Yantan Posted June 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 I don't know the specific answer to your question about the fan Jazz but I have one that is on every night by my bedside, regardless of the weather and we have one on the sitting room that's on a lot during spells of hot weather. Running them doesn't seem to make a lot of difference to our leccy bill. Our garden needs a really good tidy up.My knackered shoulder means I can only do a little bit before it starts complaining but quite honestly I have fallen out of love with gardening and just can't be bothered. Ruby never has time to attend to it so we've talked about getting someone in but finding a gardener who doesn't charge an arm and a leg is proving a challenge. Archie was prancing and a-dancing on his walk this morning. I don't know what got into him. We did a bit more seeing as he seemed up for it and he didn't slow down at all. He is fast asleep on his sofa right now though and has been since we got in, which is going on for 2 hrs now. Ooooh fish n'chips at Whitby - yes please! They were really good last time I was there. We got some smoked fish (kippers?) to bring home and that was delish too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 Jazz, we have 3fans on all night and one on all day...I guess the only thing you can do is try it. Dogs heal at different rates..she may just be taking longer...or she may need a revision Yantan....any teenagers around...easy money in my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackmagic Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 My mother had a retired gardener who did her garden for a reasonable charge. it was money in his pocket. Maybe local scouts or BB's could help for badge work. My father was crafty. He had a heart attack when he was head teacher in a rural school.he introduced ' gardening' to the timetable for the older kids and had them do his garden while he was not able to do it. Can you reorganise the garden to need less maintenance? My son's elderly neighbours have laid their front garden to chips with some pots. We have 1 acre of garden so it is an endless task, like painting the Forth Bridge. By the time you get to the end the beginning needs done again. When we bought the house it was just grass, grass and more grass( with a lot of clover and moss as well) We planted some decorative trees and made two flower beds. Round the back we created rockeries out of grass slopes. So a lot of ongoing maintenance. We have a neighbouring crofter who cute grass in the summer. He charges £10 for a small lawn and £15 for a large one. WE have three large ones! When Jim went into hospital he immediately said he would cut our grass for us. He only let us pay once then wouldn't take any money after that so we bought him a bottle of malt whisky at Christmas. The soil is funny. Some is peat over granite and some is sand. A plant will not flourish but if you move it three feet it will romp away. About 1/4 acre at the back was planted with pine trees when the house was built in the 1960's so they are very large now and a bit unsteady. A lot have been blown down by the gales which means the next in line lose the protection of them so they end up being blown down in the next gale. With Jim being out action last year there is a mountain of fallen wood to be cleared. The large stuff can be used in the wood burning stove but the small stuff needs disposed off. We have a large mound to be burned already but need the right weather conditions for a bonfire. I do foresee a time when we cannot manage it all. After a misty start the sun has come out. It is another warm day in Scotland but we are promised heavy rain and gales on Wednesday night/Thursday. Jazz , look at the wattage of the fan. e.g A 1 kw fan will use one unit an hour. Here is a table to show how much is used http://www.cryer.co.uk/brian/misc/how_much_electricity.htm It is very worrying when our dogs are ill and we feel so useless. Is she getting enough rest and controlled exercise? Did she have surgery to repair her cruciate ligament? If so , she should be on strict cage rest for a few weeks with only out on lead for toilet, then gradual increase controlled on lead exercise. Did the vet not give you rehab instructions? Cleo's rehab was 12 weeks all in before she was off lead. My heart was in my mouth the first time she ran off lead but she was fine. She was back doing gentle agilityy after 12 weeks. Shame about Shelley, Owl , but I hope you and Wispa can enjoy some holiday adventures now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 she did have cruciate repair. wasnt told to crate rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 Jazz, bloody hell...6weeks strict rest...either crate or harness and lead... absolutely no jumping or running...no getting on the sofa herself bed etc... same goes for getting off. As blackmagic says literally a wee and back in, I didn't do crate rest but lead and harness and lifting them on and off the sofa... carrying 30kg of dog upstairs and downstairs was not fun!! We are always given a hand out with rehab instructions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 shes on the floor most of the time. i lift her on and off the bed but she has been getting on and off the sofa herself, but most of the time shes lay on the floor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 Yep absolutely no jumping or climbing and no playing with the other dogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackmagic Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 This is a good site for rehab instructions. It