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Fireworks and Dogs

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With the advent of cheaper fireworks, the 5th November is no longer the only day that brings with it the unpredictable loud bangs and flashes of fireworks. Great fun for us, but our poor dogs simply don't understand what's going on and for many it can be a traumatising experience.


What symptoms should I look for?
Frightened dogs can have different reactions: some tremble at their owners' feet, others retreat to a hiding place, some try to run off, and others display other unpredictable even aggressive behaviours.


Can I desensitise my dog to the sounds?

Many dogs can benefit from a process we call desensitisation. This involves slowly acclimatising your dog to the sounds of fireworks. CDs are now available, which simulate the random and unpredictable noises of fireworks. Over a period (the sooner the better) before fireworks day, these are played a number of times a day gradually building up the volume and length of time it is played.

Your pet will then gradually become used to the noises and begin to ignore them. Whilst playing the CD, you should also take the opportunity to distract your pet. Either play with him, or give him some training lessons, or give him his favourite toy or chew. This will increase the effect of the desensitisation program by making your pet think on something else whilst the background noise is going on.


What other things can I do to help?

Create a safe, comfortable and quiet den area for him. Ideally, this should be in a place which is furthest from the fireworks, and where he is used to resting. The room should be able to be darkened to hide the firework flashes. Make sure however, that he is free to come and go to this area, taking care not to lock him in the room alone.
Feed him an hour before the event and stock up on treats like pigs ears.
Play music or turn on the TV to help drown out the sound of fireworks. Close the curtains to hide bright flashes.
If your dog does not want to settle in his den or crate, then try playing some games or have a training session with his favourite treats as rewards.
There are a number of proven natural remedies to help calm dogs during stressful periods. These usually contain camomile and valerian which are tried and tested aids which can help to reduce fear, stress and anxiety naturally to help keep pets calm during what can be a very frightening time without sedating them.


Are there things I should NOT be doing?

Do NOT try to pat and stroke him in an attempt to sooth him if he is showing signs of stress. This simply rewards how he is behaving and teaches him that he's right to be scared. Don't let him know that you're concerned.


I have heard of DAPs, can these help

If you already know that your dog is scared and that he needs some further help then using a DAP along with the CD will be very useful. DAP stands for Dog Appeasing Pheromone. These come in a number of forms; a plug in device, similar to an air freshener; a collar or a spray. They all release calming pheromones into the air, similar to those produced by a mother whilst rising pups.


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Muddy Update

Muddy's been going on just fine lately, improving in all areas then boom! Muddys tummy has thrown a wobbly and were back in the vets again (two days ago) we were given some Canicure.

The canicur didn't work so back to the vets (Yesterday) as the diarrhea is getting much worse and this time me get an injection of antibiotics and were prescribed Trimcare 80 (antibiotic) and a pro biotic to put on his food.

This morning he received the first dose of trimcare and the second dose of the pro biotic. unfortunately he has reacted to one or both . His head has swelled in allergic reaction, his ears have thickened and he looks uncomfortable and is itchy.

This evening at eleven-ish we visited the vets again and was given an antihistamine and steroid to help reduce the swelling and we have stopped the other drugs.

Hopefully his tummy is going to be ok?

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Northern England Flatcoated Retriever Association

The winning Chesapeake Bay retriever team: Mark Greenough, Doug Barber, Andy Kinta & Peter Clark.

By Cherry Wood

Wednesday, 03 October 2007

The Northern England Flatcoated Retriever Association held their minor breeds working test at Formark, near Derby, by kind permission of Stuart Garner.

