Is it really a whole week since her thyroid operation? It seems like a very, very long time ago.
Something we have noticed is that at 11am each day she appears to have a dip when her tongue has a slight bluish tinge, her gums are very pale, either her legs or ears go very cold & she seems a little lack-lustre. Barbara gave us a homeopathic remedy (Carbo Veg) which she had today & within minutes she’d perked up again. Has anyone else experienced this following a thyroidectomy? The only connection we can make (a somewhat tenuous one) is that her operation was around this time of day. I understand the body has its own rhythm & cycle, but could the removal of the thyroid create such a seemingly hormonal response at approximately the same time each day? I would be very interested to hear from anyone with suggestions.
I cooked up a batch of her food last night & I have no idea whether I’m doing it “right” – is there such a thing as getting the diet “wrong”? I have the proportions for each food type, I see that the oats are to be baked – but baked how? I had made up some little biscuits from oats soaked in fresh carrot & apple juice. They taste lovely (I know, it just looked too good!) but are a little too abrasive for Heidi’s still tender throat so Meg & I are eating them. Are there any existing CV247-ers who can advise? I have been cooking up the veg by boiling the root, steaming the greens & putting the chicken, fish & liver into the root saucepan for a few moments before removing them & then whizzing the veg through the hand blender. The meat gets mixed in afterwards. What does anyone else do? Heidi wolfs it down with her added dandelion leaves for her anaemia – never thought I’d be happy to see “weed” coming up early…
Heidi must think I’ve gone completely soft in the head as I just keep beaming when I see her doing simple things like trotting through the dining room (she always used to amble), wagging her tail furiously (it used to wave), or just sleeping peacefully stuffed down behind the cushions on the sofa (a trick learned by watching Meg – our sofa is usually trashed before we get a chance to sit on it).
I took Meg for a walk in the woods today. It felt very strange only taking one dog & she looked a bit lost (took not a jot of notice of me either which is unusual since Heidi joined us). We both kept looking around to see if she’d gone to talk to a tree or commune with an interesting leaf somewhere – the mundane are quite glorious in Heidi’s eyes. I do hope she’s well enough to join us again soon; walking really isn’t the same without her.
Just for today, look at your companion & appreciate them just for being there.
I’ve copied the last two entries to the CV247 blog so hope we might find some people who can answer the diet questions. I’ve added a comment on there, too. Might be worth looking back at the other diet references on the blog. There’s a book John based his diet ideas on and quite a few references to what other used to feed. He did tailor the diet to the dog and I’m sure he’d have been giving Heidi soft food only. Some of the people in the waiting room used to talk about oat biscuits, but we were never told to feed them to Sally so leaving them out shouldn’t be a problem. I’m sure it’s more significant what you DON’T feed – ie excluding things difficult to process like chemicals – rather that what you feed. The philosophy was to get the liver – the general John called it – as uncluttered as possible with filtering non food items so it could get on with the important job of getting better.
Regards
Beverley