From debt to freedom...

janb5

Thank you flipflopflo... that is clear to me now.

Cherryfudge

I hope the visit to the vet has brought better news. It's awful when pets are under the weather, especially as the y get older. Hugs x

Sun_Addict

What a pain the ex is dragging his heels deliberately. Fingers crossed for your dog x

flipflopflo

Have been thinking of you today, hope you and doggo are doing ok (((((hugs))))

janb5

Are you ok HSL?

savingholmes

Thinking of you. Hugs

flipflopflo

Hope everything is ok HSL, thinking of you.

crazy_cat_lady

Also thinking of you HSL. Lots of love...

Honeysucklelou2

Thank you CCL, Flipflopflo, SH, Janb5, SA & Cherryfudge.

I rang the vet and got an appointment for Monday morning. The vet checked the elderly lurcher over but could find nothing obviously wrong and no lines of enquiry that he felt needed checking. It’s weird, his breathing was awful on Sunday. We lost his mum to heart disease so my immediate thought was that he was going the same way. The vet checked his heart though and said it was fine and that he was a low risk for heart disease. The elderly lurcher had been whimpering as well on Sunday so the vet gave him a painkilling injection to deal with any pain he might be in and he has antibiotics for a touch of dermatitis. By the time I picked up the three monthly flea treatment, we seem to have had quite a bit of medication! Im very thankful he is still with us, I really thoughtI was going to lose him on Sunday evening. Today is the first day he has eaten his food and he was keen to go on a walk this evening, both good signs!

Ive been at work today and yesterday  afternoon.  We got called in so have been busy trying to get my room ready for the start of term. All my older children were working so the younger  ones had to come with me. Bless them, they were very patient . I’m not planning to go in tomorrow but hope to have a picnic with the younger ones. I’m very conscious that there isn’t a huge amount of time left if the summer hols as we are back in on the 1st, so want to make sure I  get some time with the children, especially the younger ones. When we go back to school it will be a logistical challenge, so am keen to enjoy the comparative calm now!

MSE wise - not doing so well. The unexpected vet bill had to come out of the car  pot so am really hoping for a straightforward MOT at the end of the month. NSD today!

Cherryfudge

Good to hear the lurcher has been given a clean bill of health and is eating better!