After four tests in the morning, and only two failures, there was little to choose between the three competing teams, so after lunch it was time to increase the pressure with a walk up.
With long marks in front and blinds behind, all with gun shot and some interesting heel work, the gaps started to show.
To finish there was a short drive followed by blinds up a steep bank, in which everyone was successful.
The individual winner by one point was Peter Clarke with his Chesapeake Riptide Allspice, with Jackie Winder's flatcoat Wingthorse Charming Miss at Windstock, a very close second.
The judges were John Fotherby and Cliff Higham and Jane Garner presented the prizes.
The atmosphere was as warm as the weather and the standard of work improves each year. Hopefully next year the curlycoats and Nova Scotia duck tollers will join in this unique event.
RESULTS
Chesapeake Bay Retrievers
1. Andy Kinta with Lateshift Moon Charisma
2. Peter Clark with Riptide Allspike
3. Doug Barber with Prince of Langstone
4. Mark Greenough with Penrose Quick as a Flash
Flatcoated Retievers
1. Peter Griffin with Eskwinds Black Moss
2. Julie Matthews with Eskmill Nymph
3. Jill Griffin with Eskwinds Admiral
4. Jackie Winder with Wingthorse Charming Miss at Windstock
Irish Water Spaniels
1. David Gresty with Radicott Waterbug
2. Mark Scott with Mollys Lass of Lumley Dene
3. Christine Scott with Jacks Fey of Lumley Dene
4. Ian Probert with Kirkmarsh Mr Doyle

Individual winner, Peter Clark, with Riptide Allspice.

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Muddy in the river at Chesworth

Back again

Wow, been really busy with work and shoot.

Muddy has been great steadily gaining weight and getting loads fitter. He's a really happy chap at the moment, bouncing all the time and walks are getting longer and longer currently 1 hour first thing then 40 Min's midday and 1 to 2 hours in the evenings and more at the weekends. His obedience has improved although I'm not shore if he's planning on making this a long term thing!

Horticulture has done well this year which is much needed after a set of very disappointing years.

The shoot is doing great so far and the poults are growing great and looking really healthy. we've already used nearly 100kg's of grit let alone food!

The Complaint

Recently I purchased and installed Chesapeake Bay Retriever 1.0.I soon noticed that this program appears to have numerous glitches. For instance, every time my computer boots up, I have to run Feed 5.3 and Play 7.1. Many times I've been in the middle of writing an important document, and a window will flash telling me to run Frisbee 2.0.

This program also contained applications I did not wish to install, such as Wantmyownway 8.5 and Knucklehead 2.2, however they auto-installed with Chesapeake Bay Retriever 1.0.Applications such as Alone 2.7 and Couch Potato 10.1 can no longer run, crashing whenever selected. Possibly the worst is that Chesapeake Bay Retriever 1.0 has attached itself to programs like Finance Manager and MS Money, with folders added such as "Vet Bills", "Hunting Lessons", "Entry Fees" and "Carpet Cleaning". Periodically, I'll get a reminder telling me that one of two bugs, Boredom 6.5 or Destruction 5.9 will occur unless I purchase additional modules such as SecondDog or a Housewithalake.I have tried to uninstall Chesapeake Bay Retriever 1.0 numerous times, but when I try to run the uninstall program, I get warning messages telling me that a deadly virus known as "Withdrawal" will infect my system. Please Help!!!!!
THE REPLY:Dear User,Your complaint is not unusual. A common misconception among users is that Chesapeake Bay Retriever 1.0 is a mere "utilities and entertainment program." It is not - it is an OPERATING SYSTEM and is designed by its creator to run everything!A warning will soon be imprinted on the box. Since you have already installed Chesapeake Bay Retriever 1.0, here are a few tips on how to make it run better.

If you are annoyed by the application Play 7.1, there is a chance that running C:\SecondDog might help. However, this will cause another folder to be added to financial applications, labelled "ExpensesX2".A note of caution: NOT booting up your computer for several days isn't the solution to avoiding Play 7.1. You will find that, when you boot up your computer again, a nasty virus called "Obnoxious 4.2" will have attached itself to important documents and the only way to rid your computer of Obnoxious 4.2 is by running Play 7.1 continuously for several hours.Finally, it is important that you run C:\RubBelly and C:\ScratchEars on a fairly regular basis to keep the application running smoothly. If you have any more questions, please call our toll free number.Sincerely,Tech SupportPS - If you're feeling adventurous, you can run any of the following from your hard drive:
C:\CBRRescue, C:\ClubVolunteer, C:\CBRBreeder 2.0
Please be aware, though, that running any of these programs will automatically cause "CrazyDogPerson" to be appended to your website and e-mail addresses.

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Its Me!!

Phil Drabble

Phil was a true countryman and will be sadly missed.

From http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ :

"Phil Drabble of TV's One Man and His Dog, dies

By Laura Clout

In pictures: One Man and His Dog
Have your say: Send your tributes to Phil Drabble
One man who simply loved the country
Phil Drabble, the original presenter of the long-running television show One Man and His Dog, has died aged 93.

