Oh how I’ve wished for the bramble-bashers (gaiters) I used to wear when orienteering. However, yesterday evening and this morning have passed without a claw being used so maybe we are over that phase. Yesterday evening she curled up on my lap just like a cat should.
Puppies attack ankles with their needle-sharp teeth (they are playing). I have a pair of ‘house wellies’ for when my pups are going through that stage.
So today was spent trying to make a doctors appointment but ending up in the Urgent Treatment Centre - yesterday evening the new cat (now called Pixie) bit my left hand so hard I can’t use it, and it’s swollen. I was given strong antibiotics. A previous rescued cat had, on his vet notes, “use monkey gauntlets” (they were the vet for a local zoo) for good reason (a vet who ignored it ended up having stitches in his eyebrow) and I have a feeling Pixie will be having this on hers. Anyone know where I can get myself monkey gauntlets?
Oh sorry to hear that daily dairy, I hope the healing is swift, and Pixie mends her ways. Molly the dog past inspection to move into our new upcoming mobile home park. Lease said small dogs only 10lbs or under. Molly I said is 19 although I am guessing now it is more like 22. Still a small dog they said so okay to buy the mobile home. No dog no deal on our part. The 10 lb limit seems a bit silly if you ask me.
I took my large dog for a walk today - pouring down! He’s a Golden retriever so his coat is not waterproof like my Lab’s is. So I put him in a rather fetching raincoat.
It’s my weekly Pilates zoom this morning, about ten of us attend and it’s excellent. My physio recently told me my joints are hyper mobile, so when my Pilates teacher says ‘reach as far as is comfortable’ she adds ‘not Boogie, you reach 50% as far as you can’.
Pixie gets a gold star for behaving impeccably on her first visit with me to the v.e.t. for the 2nd of her vaccinations (rather amusingly we parked at the centre where the covid vaccinations are being done!). Now we are home she has been extra demanding of fuss - I wonder if she’s realised that she did come home rather than to yet another temporary place.
As she informed me yesterday that she prefers to drink running water she has an early Christmas present of a water fountain.
Something is wrong with Elizabeth's front right leg / paw.
For the past 24 hours when she's lying down, or sitting cleaning herself, her front leg is quivering / jerking. She's walking and jumping up and down normally and doesn't seem to be distressed.
Our plan is to try to get a clip of her leg doing this on our phones and take her to the vet tomorrow. As she doesn't seem to be in any pain or distress, it doesn't seem to be an emergency. If, when we take her to the vet, she's standing on the examination table, there won't be any of the odd movements to examine, which is why I think we need to film it.
Does that seem a reasonable plan? What could it be?
@North East Quine is your vet allowing you in with your animal? You might find that it is simply a video consultation, so then your filming will be very useful.
I don't know what the current rules are. We weren't allowed in during the March lockdown, but I have been in with her since. I tried to make a appointment online, but the system was down. I'm going to try again tomorrow.
The leg / paw isn't tender - she's happy to let us feel it, but she's still got this odd quiver.
Today Pixie ventured through the catflap into the back garden where she encountered one of the neighbouring cats (very laid back) and a blackbird. She’s now recovering from the expedition in the safety of her “nest” on my bed.
It seems to be settling down of its own accord. We haven't managed to film it yet and though there's a still an occasional quiver, it's not as marked.
Elizabeth herself seems oblivious to it - she's walking, running, jumping, eating etc as normal.
I did wonder about getting another cat when Georgie-Porgy Fat'n'Fluffy died, because it might outlive me, but there was a huge cat-shaped hole in my life - besides which who else would I blame when things went missing?😸
I do hope so. Even if she's right (and she tends to forecast death 30 years in advance), my stepfather will almost certainly need a four-legged presence in the house for a long time to come.
We are of that age, and so went for an older rescue cat who was a dear sweet thing and lived with us for 5 years before dying. Next we got a 4 year old dog with the promise of our son to take her if we outlive her life span. The good thing is my son and the dog already really like each other and he dog sits for us from time to time. So Lamb Chopped I hope your mother will be encouraged to rescue an older pet.
Indeed. I am all for the drops on the back of the neck!
The tapeworm tablet is in addition to the drops on the neck - thankfully the tablet is only once every 3 months, unlike the monthly drops. @Huia I’ve not come across the gel, but I have gizmo to help.
We used to have a terrible time giving our dog pills. Then one day we accidentally dropped the bottle and a few pills landed on the floor. We quickly reached to pick them up. The dog, seeing us rush and realizing we didn't want her to have them, rushed to wolf them down. Fortunately we beat her to it. From then on when we had to give her a pill, we called her attention to the fact that we were holding a pill bottle, then dropped a pill and tried to grab it. She always neat us to it.
@Moo that sounds like a plan. Pixie is a thief - I've had to tidy small things away otherwise she takes them away and hides them. I will try this with her next tablet - as long as she swallows it.
We are currently having to syringe two lots of medicine into one cat twice a day, and continue putting a pill into another cat once a day. Millie (2x a day) is now highly suspicious every time we go near her, but if we can grab her is relatively calm. Pomme (1x a day) accepts the pill (with not much grace) if it's crushed into butter and smeared on her gums.
I took Elizabeth to the vet today, to have her leg checked out. I'd hesitated to take her because the nearest branch of our vet's practice shut for the lockdown last week, and Elizabeth finds the car journey to the main branch very distressing.
