Pet A&E

I spent last night at the emergency vets - or what I like to call pet A&E.


I came home from work yesterday afternoon and we went round the house making sure all the cats were in, Ceasar was upstairs in his corner curled up asleep, Luna and Ulysess were in but no Drusilla.


So operation hunt Lady Dru commenced eventually we heard her crys from next doors gate, she was affraid and couldn't work out how to get home. So I got to meet the neighbours and had to explain that my cat was stuck in their garden. They were lovely and let us in to get her. It took a few minutes but we got her back safe and sound. 

She had her dinner as we sorted out our dinner and the rest of the hoard.


We settled down to watch a movie I then decided to have an early night, as I was about to get into bed we realised that Ceasar had not come down for his dinner.


I went to him which is when I noticed a gash just under his eye and I was immediately alarmed. Well having just moved, getting the pets registered at a vets was my next job. So I had no idea about the out of hours service.


At first it looked like it was just the gash and therefore something that could wait for the morning. But he then got up and we could see he was stiff and limping. He wondered downstairs so I tried to tempt him with food. That was the second indication that something was really wrong - he didn't want to eat. The last straw was when he had a pee and I noticed blood.


So we are new to the area, have not registered with a vet, have no broadband, have no landline phone, have no yellow pages - how do we get the medical attension we need? Thank god for smart phones. googled local vets, rang number, got out of hours service - Vets Now.
I have to say a big thank you to the wonderful vets now service and the PDSA Animal Hospital that they use for the Pet A&E.


They were very calming on the phone and explained where they were (tomtom still tried to get me lost). I walked through their doors at about 10.30. First we went through triage and as he was stable we had to wait - there had been a number of emergencies, but they assured me should his condition change he would get seen immediately.


Now I also have to say a big thank you to the man (never found out his name) who had come in with a poorly rabbit named Bella. He chatted to me, we talked about our pets and it really helped to calm me.


It was distressing being there - some very poorly animals.


Anyway our time came. The vet was wonderful and clearly explained things. My fears were right he had been hit by a car but he was lucky and just appeared to be sore and bruised. They gave him a scan to make sure his insides were ok and made me a cup of tea while I waited.
Finally we were able to go and got home at about 2 in the morning. Once home he had something to eat. I checked on him after a while and he asked for food.


This morning we registered with a local vets and got him an appointment. We saw another lovely vet and he was carefully checked again. All ok and came home with painkillers.


We are having to keep an eye on him, and he has to go back Monday when he may need xrays. But all indications are good.

Photo A Day - Day 34

Todays theme was feathered friends.

I would have loved to have taken a picture of my chickens but there is one small problem.....they are still a dream.

But soon....I have the house, I have a garden, couldn't see anything to stop us in any of the paperwork we got during the sale, and the mythical local by-laws to stop you are apprently rare according to one of my chicken books.

But I will check with the council first - with fingers crossed (i really really want chickens I have even named them!).

So I struggled with this one, as we have just moved into the house we haven't had time to attract birds to the garden. I thought about a Robin heat pack that i've got but its packed in a box......somewhere.

So feathered friend just had to be Arthur...again

But this time you get to see all of him and he really is lovely :)

Photo A Day - day 33

Well I am back and looking forwards to continuing with the challenge.

Move is almost complete, still have a few more things to collect and there a still boxes that need unpacking and decorating that needs doing.

Todays photo challenge was favourite shoes.

Well I love shoes but they don't like me. Or rather I have awkward feet - high arches that are now dropping which mean my big toes are starting to fuse so very high heels are out.

These are my fave pair but they don't really get worn as they pinch my toes, I have put them in the pile of things to donate to charity a number of times but I always end up rescuing them again. They make me smile:

Photo a Day

Well I almost managed to do it - to take each photo everyday as planned and blog using phone when possible.


So where have I been? Well.... moving. Apart from a few things that have been left back in Essex (another trip tomorrow) we are all done and in Mouse Manor :)


But emptying boxes hasn't left me much time for photos so I have fallen a little behind - but I will pick back up from where I left off next challenge is favourite shoes (I will have to locate and open box).


Photos will be taken and blogged where possible using phone as we have a little wait until our broadband is up and running - we thought that we would be able to cope as we would at least have tv! But due to a slight technical error (i gave the sky home move team the wrong date) we haven't got that at the mo either.


What did we do before broadband and the internet?

Photo A Day - Day 32

Todays theme was 'what sums up home for you'


I thought about postponing todays entry until I have moved properly into my new house. But while I was thinking about its not the house that makes it home.


So home to me is:

My wonderful husband, my dog and the rest of the tribe that didn't make the shot - Queen Zara, Captain Kirk (Rabbits), Ceasar, Lady Dru, Luna and Ulysses (cats). 

Photo A Day - Day 31

Today's theme was inset and I was getting pretty worried about what I would get to photograph. Out of desperation I thought that it was going to have to be a fly as they seemed to be plaguing our holiday cottage.

Then fate took my hand and while out a dozy bee landed on me with a little bit of help to hold up my cardigan I got this shot:

Photo A Day - Day 30

Day 30 and the start of a new set of themes from Jan @cajamecreations

Today's theme was water.

A trip to the beach in the hopes of seeing seals and look what I found :)