One man and his dog: Phil Drabble was the original presenter of the BBC2 show
Drabble presented the BBC2 programme, based around sheepdog trials, from 1976 to until he retired in 1993. At its peak in the early 1980s, the show regularly attracted audiences in excess of eight million.He died at his home in Abbots Bromley, Staffs, on Sunday morning."When the BBC first asked me to present the programme in 1975, I refused because I thought it would be too boring for words," Mr Drabble said when he left the show.
"The viewers didn't think so, but I'm amazed it has lasted this long." The programme continued with Robin Page as presenter until it was finally axed in 1999.
A naturalist and author of several books on wildlife, Drabble continued writing well into his 80s.
But his career as a wildlife expert, writer and broadcaster did not begin until middle age. Before that he was a factory worker in the Black Country, rising up the ranks to management level.
Renowned for his forthright opinions, he once referred to ramblers as "the woolly hat brigade" and the then Ministry of Agriculture as "monumental incompetents".
Even the Queen apparently sought his expertise on wildlife matters. "She was having trouble with her liberty budgies at Windsor being attacked by hawks, and although she is a good naturalist she wanted my advice," he said.
Drabble received an OBE in 1993 and was named Midlander of the Year in 1992.
He and his late wife, Jess, who died 18 months ago, devoted their retirement to their 90-acre woodland nature reserve in Needwood Forest, Staffs, turning down potentially lucrative offers for the land."

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Big News

I have been soooo busy lately but i am here now to report Muddy's progress. Well, he has improved exponentially since last i typed and he now has no bandages and today he finished the steroids hopefully for ever. He seems very happy with the world and is getting more of his character back. At the beginning of this week i started to walk him properly although keeping the distance down, for the first time in months he's socializing again although he seems to be a little stroppier with boisterous dogs all has gone well so far.

Work is busy with plants going at a good rate and 14 days till our poults arrive it's all go.

Good news for Muddy but now bad news about Alf. Alf has hurt his front left leg badly, he always had a problem with it but this week its been really bad. Its possibly a dislocation or very bad muscle tear. At the moment hes just got to rest.

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Compleate re-jigg

Another new plan to deal with Muddys ailments has formed. The Vet took advise from Professors at Cambridge and Harvard, as a result we are withdrawing Pred slowly and will fight any gut problems as they arise. His feet are deteriorating still and we are using more anti biotic to attack the problem.
He's at the vets today hopefully it will be better news. He weighed in at 33.5 Kg so he has put on about another kilo.
Without the pred Muddys drinking has declined to a low level which means hes sleeping through the night so i got to sleep in a bed last night "Amazing".

Work is busy at the moment and shoot tasks are mounting. I audited the water systems yesterday and need to order a few parts to install next weekend. The pens looked really rather good loads of cover and a few common spotted orchids still in flower. Lots of work still to be done before the Pheasants arrive though.

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Bad news

Muddy went for his re-wrapped today and the vet's not happy, he's still not healing and maybe deteriorating she thinks one of his toes is swollen maybe infected. So we have decided to reduce the Prednisolone by half again so he is to have half a 25mg tablet once per day. Also a 9 day course of Synulox an anti-biotic he's had before. On top of this he is three quarters of the way through a course of canikur (4 tabs twice per day) due to become a little lose and finally he has 1 sachet of electrolyte's per day.

She (The vet) has also contacted specialists again to consult on his case, the preds are causing allots of problems noticeably on his skin but who knows what we cant see?

Hopefully we will hear back soon.

The optimism of yesterday is dashed, his feet looked better than Monday but on Monday they were "Very Bad"and today there just "Bad" hes also got more sore patches on his back.

New Pic's

New Pictures, hooray Jean bought me a new camera for my birthday so I have been playing. here is a pic of Muddy in the garden with his bags on and no bandages as his feet are being aired today (Bags are kept of when he's indoors or in his kennel).

He was in the vet's on Monday being re-dressed a day early as when I unwrapped them there was a horrid smell of rotting flesh. So the vet cleaned them up and it was with some trepidation that I unwrapped them today.
Relief!!
They were not only OK but had visibly healed allot more, I will get some pics.

