I changed my mind! After lengthy discussions I made an appointment to see Sue Armstrong up in Wetherby (who just “happened” to have a cancellation the very next morning) as being the vet who was originally recommended by Barbara & has a respected knowledge of treating cancer homeopathically. We are also able to get the CV247 there without having to order it in by mail (something I disliked doing, especially when it’s meant to be kept refrigerated.)
I wasn’t disappointed. The waiting room was welcoming, as was everyone we encountered; the shelves were stocked with good quality dog & cat food (no Hills in sight – hurrah!), & other beneficial goodies.
Long story short, we both felt that Heidi is now in the right hands & our confidence just grows & grows. We are back in a team all working to the same end but, most importantly, from the same hymn sheet.
The plussing that we started with Brendan is being continued & Heidi had the Carcinosin remedy on Friday (this time 4 doses in 12 hours). She was great about being given the remedy, even though, as I realise now, I didn’t explain to her what it was or what it was doing. Mental note not to be so rude next time.
Today we have found her to be very clingy (was on my lap at one point, which is unheard of) & wherever I go & she can follow, she’ll not be far away from my leg. I got up at 4am after I was woken with a cup of tea with the words, “I made you a cup of tea to help you sleep”!! For the first time in ages she needed to go out for a wee & pretty urgently. Meg had been unsettled most of the night which hadn’t helped. Heidi’s appeared more hungry today too & has found it difficult to settle down to sleep, even though I’ve been in the front room with them both for most of the day.
Her eyes this evening are pink / red tinged, again this is unusual. It’s now just gone 10pm & she’s under my desk, seemingly deeply asleep on her side, but I’m sure that the second I move she’ll be up & following me. While I was cooking supper this evening I turned around to see her doing a play bow & it appeared she’d been in that position for a while. Her expression was one of anxiety rather than playfulness but I could have been mistaken. I called her to me to break it. Could it be her way of getting comfortable if her anal glands are blocked? I don’t know if anyone else has experienced this (with their dog I mean).
Meg has been behaving differently this evening too; she’s also been cuddly but has also had the odd grumble at H – not in itself unusual but H’s response has been to first back off & do frantic eye-slides to get Meg to ease up, but she’s then followed it with an almost imperceptible rumble.
We return to the vet on Monday for a full homeopathic consult & to discuss where we go from here. Sue is keen to simplify Heidi’s regime. It would be good to have a smaller box of tricks on the side which will reduce the time it takes to prepare her meal.
I hope we can take them both for a lovely walk somewhere tomorrow & get Meg to run off some of her energies. Her new regime of short, daily, on-lead walks & a longer run around at the weekend appears to suit her very well. We are getting far fewer outbursts from her & she spends most of her day (more frequently, all of it) without her muzzle. Hurrah!
If there is any change in HRH tomorrow, I’ll write more, otherwise it will be Monday evening.
R & H.
PS Just had to “bounce” on the floor to rouse Heidi to go out for a walk! We went out, she was obviously busting as she only just made it out of the door, & her coordination appeared a bit dodgy; first she tripped over a twig which was blown out a tree, then she nearly walked headlong into a bollard. I have no recollection of her ever giving up on a walk & turning around to come home half way but that was what she did. Her metronome tail was in its usual rhythm with her walking & she appeared to be ok in all other senses but she headed for home at the trot. I don’t know what influence Meg’s decision to stay home had on her, but it’s never really bothered her too much in the past (she just walks a little closer to my leg so she doesn’t get lost). Hope she’s brighter in the morning.