We’ve moved house!
After separating earlier this year Chris & I realised that sharing a house was no longer tenable for anyone. The day after Paws in the Park Mekuti was packed up, put it in the back of the van & the girls & I moved up to West Yorkshire. They have been so good, Meg especially as she is generally poor with any kind of change, let alone something like a move. She is great wearing her muzzle (there are youngsters around & plenty of things to eat besides). We may have sussed out the bin raiding – the kitchen is now resplendent with a “dog proof” bin. A Google search revealed a bin by Superhuman which has a lock on it & has no bag sticking out over the edge for Meg to suck inside her muzzle to pull the bin over. Not as pricey as the Brabantia & so far so good!
We went to see Heidi’s new vet – a homeopathic vet who is a Leeds 2 minutes away (7 minutes to the rest of us). It’s always difficult going to a new vet & re-establishing a relationship, especially when there is a tough act to follow. It was pointed out to me gently that I need to consider that my expectations & prejudices may affect how the new vet communicates or interacts with me. The prejudice comes from having had several bad experiences with male vets – I must add that I have also had good experiences with male vets too, one to be exact. The relationship with Barbara felt very much like being a part of a team there to do what was right for Heidi & that was based on intuition; if something felt wrong we didn’t do it, even if logic said otherwise.
It will be good to work with someone different, especially now we are no longer fighting fires with Heidi. Her health is generally good (except for a minor episode a couple of weeks ago when her front leg was uncomfortable & she became very clingy for a couple of days, but soon forgot about it when we went out into the fields for a leg stretch). It will be interesting to see where the journey takes us with Brendan.
Last week we started “plussing” where a remedy is diluted further which increases its potency. She had 6 doses of Pulsatilla in an hour last Friday evening which will be repeated next week. She has been even more clingy since & her bark has changed. It’s been a bit of a comedy bark to date & always raises a smile, but she has been slipping in a real “woof” occasionally. The other curious thing is that she & Meg swapped personalities yesterday – Meg was tapping our leg for attention & got under our feet, Heidi took over Meg’s bed under my desk & had a period of picking things up in her mouth & wandering around with them. Demetri took them for a walk yesterday & Heidi noodled off & was reluctant to return while Meg stayed really close.
The 3 of us had a lovely snooze on the sofa last night – I was in a collie sandwich & it felt so good to see them so settled. That said, Meg’s t-shirt was in the wash after a dip in the river & she had episodes of whittering. I gave up waiting for it to dry & put it back on her slightly damp & she settled back to sleep really quickly.
I’m still counting my blessings – Heidi is so strong & vibrant & appears to be very happy here, as am I.
We return to the vet on Thursday for blood tests to see how the thyroid is doing & establish what needs tweaking remedy / medication-wise.
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Happy day.
R, M & H
Glad things are looking up for you all! Hope all goes well with the new vet – it’s not easy starting over, is it, but sounds like you’re all doing well.