I was despondent on Monday. I hate being separated from him and the state of his feet was depressing i dropped him of at the vet's and went to work. Passing the vets later on a work errand "without you" by Neilson came on the radio just as I passed the vet, also just at this point a vet nurse was parading Mudds up and down on the grass outside the vets (Probably hoping he would pee).
I passed by slowly in the traffic watching my boy........

As I said he goes back in tomorrow and I will be very pleased to tell the vet how good his feet look :))))

Do dogs have a sense of humour?

Cliped from the UK Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/technology/technology.html?in_article_id=461113&in_page_id=1965

Do dogs have a sense of humour? (And other questions scientists can't answer)By MICHAEL HANLON - Put yourself in the shoes of our ancestors, 3,000 years ago, and look around you. Raise your eyes towards that big, bright disc in the sky which goes up and down, once a day.
What is it, what causes it to shine? No idea. No idea what goes on inside the body, either.
Our forebears' ignorance was profound. Today, of course, we know what the sun is, and exactly how our bodies work. Science seems to have answered all the big questions.
And yet, maybe we shouldn't be so cocky. For just as we have solved a hundred riddles about the natural world, so a thousand more have come to take their place.
That is why, in a new book, I argue that though many scientists think we are on the verge of knowing everything, they are wrong.
Here are some of the most intriguing questions science has not yet answered or, in some cases, even really addressed.
DO DOGS HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOUR?
I have always championed the cause of those brave men and women who risk injury and even death at the hands of animal rights terrorists by performing vivisection experiments that could save thousands of lives (including the lives of animals).
And yet, the more that scientists discover about the workings of the animal mind, the more they are forced to conclude that our fellow beasts are not mindless automata driven purely by instinct, but conscious, thinking entities capable of suffering and anticipation - and even humour - just like us.
Researchers have discovered, for instance, that elephants can recognise themselves in a mirror (something that very young children cannot do). Apes (and perhaps some birds) can learn the rudiments of English and make complicated tools. If crows can fashion hooks out of wire to help them fish food out of a jar, is it really right to conduct painful experiments upon them?
Some people say this is woolly thinking; that there cannot be animal rights without responsibilities. But this ignores the fact that we are happy to give many humans rights with no responsibilities.
The very young, the senile, the mad are given a legal status denied to any animal yet are also exempt from criminal and other sanctions.

Fantastic Lewis Hamilton

I will let Ron Dennis Lewis's boss and F1 supremo explain in an interview with Rueters why its so great:

McLaren boss Ron Dennis showered praise on his driver Lewis Hamilton following the rookie’s accomplished first grand prix victory in Canada.
The 22-year-old controlled the race from start to finish, apparently oblivious to the chaos that was going on around him.
Dennis said Hamilton’s success deserved the highest praise because it was earned on merit rather than relying on good fortune.
“It was a textbook drive from him and he didn’t put a foot wrong,” Dennis was quoted as saying by Reuters.
“He drove the car faultlessly and did not have one single thing gifted to him – it was a race he won from start to finish.
“That makes it a special win because the first win for many drivers, which is sometimes their only win, comes from circumstances that are unusual to the event.
“This was a straight out, full-on, tremendous achievement and at one of the most difficult circuits in the world and he deserves all the plaudits he will undoubtedly get.”
Hamilton has now finished on the podium in each of his first six grands prix and leads the world championship by eight points – a quite unprecedented achievement.
But Dennis, who has guided Hamilton’s career for more than a decade, claims not to be surprised by his Lewis’ precociousness.
“Honestly I am not surprised because you just know that he can cope,” he said.
“He wants to understand and be the best in every respect and he is focused on that and he is a good listener.”

Missed opportunities

Mudds is suffering from the heat, as are all of us.
A few more cysts have appeared on his skin and he has damaged his skin on his back which isn't healing.

we shouldn't be here to write this as we should be at the 25th anniversary of the British Chesapeake Bay Retriever Club's celebration weekend. we wish all that attend have a really good time and wish we were there too.

Its a real shame but Muddy is not fit enough and I have know one that could look after him as Jean is very busy at work.

All excited now with the news Lewis Hamilton is on pole for the Canadian Grand Prix, cross fingers and hopefully he wont miss his opportunity!