However the tremor was persisting, so off we went today. Elizabeth excelled herself by twisting round 180 degrees in her cat carrier to pee through the mesh door onto our car upholstery.
The vet has declared herself baffled. She got three of her colleagues to take a look and they were equally baffled. There's a definite quiver, but Elizabeth is happy to have her leg and paw handled, so there's no discomfort or tenderness. She's jumping up and down, batting her favourite jingly ball around, and walking, running and zoomying around as per normal.
We've been told to get back in touch if it gets noticeably worse, or if it starts to bother Elizabeth.
Meanwhile Elizabeth is making it very clear that she will not quickly forgive us for the trip in the car. She is walking up to us for the express purpose of turning and stalking away again.
I bumped into someone who volunteers for the local food bank on my walk this morning. She asked if I could start adding dog food to my food bank donations. Apparently they are desperately short, but if they add "dog food" to their list of "most wanted items", they get complaints from randoms that this is not what the food bank should be for. To avoid hassle, this is a "word of mouth" request.
I can imagine how desperate I would feel if I couldn't afford to feed Lizzie the cat, so I'm happy to donate dog food. I thought other shipmates might appreciate this tip-off.
Yesterday was a day for changing our rooms around and along the way all available work surfaces n tables were full of books.
So having made cakes there was nowhere to cool them.
Used the settee to put the cooking rack on, then promptly burst into tears.
This is the first time since oh, 1982/3 ? that putting Cakes on a Settee has been a sensible idea
🙁
Wondering how long we will hold out before getting another dog or cat?
Dog would have eaten the cakes, cat would have Sat on them😅
Minnie has just been having her claws ground down (safer than using clippers on a black dog). Problem is, one of her dew claws is really long and sharp and will need to be clipped, because she gets really stressed when we touch it...
Having a lunch break while I screw my courage to the sticking point. 😟
Thank I am going to have to contact the vet tomorrow. Domino the cat got in a fight a week ago and a cut above her eye is now swollen and oozing. I have put The Collar of Shame on her (and she really can’t believe that she won’t get away from it by walking backwards, which would be funny if it wasn’t pitiful) but I think she will need antibiotics. 😕
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It’s my weekly Pilates zoom this morning, about ten of us attend and it’s excellent. My physio recently told me my joints are hyper mobile, so when my Pilates teacher says ‘reach as far as is comfortable’ she adds ‘not Boogie, you reach 50% as far as you can’.
Not my Spencer. He’s a working Guide Dog. There are several Spencers as M&S sponsor at least one pup a year.
🙂
I hope it's okay, but I can't resist posting a link to someone else's animal companion. He's my Christmas card for this year, and I'm smitten.....
https://imgur.com/TZ6cPlc
As she informed me yesterday that she prefers to drink running water she has an early Christmas present of a water fountain.
Since getting new hearing aids I have discovered that when Aroha comes in from outside she gives a little greeting trill announcing her arrival.
For the past 24 hours when she's lying down, or sitting cleaning herself, her front leg is quivering / jerking. She's walking and jumping up and down normally and doesn't seem to be distressed.
Our plan is to try to get a clip of her leg doing this on our phones and take her to the vet tomorrow. As she doesn't seem to be in any pain or distress, it doesn't seem to be an emergency. If, when we take her to the vet, she's standing on the examination table, there won't be any of the odd movements to examine, which is why I think we need to film it.
Does that seem a reasonable plan? What could it be?
The leg / paw isn't tender - she's happy to let us feel it, but she's still got this odd quiver.
Try not to worry too much? I know that I've had eyelid shivers for hours on end, and it was simply a nerve that had gotten pissy with me.
Today Pixie ventured through the catflap into the back garden where she encountered one of the neighbouring cats (very laid back) and a blackbird. She’s now recovering from the expedition in the safety of her “nest” on my bed.
Elizabeth herself seems oblivious to it - she's walking, running, jumping, eating etc as normal.
I'm sorry to report that my parents' dog died yesterday. We had so much fun with her over the years.
@Huia I’ve not come across the gel, but I have gizmo to help.
However the tremor was persisting, so off we went today. Elizabeth excelled herself by twisting round 180 degrees in her cat carrier to pee through the mesh door onto our car upholstery.
The vet has declared herself baffled. She got three of her colleagues to take a look and they were equally baffled. There's a definite quiver, but Elizabeth is happy to have her leg and paw handled, so there's no discomfort or tenderness. She's jumping up and down, batting her favourite jingly ball around, and walking, running and zoomying around as per normal.
We've been told to get back in touch if it gets noticeably worse, or if it starts to bother Elizabeth.
Meanwhile Elizabeth is making it very clear that she will not quickly forgive us for the trip in the car. She is walking up to us for the express purpose of turning and stalking away again.
I can imagine how desperate I would feel if I couldn't afford to feed Lizzie the cat, so I'm happy to donate dog food. I thought other shipmates might appreciate this tip-off.
So having made cakes there was nowhere to cool them.
Used the settee to put the cooking rack on, then promptly burst into tears.
This is the first time since oh, 1982/3 ? that putting Cakes on a Settee has been a sensible idea
🙁
Wondering how long we will hold out before getting another dog or cat?
Dog would have eaten the cakes, cat would have Sat on them😅
Our ( dear departed) dog once ate a whole batch of cooling chocolate muffins......
Having a lunch break while I screw my courage to the sticking point. 😟