On The Island

Ellie was next to the bed and spent most of the night being sick, so I spent a lot of time with her. Our official appointment with Claire was 6pm but we called the vet to move it forward. They said yes, we could see Andy (one I really like.) first thing in the morning, so we took her along. He listened to her heart and lungs and said they were fine. He wanted to “Hospitalize” her for the door or we could bring her home and try and get her to eat and drink but far better if she has IV fluids and also the Paracetomol by IV. I did ask if he would do all of this for his dog and he said yes of course as this was obviously the after effects of the anaesthetic and anti biotics and otherwise her body was doing well. So, we left her.

Again rather than coming straight home we went to Spoons for Eggs Benedict for our breakfast as none of us had eaten.

Andy, the vet, phoned at 1.30 and said she was doing well, getting rehydrated and also eating. He would call us again at 4pm.  That was a relief.

Not a good day with Ellie eating very little and what she had she brought up later. She wanted to go upstairs at night, so Mal carried her up.

A work day. So busy in the morning and we now have the Superdraw (£15,000 first prize). We have targets to meet and I am proud to say , or rather the assistant manager Karen said , that I “smashed it out of the park”. I sold 25, which was far the highest in the entire area. Jack is on holiday this week so that will be nice for him to come back to!

It is Dalinar’s (our great grandson) , first birthday today and Sol sent me a lovely message thanking us for his present and sent this picture.

The card is the one great grandad (Mal) made for him!

An exhausting day and I even fell asleep watching the Spurs game! WE WON!!! About time too.

I tried again to get to Westwood Cross to buy Ollie’s birthday present. It was torrential rain and every time I stepped out of the car I was soaked. The shops were packed, not a good idea to go on a Sunday. However, I did manage to find a present for Ollie and someone’s Christmas present. I will have to start thinking more about Christmas presents.

Ellie seems to be a lot more settled and we have stopped all the tablets except Paracetomol and so her stomach has settled.

I knew on Monday this would be a “Shit” week, with of course today to complete it.

How we miss that smiling face. I walked round to the cemetery to take some fresh flowers, it was all rather wet around there.

We always go out for a celebratory meal in memory of his life. We weren’t too sure where to go because of Ellie still being lethargic. The decision was made to go to the Bell at Minster as we know they welcome dogs and we know the food is good.

We couldn’t believe it, when we arrived the sun was shining and so we decided it was so lovely we would have lunch in the garden and it really was warm enough. It is also tradition that we toast him in Guiness.

A lovely afternoon.

Back home and we watched Hammers win their game.

Ellie managed to eat a little more but I am soaking her dried food as I think hr mouth is still a bit painful.

Ellie seemed to pace a lot and kept going for a drink and then at 4 am she was obviously wanting to go downstairs (we have a stair gate to stop her falling) but I didn’t get up in time and she was sick (black) at the top of the stairs. This time it was me awake for the rest of the night whilst Mal went back to bed.

We made an appointment with the vet for the afternoon, so I headed for Westwood Cross. I had been in one shop and Mal phoned to say they could fit us in at 11.30, so to come home!

We saw the vet who we call “the cat lady” , Eleanora , not our favourite but it is who you end up seeing at short notice. She listened to Ellie’s heart and took her temperature, all good and then said she would have to speak to Claire, They have now taken her off the Metacam and the antibiotics and replaced it with something else to protect her stomach. She continues with Paracetamol and then we still go and see Claire on Wednesday. I know it takes humans a while to recover from anaesthetic and she is an old dog. She did eat a bit more but you can tell, she is recovering.

Of course Traitors in the evening.

So, change of tablets, hoping she won’t be sick again. Just in case , Mal slept downstairs with her again.

Mal and Ellie were downstairs all night and Ellie seemed to settle.

For lunch I met up with the Kent Lavender Ladies and we went to The Vintage Empire Tea rooms in Herne Bay. It is a really nice place, recommended by Jack. We do have a lot of laughs when we get together. Just 6 of us today, with two people sick and others that couldn’t make it.

Of course we watched Traitors in the evening and Ellie stood at the bottom of the stairs, so Mal carried her up at bedtime.