I managed to get out for an hour this morning to walk Alf as Jean has to work and is exhausted, so i took the opportunity to get some air and help her out. What a difference, Alf spends ages sniffing one spot i kept looking round to find him a hundred yards back slowly sniffing every blade of grass en route. He is a perky chap even though he has an injured a toe. He swam for a good twenty five minutes chasing sinking biscuits. We met a few dogs trying to walk before it got hot just like us. One Border Collie we met managed to deliver a precise blow to a VERY sensitive spot.... and when i managed to stand upright again he jumped up and grabbed my beard aaaawwwwww.

Having owned border collies i have every sympathy for the poor owner of this hyperactive ball of disobedient two year old dog, but this dog was friendly, very, very friendly. If i didnt fuss him i think he may have exploded. When he was done with me he dashed of to check the local rabbit holes totally oblivious to the call from his owner.

One happy dog.

Jim Cronin

I just heard the following news, terrible news..... were so sorry.

JIM CRONIN
Jim Cronin passed away on March 17, 2007 at Cabrini Medical Center in Manhattan. Born and raised in Yonkers, NY, he has been a resident of Great Britain for more than two decades where he and his wife Alison have operated the internationally renowned ape rescue centre, Monkey World, which works with governments around the world to halt the illegal smuggling of apes out of Africa and Asia. Jim was educated at St. Denis School and Lincoln High School in Yonkers.
During the past 20 years, Jim established himself as an international expert in the rescue and rehabilitation of abused primates, and the enforcement of international treaties aimed at protecting primates from illegal trade and experimentation. Jim founded Monkey World which he and Alison built from a small refuge to a 65 acre wildlife park that is home to more than 160 rescued primates of 16 different species and is rated as one of the most popular family destinations in England. Last year Jim was awarded the honour of Member of the British Empire (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for Services to Animal Welfare. The well-loved series, Monkey Business, has documented their frequent rescue missions and undercover investigations throughout Europe and Asia for the past 10 years, and a new series is in production.
Jim had a passion for life and the conservation of wildlife that was an inspiration to all who knew him. His enthusiasm was infectious and he will be missed by all whose lives he touched. Jim’s legacy will continue under the guidance of his devoted wife, Dr Alison Cronin. Monkey World and the numerous projects Jim and Alison set up globally, will continue as a fitting memorial to a man whose life touched so many around the world.
Monkey World have set up a fund in memory of Jim to continue his legacy.
Click here to donate to the Jim Cronin Memorial Fund online.
or donations can be made payable to the Jim Cronin Memorial Fund, and sent to Monkey World - Ape Rescue Centre, Wareham, Dorset BH20 6HH.
We thank everyone for their continued support.

Hazy shade of winter

I thought as i cant post music to my blog that id occasionally post lyrics instead. I am starting with a favorite that keeps popping into my head at the moment.
I have to say i really like both the original Simon & Garfunkel and the Bangles cover. The writing is excellent and if you've never heard it as a song it makes a great poem to i reckon.

Hazy shade of winter by Paul Simon

Time, time, time, see whats become of me
While I looked around
For my possibilities
I was so hard to please
But look around,
leaves are brown
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter

Hear the salvation army band
Down by the riverside,
its bound to be a better ride
Than what you've got planned
Carry your cup in your hand
And look around,
leaves are brown now
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter

Hang on to your hopes, my friend
That's an easy thing to say,
but if your hopes should pass away
Simply pretend
That you can build them again
Look around, the grass is high
The fields are ripe, its the springtime of my life
Ahhh, seasons change with the scenery
Weaving time in a tapestry
Wont you stop and remember me

At any convenient time
Funny how my memory slips while looking over manuscripts
Of unpublished rhyme
Drinking my vodka and lime
But look around, leaves are brown now
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter
Look around,
leaves are brown
Theres a patch of snow on the ground...

What's a poult? (Spellchecker doesent know)

Mudds seems to be doing well and has slept through the last few nights, hooray.

Work is a bit fits and starts but generally quite busy which is good, i realized the other day how close it is to the poults arriving, not long now! Loads of work still to do to prepare. Muddys illness means i have taken my eye of the ball but i am going to have to get at it soon. First job is the drinkers to re-sterilize and check as well as increasing capacity to the header tank in one pen and making another smaller (Last season the water wasn't used fast enough and went stale).

