What a star! Heidi bounces her way from one day to the next, greeting everything & everyone with equal enthusiasm (sometimes from behind my legs, but she’s keen to move forward with gentle encouragement nonetheless).
Her various wounds have now healed & the fur is regrowing on her tummy. She had a small amount of swelling after the op, but that has all gone, leaving only one area on her side which was there before & hasn’t changed significantly recently.
Today she is going on her first camping trip! We’re off to Pembrokeshire to introduce her to the delights of the sea & mountain. It’s the first time I’ve felt truly confident that she could handle this kind of excursion & she’ll have many people to look out for her.
Things have been a little topsy-turvy for both Meg & Heidi recently due to changes at home. All endeavours have been made to maintain a reasonable routine & I’ve been amazed at how well they have both coped, especially Meg who is prone to stressing. After 3 months today has produced the first physical signs that she’s struggling a little in that she has conjunctivitis in one eye. When I realised I offered up my gratitude that I still had my eye remedy recipe somewhere safe & the herbs to make it with (1/4 cup boiled water, 1/2 tsp salt, 10 drops each hypericum, calendula & Goldenseal, bathe eye 2 – 3 x daily). Meg isn’t the best at going to the vet & it would also have added to her stress. She’s a natural kinda gal & does best with herbs as opposed to conventional meds (but would get them if they made a difference).
It occurred to me how liberating herbs & homeopathy are. At a time when sypmtoms appear & when you are in tune with your instincts it’s possible to minimise the stress for both your companion & yourself by treating non-serious ailments at home. A proviso – I’m talking about runny eyes / tummy, simple cuts & bruises, bad breath, lameness & so on; anything more serious or which doesn’t respond to your loving in a short period of time gets dealt with by a professional.
Meg got stung by wasps the other day & was pretty sore. A few doses of Apis Mel & she was back to her normal self again with no loss of confidence. I now keep a pot in my rucksack for walks.
I hope to get some pictures of HRH whilst away which I’ll post on my return (I’ll show the cats too who are staying home with Chris – they’ll be mighty jealous…).
Happy hols.
R & H x
