Thursday 8 September 2011

Just Popping In


I just wanted to pop in & let you know that I haven't dropped off the face of the earth.

I haven't been in a very cheerful mood of late as my lovely dog, Lucy, has been very ill. She has had an infection of the liver which has caused fluid to build up in her liver, abdomen & lungs causing her to have some breathing difficulties & looking bloated. She has also not been eating which is always a worry.
She has had blood tests & x-rays, a course of antibiotics, various injections & diuretics & is currently on 4 different medications. She spent the day at the vet's yesterday & had a course of treatments there.
Her breathing seems a little improved today but I still haven't been able to tempt her to eat - not even the scrambled eggs I made her this morning.

It is apparently a fairly common illness in middle aged dogs (she is 11) & is treatable, but I won't be happy until she starts showing signs of improvement.

So, apologies for my lack of communication in the past few weeks. Hopefully regular service will be resumed soon!

24 comments:

  1. Jayne I'm so sorry to hear that Lucy is poorly. It is a very worrying time when pets are ill. I hope she will be on the mend soon.
    Jo xx

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  2. Oh dear poor Lucy .... do hope she is on the mend soon x

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  3. Poor Lucy, hope she's soon feeeling better.

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  4. Oh poor Lucy puppie! I hope she gets well soon. Sending lots of love to you and her. xx

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  5. Awww, poor Lucy puppie!! I hope she gets well pretty soon.
    Sending lots of love to you and her. xx

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  6. It's so upsetting when our faithful friends are ill.Hope your lovely Lucy is back to full health soon. :0)

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  7. I hope Lucy makes her recovery in record time Jayne...I know how worried you are about her. Take care lovely. xxx

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  8. Poor Lucy hope she's soon feeling better. The problem with animals is you sometimes don't know they're bad until they're realy bad as they can't tell you what's wrong, if you know what I mean. Don't worry I'm sure she's in very good hands and with all your love she'll soon be back to her old self, Lucey x

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  9. So sorry to read your post. I hope she gets well quickly its horrible when there poorly. take care, dee x

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  10. How distressing for Lucy, and of course you too.
    I really hope she picks up soon and responds well to the treatment. Abby xx

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  11. Thank you for your kind comment on my blog. So sorry to hear how unwell Lucy has been. I do hope she starts to improve very soon. Lizzie x

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  12. Poor Lucy. Pets are like children when they are ill they come first! Hope she gets better soon.
    Julie xxxxxxx

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  13. How I feel sorry for Lucy, Jayne, I know what it
    about having a sick dog, I'll greetings.
    The little dog that I took in August in Gloucester,
    in your stall, went to keep company with other dogs
    in my collection.
    Have a nice weekend
    Suzy x

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  14. Sending a big virtual hug to Lucy. I hope that she's on the mend very, very soon.

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  15. so sorry to hear this Jayne, its so distressing.

    When a similar thing happened ages ago with one of ours, I found tripe was the only thing she'd eat- looks disgusting but she loved it!
    xx

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  16. Poor girl, hope she feels better soon. My springers send doggy hugs.

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  17. What a blow - but she'll get better soon and you'll all be back to normal. Stay positive.

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  18. So sorry to hear that :( Hope she picks up soon x

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  19. Sending a big hug to you both! Hope Lucy is better soon x

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  20. Awe sending Lucy big love xx

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  21. so very sorry to hear of your worries. Hope lucy gets well soon. Lizzie x

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  22. we are thinking of you both and totally understand. These things are such a worry with much loved family fluffy members. Take care all of you. Love Helen, Darcy and Bingley xxx

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  23. So sorry to hear this about Lucy, do hope she'll get better soon !
    Lovely wishes,
    Sylvia

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