Time is flying by as i sit and watch Muddy heal himself (were still not allowed to walk at all).

I have started a new website which will link in with this blog and give back ground info for all of us here and some of the things we get up to. I hope it will also be a hub for us and things like our online photos, this blog and anything else i do on the net will be accessible from there. Its only in beta (I love this tech speak for not finished yet) at the moment so i wont give the address.

when its done you may not have to wonder "Poults?".

Incy wincy spider

So mudds had two days unwrapped then on Monday of to get his paws re-wrapped and they should stay wrapped until Thursday then re-wrapping on Friday.

PC has been down for a couple of days to, sent it to the shop for fixing but they couldn't find a problem. So I re-installed the network the router is on and hey presto. Wish i had of done it first

Pretty hot at the moment and i am very tired things catching up with me at the moment. Need a break or at least a rest. The other night a spider ran across the floor and in the dark found me as i lay listening to the dog breathing, it ran up my arm and across my face not fast but at a leisurely pace. As i lay there me, who is usually nervous of spiders just stayed still, mentally and physically to tired to move. eventually my visitor wandered of and my consciousness just went back to the dog.

Stress is a funny thing. makes you over react and push people away when all you want is to be close. Wish it wasn't so.

Bad news, Good news

The night before last and Muddy needs the garden three times through the night so yesterday i was knackered. Muddy had to stay in the car which he hated and in the afternoon wet himself after drinking huge quantities of water. Now he had been let out within 30Min's so i was very suspicious that the cystitis was returning. During the previous night i had started to use Canikur to help his waterlogged tummy and in the early evening i included electrolytes.

Last night he slept right through he was back to drinking reasonable quantise and his faeces are normal. And today he's been happy and bouncy. Its a roller coaster at the moment were all tired here as well as a little emotional. I keep saying to myself "One day at a time" Its a lot easier to keep perspective when Mudds is doing ok.

Splash!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rain, gallons of it. Busy at work and Mudds in his kennel. I had to put a roof on the run section of the kennel to keep it dry for Muddy's bandages but............. the roof drained the wrong way for the camber of the kennel base and it flooded, grrrrr.

So wet bandages and i had to take Muddy to the vets again for re-wrapping, luckily for me & Mudds Jean could pick him up when he was dry wrapped so i could go strait back to work.

I have temporarily converted my car into a kennel for the next few days hopefully it wont leak.

Tipping the scales

Mudds went to the vets today to have his feet re-bandaged all went well and Jean picked him up. On the way out she weighed him and he has gained 1.8 kg which takes him up to 32.8kg which is great. Theirs still a way to go but i am really chuffed with 1.8kg in 13 days or so. This morning Mudds finished his antibiotics so i will be watching like a hawk for signs his digestion is going AWOL, don't want him losing all the weight he has gained.

Busy day at work and i didn't sleep so well last night just couldn't get comfy Mudds seems very tired too, wounder what he gets up to at the vets?

Decent exposhure

Mudds is still not sleeping through, he is still waking me at least once or twice per night.
He has his paws exposed today to help them dry. the vet will be re-wrapping them tomorrow. The trouble is stopping him licking and chewing them, he has an Elizabethan collar but he can still reach his feet.

He's just chewed the TV remote it's broken and i have had to order the new one ahahahahha.

(I know, I know Of course it was my fault)

Shiny happy people

Muddys coat this morning is noticeably shiny which is hopefully an indicator of his recovery so far. He seems to be in a good mood too.

Alf on the other hand is a little mopey and not on top form, nothing to panic about but well keep an eye on him.

Jean is tired out, one of her jobs is intense at this time of year and its starting to tell.

I am settling in now to watch the Monaco grand prix, hoping Lewis Hamilton has a good race.

Alf looking out of the back door of the kennel!

There and back again

Back to the vet's as one of Muddys bandages fell off. replaced now and my god he's in a good mood.

Its great.

Wake up, wake up

Mudds woke up and wanted to go out twice through the night.

In the Morning he is full of the joys of spring happy and bouncy its very good to see.

Together again

Were both home again now. Muddy looks good and happy to be home and i am pleased to have him back. Horrid day without Muddy and far to hot too.

