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it's a long shot but I know there's lots of people here with huge experiences and a wide range of expertese in various fields, does anyone have any experience or knowledge of stuff like behavioural issues related let's say to disability,in the sense of a physical disability or addiction to painkillers or anger management problems or similar? If so (if you would be so kind and you have the time obviously!) could you pm me? Have done a massive post but don't feel able to share the whole thing and don't know who to talk to but feel I need to talk to someone! Thanks a million

Hope you've got this sorted by now, my son works for specsavers and said his branch would absolutely change them for you under their no quibble guarantee so your branch should as well.

Am very proud of my son who did the London to Brighton bike ride yesterday well done Chris

Happy Birthday xxx

All so beautiful We have the gorgeous Brian who is 8 this year, who actually likes me and likes sweetcorn and peas and Prince Eugene master of the universe, handreared by Mrs Ook, the most spoiled and indulged cat in the world, by his other devoted human slave, and who has no time for me or anyone else at all unless I am opening a can of tuna in which case he tolerates me.

it has all got too much for Harry and he's obviously had enough so he will be leaving us in about an hour

So sorry Alicia and Ray Jo x

thanks for ALL the thoughts for Harry I finally heard from the vet, the tests show that H is anaemic and that there's basically something going on with his liver, no mention of kidneys though. So it boils down to a possible liver scan (?) which the PDSA who are helping us may or may not pay for but even if they did there's no guarantee it could be treatable or that they will definately even be able to see what is wrong, the line was so bad I could hardly hear what the guy was saying hence the ?, or a course of steroids just to see what happens. Given that no one knows how old Harry is and I think he could be pretty old I am not sure what to do so going to have a think and speak to them again tomorrow. He's the same in himself, constant constant drinking when he is awake but thankfully he's had some rest today, he's also ravenously hungry which is not very like him he's never been very food oriented. Thanks everyone again very very much helps knowing you are all here and that people understand Jo x and Harry xx

get well soon Lucy

So sorry

no of course I don't mind, quite the opposite, thanks Ange and thanks everyone for all the good thoughts, he's just this minute settled down to sleep after hours being very unsettled, confused and horrible (for him) uncontrollable drinking and peeing, we get the blood test results tomorrow. I hope he can get some rest for a while at least. Harry

loads and loads of black squirrels here in Stevenage .

definately agree, my dog Harry is, going by looks, part Cairn, he's old now but being a terrier is still a very opinionated person!

Only just seen this thread ! Congratulations Barbara xx

Guinness

Some pics of the lovely Lu who left us last sunday. He was the sweetest, most gentle, gormless, silly, trustworthy dog who loved everyone and every other animal he ever met, loved life and was just a very happy person and a great friend. We love you Lu. here he is with Millie. He's back now with his old mate Lee and I'm sure this is exactly what they are doing right now. and how I'll always remember him.

So sorry Lisa, she was beautiful so sorry Lisa, she was beautiful.

thankyou, all of you Lu collapsed completely shortly after I first posted this morning, I knew for sure this was his time, and it took over two hours of phone calls to find that my own vet was unable to come out for PTS as no nurse was available and in addition I spoke to my actual vet who, after asking me exactly WHY he had not been updated about the effectiveness of the antibiotics (the next appointment Lu was booked in for was tomorrow) told me bluntly and unsympathetically that we needed to discuss further treatment and said he did not understand what was meant by 'collapse'. I am afraid I hung up before I swore. I would have had to drive Lu 15 miles in any case to see this person. In the end we found a wonderful vet five minutes away who was willing to help Lu and she came out to the car and I could not have wished for anything more peaceful, kind and sympathetic, she was wonderful. Needless to say we will not be going back to the original vet, ever. I have some great pictures of him so will give him his own rainbow bridge thread in a few days. It has been a strange and sad day but I am sure we did the right thing at the right time for Lu so holding on to that thought is helping a bit. He was a star. Thankyou all again Jo x

Lu has gone my own vet was useless, unhelpful, condescending, callous and incompetent, the vet we eventually found to help him on his way was kindness itself and I'm very grateful to her.

Lu's antibiotics are not helping and he seems to be going downhill, he's a very old 13, seems to have been old for a long time too. Right now I feel I might have a very hard decision to make soon. Helps that I know everyone here understands.

packet of couscous in different flavours supermarket own is about 50p, put it in a plastic pot with a lid and bung boiling water on at work.

Back from vets with Lu, he's being treated for an infection in the first instance, antibiotics and steroids so we'll see if his glands go down over next few days. He says thanks for all the good wishes xx

hope everyone ok, sorry not been keeping up. Am off to vets later with Lu, all his lymph nodes have swollen up, he's 13 and not in the best nick so I am not expecting good news to be honest

We decided last year to celebrate Eugene's birthday on September 5th, it's roundabout now anyway, Original Thread In two years he's gone from a scruffy little waif, who everyone was really worried might not even make it, to possibly one of the the most pampered and handsome cats in the world, he has his own personal servant (not me, his new dad, I'm not good enough!!) and is waited on hand and foot, NOTHING is too good or too much trouble for him! So happy birthday Woo, we love you. And Happy Birthday to Eugene's brother Bug whenever he celebrates and of course thinking of their sister Lyra who is no longer with us

A . Fantastic with the dogs is better than ok with the dogs and picking hairs off his clothes and am sure A would be very polishly polite and gallant and chivalrous and be nice and discreet at weekends.