Apologies to my regular readers for the lack of blog yesterday . . . I was simply not up to writing an entry. The day began at 2am when poor Granny had to deal with me vomiting blood. We think it was a bone fragment irritating my stomach ulcer. Whatever it was, I was feeling absolutely awful and Granny simply left me in bed all morning. I spent a lot of time sleeping but was also rather restless with trying to get comfortable.
It was nearly midday when I eventually got up and I was out in the garden when Elaine arrived with Sasha and Kai. They had come to keep me company as Granny was due to do her first afternoon of teaching and didn’t want me home alone. I really did appreciate their company and greeted Sasha with a kiss. She was feeling a bit grizzly and did offer me a slight snarl in return but soon remembered her manners and we got on famously. Sasha was absolutely superb when Granny was giving me a small, bland meal before her departure and simply watched quietly and politely.
All three of us settled on the settee with Elaine whilst Granny was out but I did transfer to the armchair where I can sit upright and ease the pressure on my abdomen. I was bemused by Kai’s crazy posture when he decided to have a few minutes gnawing on a bone.
I was pleasantly surprised when Granny arrived home and had Mum with her and took full advantage of the situation by snatching extra cuddles before she and Elaine departed for home. I tucked in with Granny at bedtime . . . properly under the duvet with my head on the pillow and had a much better night.
Today has been unusual as Granny has been without the car as she loaned it to Mum yesterday. This meant that we actually explored an exercise area close to home instead of driving off to one of our usual haunts. There was obviously a lot of exploring to do and I sniffed around to suss out who had been there before me.
We were amazed by how waterlogged one section of the playing fields was and I actually walked into it whilst Granny chose a path to the side. We were also surprised to see other dog owners risking being fined for letting their dogs off lead on the playing fields . . . oops!
We headed into the dog exercise area where I met Baxter. I had spotted how energetic he was as we approached the area and he was certainly exuberant in his greeting and attempts to involve me in his games.
The sad reality was that I was being bothered by my cough. I did enjoy a brief proper run with him but couldn’t sustain it.
I do hope that we will meet again one day when I’m feeling better as I would love to play properly.
A little dog also joined us as Granny was chatting to Baxter’s human.
Apparently it is Baxter’s first birthday this weekend. I hope he has a great day.
I did some further exploring once Baxter had gone and was amazed at the size of a burrow. What size of rabbits live in there?
Back at home and I spent considerable time in my armchair. I was home alone for a while as Granny had a hair appointment. I’m delighted to report that I have managed to eat three small meals today and that my medications have been taken.
Well folks, it’s time for bed so I’ll wish you all well and hope to see you again for future pupdates.
Night all.
xxx