It has been a truly terrible day, though not so much for me personally. I woke up to find puddles of blood all over the landing and rushed to search everyone for wounds. Nothing, so Had a closer look and it was very bloody urine. So another search. and I finally deduced it was Dushka, as I found a splodge of blood on her favourite place on the sofa. and she didn't want breakfast. I just put the phone down after arranging an emergency vet visit when the gate bell rang and the English guy who is renting another cottage down the road was at the door. I am his emergency contact as the owner is French and lives some way away. His mother, who is on holiday with the family, had had a stroke and they needed help fast. I called an ambulance and went down the road with him. The lady was very poorly but conscious. I took the details that I thought the medics would need, and fortunately they arrived 10 minutes later. In 30 minutes she was on her way to hospital, her DIL with her and the rest following in the car. They have just come back and told me that she is as well as can be expected, and will probably be ambulanced back to the Uk in a few days.
So then I got Dushka to the vet, and she is now on clavamox, plus an anti-inflammatory as her bladder is sore and inflamed. It was a vet I do not know well, though it was the one who diagnosed Dushka 6 months ago with kidney problems and put her on a prescription diet and Semintra to help her levels. I was amazed then when he gave me a bottle of Metacam to deal with the pain. ANd that led to a bit of a row, with him saying that since my last argument with them, they had done some research at the practice, and decided that Metacam was still safer than any of the alternatives. He said the European version was less strong than the US one, and refused to prescribe anything else. So I left with the choice of risking her kidneys further or having her in pain for three days. AS she seems much brighter now and is grooming herself and jumping on the sofa, I have opted to not use the Metacam. I did read through Anne's Anne article again and I think it is a responsible decision regarding her age and condition.
It has been 35 C here today and burning hot. And I had to clear the hay barn ready for a new delivery. That took me an hour and when the cart arrived there were 150 bales to unload and stack up. I have bought it from the farrier, who has a surplus this year, and it is both good and cheap. But he was kicked by a horse this morning, dislocated his knee and could not do any of the unloading, only drive the tractor, so I did it on my own. The doctor says he must not work for 6 weeks, but he is ignoring it completely for the moment. I think he may change his mind tomorrow for he could hardly walk today.
So right now I am feeling too tired and hot even to walk upstairs into the shower that I badly need. I am going to have a long drink and sit down then perhaps a lavender bath - I still have some left from Laura Norachan 's SS parcel. It is wonderfully relaxing. Tomorrow has to be better for everyone.
So then I got Dushka to the vet, and she is now on clavamox, plus an anti-inflammatory as her bladder is sore and inflamed. It was a vet I do not know well, though it was the one who diagnosed Dushka 6 months ago with kidney problems and put her on a prescription diet and Semintra to help her levels. I was amazed then when he gave me a bottle of Metacam to deal with the pain. ANd that led to a bit of a row, with him saying that since my last argument with them, they had done some research at the practice, and decided that Metacam was still safer than any of the alternatives. He said the European version was less strong than the US one, and refused to prescribe anything else. So I left with the choice of risking her kidneys further or having her in pain for three days. AS she seems much brighter now and is grooming herself and jumping on the sofa, I have opted to not use the Metacam. I did read through Anne's Anne article again and I think it is a responsible decision regarding her age and condition.
It has been 35 C here today and burning hot. And I had to clear the hay barn ready for a new delivery. That took me an hour and when the cart arrived there were 150 bales to unload and stack up. I have bought it from the farrier, who has a surplus this year, and it is both good and cheap. But he was kicked by a horse this morning, dislocated his knee and could not do any of the unloading, only drive the tractor, so I did it on my own. The doctor says he must not work for 6 weeks, but he is ignoring it completely for the moment. I think he may change his mind tomorrow for he could hardly walk today.
So right now I am feeling too tired and hot even to walk upstairs into the shower that I badly need. I am going to have a long drink and sit down then perhaps a lavender bath - I still have some left from Laura Norachan 's SS parcel. It is wonderfully relaxing. Tomorrow has to be better for everyone.