfortunately, the one we really want to see cost $25 per person.  I don’t think we’ll see it this trip though.  It’s not in the budget, since we plan to see the Biltmore Estate in Asheville,  and it’s over $50 per person.