No – the Tramadol did not send Jez to sleep – it upset her in the same way anaesthetic does (apparently they both contain the same morphine based derivative, which acts as an opiate). So after a couple of days she wouldn’t settle and wouldn’t go in her crate at night – which meant Saturday night we didn’t get much sleep. So I gave her one tablet Saturday morning then took her off it. Sunday night she went to bed as usual, although last night she didn’t want to go back in her crate again. However, Chris managed to get her in at last and she settled down.
Yesterday we went back to the vet and this time saw Caty, the chief vet, again. The good news is that Jez’s knee joint is no longer moving. The bad news is that the pin is causing problems and although by yesterday she was walking much better again, it is clearly catching on the muscle in her leg. At the point where the pin comes out of her knee it’s swollen and after a short walk you can see that it’s been bleeding internally.
So today it was back to the vet for another operation. We hoped it would be a short procedure to sort out the pin that is already in her leg, but it appears not. I don’t know the details as we aren’t due to see the vet until we pick Jez up at 6.30pm, but we do know they have had to re-pin her leg. So it looks like the poor little soul will be in a bad way again for a while.
Otherwise I don’t think there’s much else to tell. I’ve finally got round to trying to sort out my Christmas cakes, so have put one lot of fruit in to soak. I’ve also found a new cake recipe that I want to try, but it involves Drambuie, which I’ve not been able to get. So I’ve now got to try and track some down (having bought all the other ingredients).
We had the heating fixed, so that’s good, especially as it has now turned a lot colder. Unfortunately we got the bill today. Actually, saying it’s a lot colder, this morning was lovely – it was quite warm out in the sun. So we put our garden furniture away and I cleared up a load of leaves, although that’s a bit of a losing battle as the oaks still have nearly all of their leaves on them still.
For those of you in the UK, Autumnwatch is coming from Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour. For those of you not in the UK, you can’t see the programmes but you can check out the website here.
Meanwhile I suppose I’d better prepare for another sleepless night or two (guess who’s turn it is to sleep on the sofa and keep Jez company tonight while she recovers).
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