Day 17: and all is well with Maddy and the other muttleys, bless them, but have just been phoned and told my brother is having a brain haemmorrage and is in AAU in Marlborough County Hospital and being transferred to The John Radcliffe in Oxford tomorrow - if he makes it through the night. Dear God not him, he is my last remaining relative and I can't lose him.
I have to go to him, although Maddy and the other dogs need me here - I must go!
Short and not so sweet blog today: I hope to come back with good news tomorrow.
Day 18: God help us if this is what we have to expect from our hospital when we are dying. Poor Chris is in absolute agony and they give him morphine to relieve it, but it doesn't last very long. He is still bleeding from his brain and they can't move him to the neuro unit as there are no beds. Its an exchange, one of JR patients for one of GW hospitals.
Day 19: The hospital is waiting to place him in a bed at The John Radcliffe...he is dying and they are waiting for a bed???? Heads will roll if anything happens to him in the meantime, as I am a real softie at heart but a lioness when it comes to my family. The NHS is about as good as a chocolate teapot...when you need them most! We used to have a healthcare envied by the Western World, not so any longer!
Maddy and her swelling tummy. She is well, but tired. I am feeding her as many home grown nutrients as possible, with canned tuna, fresh chicken and fresh mince and vegetables...plus bonemeal, so she should be healthy!
Piglets foot is better, so I was right not to worry too much thank goodness!
We are all eagerly waiting, and already I have had a phone call from my local health visitor who knows me well to ask if I will sell her friend a puppy. A great recommendation, so I am happy. She also has two other friends who would like one, so it looks like Maddy will be losing quiet a large chunk of her family as soon as they are ready.
I will keep one I think...it has to be worth Maddy's effort.
At last I managed to get to the butchers today and bought £6.30 worth of Ox liver @ 30p lb or 60p kg, 10lb of their best mince @ 98p per lb, 6 boned breast of lamb £10.00. 12 large fresh eggs, a bag of bones and a chicken. £29.00 for two weeks worth of food for 6 animals. All that and my son and I will eat it too, though not the liver, yuk, it's bad enough having to prepare it.
Why do we all buy the disgusting tinned dog food at such a price, as it's unfit for humans, and can actually harm you pet and shorten it's life by up to 8 years.
Breast of Lamb is great for dogs and we love them cooked crispy...the very cheapest lamb, and the tastiest if cooked for a long time, with rosemary and garlic. Yum!
One big bag of liver has gone in the oven for the dogs....so they will eat well tomorrow. Liver, red pepper, garlic and veg with a nice gravy...better be careful not to give them too much as you know what it does to them!
Just to finish the night off, my brother is out of pain and awaiting his brain op this evening...he is so much better in the new hospital, thank God. I am now more hopeful than the past two days that he will make it now. All digits crossed and a prayer.
I have to go to him, although Maddy and the other dogs need me here - I must go!
Short and not so sweet blog today: I hope to come back with good news tomorrow.
Day 18: God help us if this is what we have to expect from our hospital when we are dying. Poor Chris is in absolute agony and they give him morphine to relieve it, but it doesn't last very long. He is still bleeding from his brain and they can't move him to the neuro unit as there are no beds. Its an exchange, one of JR patients for one of GW hospitals.
Day 19: The hospital is waiting to place him in a bed at The John Radcliffe...he is dying and they are waiting for a bed???? Heads will roll if anything happens to him in the meantime, as I am a real softie at heart but a lioness when it comes to my family. The NHS is about as good as a chocolate teapot...when you need them most! We used to have a healthcare envied by the Western World, not so any longer!
Maddy and her swelling tummy. She is well, but tired. I am feeding her as many home grown nutrients as possible, with canned tuna, fresh chicken and fresh mince and vegetables...plus bonemeal, so she should be healthy!
Piglets foot is better, so I was right not to worry too much thank goodness!
We are all eagerly waiting, and already I have had a phone call from my local health visitor who knows me well to ask if I will sell her friend a puppy. A great recommendation, so I am happy. She also has two other friends who would like one, so it looks like Maddy will be losing quiet a large chunk of her family as soon as they are ready.
I will keep one I think...it has to be worth Maddy's effort.
At last I managed to get to the butchers today and bought £6.30 worth of Ox liver @ 30p lb or 60p kg, 10lb of their best mince @ 98p per lb, 6 boned breast of lamb £10.00. 12 large fresh eggs, a bag of bones and a chicken. £29.00 for two weeks worth of food for 6 animals. All that and my son and I will eat it too, though not the liver, yuk, it's bad enough having to prepare it.
Why do we all buy the disgusting tinned dog food at such a price, as it's unfit for humans, and can actually harm you pet and shorten it's life by up to 8 years.
Breast of Lamb is great for dogs and we love them cooked crispy...the very cheapest lamb, and the tastiest if cooked for a long time, with rosemary and garlic. Yum!
One big bag of liver has gone in the oven for the dogs....so they will eat well tomorrow. Liver, red pepper, garlic and veg with a nice gravy...better be careful not to give them too much as you know what it does to them!
Just to finish the night off, my brother is out of pain and awaiting his brain op this evening...he is so much better in the new hospital, thank God. I am now more hopeful than the past two days that he will make it now. All digits crossed and a prayer.
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