Open up your heart to me

Just a quick update for those of you how haven’t seen Facebook or Jez’s blog. I had confirmation of Jez’s appointment and an information pack through from the specialist yesterday. It turns out that she is booked in for the day on Monday, the intention being that the vet will examine her and operate on her all in the one day. I had been expecting a consultation and then a future appointment for any operation. I phoned the clinic today and they have confirmed that this is the case. So now I’m feeling much better, and looking forward to my little girl having her leg fixed properly (and hopefully finally) on Monday. Of course, I haven’t heard what the specialist has to say yet –well I wouldn’t have done, would I – but it sounds encouraging. Interestingly one of the people of the Staffy forum said that when their dog’s operation failed the vet removed the actual kneecap, and that after a few weeks the dog was fine. Of course, all this means that Chris and I are pretty much restricted to the house over Christmas, as we won’t really be able to take Jez out (she’ll most probably be on 10 minute walks and no jumping up/climbing stairs). But that’s not a big deal.

Anyway, we drop her off just after 10am and pick her up again after 4pm. They have even sent us details of what to see in the area and where we can eat. If it’s a nice day I thought we might go to Lacock Abbey, which is a medieval abbey which has been converted to a house. It’s been used in films like Harry Potter, Pride & Prejudice & The Other Boleyn Girl, plus was the home of the photographer William Henry Fox Talbot, and there is a museum to him there. Sounds like our sort of thing and is only about 10 miles from where we’re going. We’ll need something to occupy us for the day. Getting her back all that way in the car after an anaesthetic will be fun, as she is always so distressed, but I plan to put her duvet on the floor in the back of the Merc as there’s a lot of room there. Hopefully she’ll settle down on that.

Otherwise I have spent the last 2 mornings clearing leaves AGAIN. That’s the last time though, thank goodness. I can’t believe how many leaves seemed to fall off the trees this year!

And I must say a big Thank You to Audrey for the pressie I got through the post yesterday. I haven’t drunk mine yet (one of those flavoured coffees Audrey was talking about a little while ago) but Jez demolished her dog biscuit immediately. I’d hardly opened the parcel before she was climbing all over me trying to get at it. I don’t know what they put in it, but it certainly caught her attention. She clearly thought it was very yummy…





And then, as if that wasn’t enough, she decided she had to eat the packet it came in as well!

I don’t know if I said, but we were supposed to be going to our gay friends’ wedding (well, Civil Partnership as they are called) tomorrow. We had to say we couldn’t go in the end as we can’t really leave Jez with the sitter given the restrictions on walking her and allowing her to run and play with other dogs. But we’ll be thinking of them. So I’d just like to wish Dave and Paul very best wished and to say Good Luck for the future.