Two days after Simba passed away, a very kind friend left me a beautiful card and a plant with tiny golden coloured blossoms. The colour reminded her of Simba’s golden fur, which made me cry (everything made me cry). It was a very thoughtful gesture. The plant became something to look after and nurture in…
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Simba Pattni – sweet dreams my beautiful boy
It’s been six weeks since I wrote a blog. Actually, it’s been six weeks since I wrote anything. It’s been six weeks since I got through twenty-four hours without bursting into tears, and it’s been six weeks since I slept soundly and woke up looking forward to the day ahead. It’s been six weeks…
Sick as a Dog
I realised something the other day. As you know, my pooch has been very poorly for over six weeks now. Because of the illness he hasn’t been able to eat properly, he’s lost weight and his energy has dropped dramatically. Here’s the realisation – through all of that trauma and difficulty he has remained the same…
Leptins and Ghrelins
This week has been all about Leptins and Ghrelins for me. Leptins and Ghrelins you say? I can see you nodding intelligently as you head for Google. Let me explain. As you’re probably aware, my boy has been poorly for over a month.Which means I’ve been getting less and less sleep over the last month….
New Neighbours
I have new neighbours. To be more specific, I have new work neighbours. In the little corner of the west wing of the first floor of the huge office where I and two thousand other people work, there is a cluster of four desks and a neighbouring cluster of two desks. I am in the…
Pooch vs. Pipette
It’s been a funny few days – and by that I don’t mean odd or weird. I mean laugh out loud funny. And I’ve found that laughter in the oddest place of all – in my dog’s new medication routine. He is also fourteen years old today. So as a way of sharing his birthday…
Boxing Dogs
If you’ve been following the adventures (or misadventures at the moment) of my fur-baby through the blog, you’ll know he’s been really poorly. We got to the stage this week where he had been ill at least once or twice a day (often in the middle of the night just as he was getting some…
Dropping balls
The first thing I want to say to you is ‘Thank You’ – thank you for the lovely healing vibes and messages on my FB page for the pooch. I’m pleased and relieved to be able to tell you he’s had his exploratory surgery and is back at home with me, resting and healing and hopefully…
Virtual Healing
I’d like to call in a favour today please, my gorgeous reader. If you’ve been following my little adventures via the blog you’ll know that my beautiful fur-baby hasn’t been very well recently. It’s been over a month, and rather than improving, he’s been deteriorating. So tomorrow he goes into fur-baby hospital, where they’ll do…
Happy Father’s Day
It’s Father’s Day today – so I’d like to dedicate today’s blog post to my Dad. I spent some time looking for the perfect poem, or the perfect little meme to demonstrate what my Dad means to me and what he’s taught me, but after much trawling of the internet, nothing seems to be quite…