is basically what the specialist gave me but in more detail. I followed it strictly. Cleo had TPLO which is involves breaking the bone, turning it round and inserting a metal plate. I can still feel the metal screws in Cleo's leg. https://www.topdoghealth.com/home-rehab-guides/ As was explained to me the surgery is the easy bit. The rehab is the important bit. As soon as the knee is unstable due to the cruciate damage arthritis sets in. the more she uses it when unstable the more arthritis there will be. The specialist showed me on the xray the arthritis in Cleo's knee before her op. She now gets Riaflex which is a glucosamine and chondroitin supplement. I used a crate at night but barricaded a bit of the lounge and she was in there during the day so she was near us but restricted from walking about.. If she started getting excited and trying to play she went back into her crate in the kitchen for short time to calm down. I did not know how she would react to a crate as she was 2 years old when she came into rescue. However, she accepted it no bother. You have to be cruel to be kind. The restriction is not just to let the injured leg heal but to save the extra pressure on the other leg as the dog will put more weight on it to save the sore on. That is why there is a 60% chance of the other leg going. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 Diesel was tplo and Delaney was banding..he ripped both cruciates in 1leg and the cartilage. I agree, you feel mean stopping them doing things but it is short term for long term gain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzeanna Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 Not had a dog with cruciate problems but when my daughter had a pony, it strained a tendon and we had..correction, muggins here had...to hose her leg down for fifteen minutes three times a day, and slow inhand walking for a month, then slow riding for another month. It was worth it though as she came completely sound. Our GSD Jazz had awful hips but the vet said the rest needed after an op would have driven him nuts, so she said keep him going on painkillers for as long as he can manage, which we did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eve Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 My Tiffy had TPLO on both knees at seperate times. I remember barricading sofas during the day and her sleeping in a crate at night or else she'd jump on the bed. Was difficult as well for Kai who didn't understand why he couldn't play with her as he always had. They never actually got back to playing the mad games even when she fully recovered. I think her confidence went a little bit. Kai was a huge GSD and Tiffy a small JRT/Staffy cross but she ruled the roost and was the boss of him till the day he died. She went 3 weeks after him. I feel your pain re gardening blackmagic. Our house in France is similar in that there's a huge garden in which I created several flower beds and borders meaning lots of work. Wasn't so bad when I lived there full time but now we're only there 3-4 months a year it's really hard work, even with having someone cutting the grass for us when we're not there. I still love going there but I can see us selling up as I can't give the house and garden the time it needs. And it's a long old trek from Scotland. Not quite yet though. Jazz - I'm on messenger if you ever want to chat Hot and sunny here again today, meant to be cooler tomorrow which will be welcome for dog walks. Haven't got my day off tomorrow as dog walker having this week off - how dare he lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 I don't have a lot of plants in the back garden..I have a fuschia and dog wood tree, my nan got me them both 34years ago... diesel was allergic to bee stings..as well n she could die so I pulled everything else out, shame but seeing what happened to her I couldn't risk it. The front I have 2fuschias off my nan 34years old again, 1 standard fuschia that kind of died and came back as a bush lol and a load of bulbs, gladioli, iris, daffs, tulips..oh some forget me nots for my aunt and cousin uncle and some primroses and a hanging basket. I couldn't cope with gardening, I have bark chips over the borders to help with weed control and the lawn is a breeze with a self propelled petrol mower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 Well, I did well today. In Worksop waiting for car to be serviced, wandered down to library and came across a guy semi conscious on mobility scooter. He was muttering nonsense, coming round then drifting off again. Could smell no alcohol on him and was worried he was diabetic with hypo. Was about to ring emergency services when a patrol car arrived. Cops seemed surprised to find me encouraging the guy to stay awake enough to eat something sweet. They had come to arrest him for stealing the scooter and had the furious owner with them in car! The object of my sympathy was not hypo but off his face with drugs. Just call me the village idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff Posted June 12, 2018 Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 No Owl....not he village idiot!!!! Caring and there is nothing wrong with that...infact, if more people cared then the world would be a better place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Posted June 12, 2018 Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 if he had been diabetic you could have saved his life, dont let it put you off next time xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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