Good morning family and friends and so the week begins in earnest. This morning saw Hubby and I up at sunrise and off to town as Gemma was unwell over the weekend, she had gone totally off all food and would only drink a little bit of water, so after speaking to the Vets yesterday we were at their rooms at 7.45 is morning. After doing an initial biliary blood test which was negative, the Vet sent us off for coffee while she ran a full panel of blood tests. She then called us back and gave us the very bad news that Gemma was in kidney failure, with her creatinine and urea results off the measurable charts. We had to make the decision then to put our precious girl to sleep, as there was no way of being able to reverse the damage. Although, as Princess says she was a real grump and had mood swings she was a very precious, beautiful baby and we will bury her near to CeCe, I have had enough of losing my babies now for more than one life time.
It was a very busy week, but a good week at the same time, we had Miss Muffet come through to spend two days with us which was a truly precious time. She had some good one on one time with her Dad and it was good to see her relaxed despite the unfortunate reason for her flying visit. I also had a check up visit with the Dermatologist who is delighted with my healing but has put me back on the pills for a further two weeks because it was so aggressive and the odd stubborn spots which itch Between that and all the usual day to day adventures it amounted to a very busy few days. Yesterday my talented Hubby started to remove the awning frame that has been on the deck - a HUGE metal thing which is our first step towards building the deck, the awning frame will in time, become a carport in front of the garage. All the family are well, working hard and naturally today, very heartsore.
Jasper outdid himself this past week in terms of 'fails' and on many occasions embarrassed himself thoroughly e.g. Trying to jump over a board and missing by a mile so that he was left hanging by his nails (more than once), trying to jump through the trellis door and a closed glass door, being chased by Zeepha and skidding out of control around a corner, and quite a few other incidents. Little madam seems to have grown so much in the last month but is still just a wee little thing, a very adventurous little soul and definitely not scared of heights. About two weeks ago after much deliberation we changed the dog's food from dry pellets to raw meat/chicken because of their constant scratching and licking. Sasha was the worst and it seems to have only gotten worse since we've lived down here, I am delighted though to say that the raw food diet agrees with both of them and there is now hardly any scratching, the other plus factor is that it works out cheaper than the dry pellets. The bigger pet shops down here sell the frozen food in 500 gm and 1 kg packs, which makes it convenient to purchase as well as better for Max and Sasha.
Folks just a quick Blog today, I wish you all a wonderful week, please stay safe out there and when you get home go and give your pets a big hug of appreciation for their love and devotion to you.
R.I.P. My beautiful Gemma.
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