Vet says too take Mudds bandages of myself on Monday but his feet must stay clean and dry.

He's back in on Tuesday for re-wrapping after his feet have breathed and dried for a bit.

On my own.

Left Mudds at the vet this morning, really missing him.

Still had a good nights sleep at last, hes having his paws re-bandaged and their going to observe him for a bit.

Bloody hot at work today first day of shorts this year.

Pain in the Bum

Back to the vet to get another pain killing injection for Mudd's, Hopefully we will both get some sleep tonight

Off to see Muddys dealer

As a follow up to the conversation i had last night with the vet Muddy and i went to the vet's this morning to discuss the nights events.
The vet has given Muddy an injection of a long lasting (8 Hours ish) pain killer.

At work now and he seems quite settled in his kennel, Took full advantage of his comfort breaks so far. Although he hasn't eaten his lunch.

I am Hot and knackered, too tired (Mentally and physically) to think properly.

The events of the last few days have forced me to think about Muddys standard of living. Its mostly ok at the moment but he has suffered badly in the last 46 hours. Terrible thoughts, hopefully they will fade as he gets better.

Late night liasons.

Its midnight and somethings stirring, Muddy. We have managed to grab 2 whole hours sleep but now Muddy wants to go in the garden. Pulling Muddys boots on and he is more agitated than usual. Boots on and into the garden we go, one long pee later and Muddy is growling. Growling at himself his own rear end.
Half an hour of wondering round the garden and Muddys is clearly distressed and no longer passing any urine so i make him come in. I have a good look over can find nothing i wasn't expecting although i am aware he hasn't passed anything but urine since Early yesterday morning.
Now indoors and Muddy is shaking again and stretching allot, he frankly looks very ill and in some pain.
Phone vet. he says hes constipated duo to the discomfort in his bladder and to bring him in in the morning.
We try to settle. I decide not to put him back in the Kitchen where he normally sleeps but to sleep with me in the living room. (I have been sleeping in the living room since Muddy became ill. there is a child gate between the living room and kitchen so i can both see and hear how he is while we are both supposed to be sleeping.) He is shaking allot and cuddles into me, we stay like this for hours.

Just couldnt sleep !@+X?><~

Didn't manage to catch up on any sleep to wound up, OH well.
One of Middy's bandages fell of. could find no reason just fell off, back to the vet to have another fitted.
He seems to have been better through the day slept in the garden mainly but he didn't need to pee so often so maybe we will manage to get some kip tonight

Radical re-think

Right
Seen the vet and were going to make some big changes. Vet thinks sterile cystitis is causing the urinary problem possibly caused by the steroid Prednisolone Muddy has for his Lymphocytic-plasmacytic enteritis and associated stuff (Inflammatory Bowel Disease ) . The preds may also be implicated in the lack of healing in his wounds.

So we have reduced the Preds to half twice per day (Had been 1x25mg Twice per day). This action may cause his intestines to overreact but the preds are having serious side effects.

To help the fight against diarrhea he is having 4 canikur tablets twice per day these are an anti scour type thing.

Also we are using Synulox as an anti-biotic and hopefully it wont trigger a IBD attack.

Finally we are using Royal canin Rehydration Support (Electrolytes)

oh and continuing with 3 x 800gram of Chappie original.

now i am trying to get some sleeeeep.

Night night

A long night

No sleep last night. Muddy wanted to go out every 40 Min's all through the night i think he may have an infection.

Every time he wants to go in the garden i have to put his boots on to protect his paws, he is being so patient with me its a real surprise.

AHHHHH. he just vomited up a cloth, we keep things out of his reach but hes an accomplished thief, hopefully his stomach may settle down now.

He seems to have a temperature so just waiting for the vet to open and well be off too see them again this morning.

A new problem.

Back to the vets this evening, this time its Muddys feet. The damage to them is extensive holes and missing chunks. The steroid he has has for his digestion problem is stopping the wounds in his paws from healing. The steroid may well have made his paws more prone to damage. I cannot think of any time the damage could have happened and we noticed it just appearing each day.
The vet has decided to bandage all four paws and test far MRSA. He has to where a little boot on each paw when he goes outside and when i cant keep an eye on him at night he has to where a lampshade on his head. He is copping very well so far.