Hello everyone!
Safe travels, Helia! You're right, I had to pick up Jude straight away when I came home,.so DH very kindly made me a sandwich for when I finally got back home for good.
Gma, I'm glad you enjoyed reading Maud and other poems by Tennyson.
Have fun at the library, L.Ann!
LOL at DPup, KitKat. Freddie worked out how to open the door to the food cupboard some years ago, so my then handyman added some magnets to the door to ensure they would hold it shut. And it worked. Freddie was not amused!
Bama, I totally understand not wanting to leave your animal "family". Dogged has some very helpful, wise advice. Re supper v dinner. Whoever you talk to over here will have a different interpretation, but "dinner" tends to be used to describe one's midday meal if you come from the North, but also for a "high end" evening meal probably with several courses, which our suppers definitely are not!
Dogged, you've made a very good start today! Does Germane willingly let you administer to her?
It's been a full day. Church was good, and then, over coffee, DF PM announced that she had been asked to be churchwarden,.and she had accepted. ( She had already told me privately at the weekend, but, of course it wasn't my place to spill the beans, before she was ready to share the news privately. ) We have two churchwardens, but one had to resign recently, due to ill health.
So, we stayed and chatted, and when I got home it was a quick turnaround. Jude is so sweet matured though, it's easy to put her into her carrier. Jude's appointment went well, (she was a little angel throughout!
) and she's lost another 10g. Only a small amount, but at least she's still losing weight. She also had her six month check with the nurse, and was pronounced healthy, although she's starting to get a bit stiff on her back legs (she'll be 8 yo in the summer) so the nurse prescribed a joint supplement. She'll need to take this for at least 6 weeks before we can judge whether it's helping her mobility, but hopefully it will delay the need for Solensia for at least a while.
Then, we had to wait in reception for a while, for a very sad reason. A couple had brought their dog in to be PTS. He was one of the very large breeds (think the size of a great Dane or mastiff) and was still quite young. From the way he was behaving he didn't seem to be ill at all, but he was wearing a muzzle, and his owners wanted to keep him away from other people, which suggested he had maybe bitten or attacked someone? He was too big to be comfortable in one of the consulting rooms, with the two vets and the nurse that were needed due to his great size, and, of course, his family wanted to be present, so it was decided to do the deed in a private area of the car park, where there was space and privacy. Fortunately, it was dry today. Of course no one minded waiting inside as we've all been in that situation, and I suspect Thursday afternoon had been chosen as it's a quiet time.
So, when I eventually got home, I was ready for my sandwich! Jude was a little angel throughout.
Then, it was straight into admin for me - emailing the parish administrator to request the next parish lunch be put into the newsletter, then email the coffee team about using instant coffee for the next few weeks as the percolator isn't working,
and email the proprietor of the pub where Ive booked lunch requesting a copy of the updated menu. Then I had a call.from vet R about Jude's YuMove supplements and an email from Fred's vet D about the photos I've sent across -I need to reply to him tomorrow.
Waitrose have delivered, the groceries ha e been PA and everyone has been fed. Jude enthusiastically ate her meat with the supplement mixed in, but I'm not getting too optimistic just yet. As Dogged will know, what is acceptable for one meal may well be rejected for the next meal!
) and she's lost another 10g. Only a small amount, but at least she's still losing weight. She also had her six month check with the nurse, and was pronounced healthy, although she's starting to get a bit stiff on her back legs (she'll be 8 yo in the summer) so the nurse prescribed a joint supplement. She'll need to take this for at least 6 weeks before we can judge whether it's helping her mobility, but hopefully it will delay the need for Solensia for at least a while. 
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