Anna the dog

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Originally Posted by Mendip

hopefully her retinas will survive the sudden shock of daylight.

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Hahaha that tickled me.

I remember my husky was sick and had no energy at all. I had to lift the heavy bstard onto the vet table where he was sprawled out with 4 legs pointed at the 4 corners of the room.

All of a sudden, no warning, no lube, not even a little bit of spit, tail up thermometer right in.

Without even flinching his eyes just rolled to the side to meet mine with that one-eyeborow-up-one-eyebrow-down kinda look.

Sorry bud, you're on your own with this one.

Ya-dong in a Bombay Sapphire bottle?

The covert ops are failing with this one.

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And yet Anna stays in the rain... she doesn't have to.

Maybe she has low self esteem...

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Or maybe she's smart enough to know that the cool rain feels great...

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We await the diagnosis but both I and the vet suspect a tick-borne blood parasite. Maya has already been vulnerable to these before.

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Poor dog, sorry about that. I hope she recovers quickly.

My Panda is also under the weather this morning. There were piles of vomit around, it rather looked as though she had pigged out on the swarms of termites last night. I don't think she'll do that again. She has been allowed indoors and found herself a quiet corner.

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To Dirk's point, WTF is that in the gin bottle? To digress a little, the BBC had a piece about 'super processed foods' and some evidence that they are related to health issues. I can understand that slices of ham and processed cheese are on the 'super processed' list. I was beyond disappointed to see that the list included - gin. :sssh:

^ Ya Dong.

The blue of the Bombay Sapphire bottle makes the reddish brownish Ya Dong look particularly disgusting. The taste is unaltered of course... that remains awful.

And thanks for you concern Shutree. The vet called the wife this morning and apparently Maya has worms in her blood. In times gone by I would have pursued this... what kind of 'worms'? How did she get them? Is it some kind of parasite? etc etc... but I have learnt not to go there as I will only get frustrated. So, 'worms' it is.

My suspicion is that it is some kind of blood parasite, maybe mosquito or tick borne. The 'worms' are apparently sensitive to the antibiotics she already has so hopefully we will see an improvement by tomorrow. When she goes back to the vet in a few of days I will try to see the lab report on her blood test and discover what she has in her blood. I like to research the various ailments my dogs get.

She's eating at least, but very lethargic today.

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Lola never stops trying to get Maya to play. I don't know how Maya puts up with it.

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Another evening... another blank.

It's been a few months since I caught a decent sized fish from our pond, big enough to take back to the kitchen. I can see the big pla nin swimming around but I just can't catch them... I only seem to catch the small ones.

But still... it gets me out of the house. :)

Tonight Anna seemed to realise that Maya is off colour and lay down right next to her. Yogi is there because Anna is coming into another one of her 'pseudo-heats' and he senses a chance soon. Lucky bugger.

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I had a tin of Thatchers Gold tonight although I must admit that I'm looking forward to some Inches next month... if Veg Dingle has left any. It seems a bit traitorous to enjoy a Hereford cider over a Somerset cider... FFS, Hereford is almost Wales.

Anyway, Lola started pulling Maya's tail tonight in an attempt to get her to play, but Maya just wasn't into it. Maya has been fantastic because she's obviously not well, but her patience must have limits so I separated them tonight to be on the safe side.

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Speedy recovery to Maya, hopefully she shakes it off soon.

What are you using for fish bait?

Worms ?:spin:

Hard to see, try sweetcorn :D

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I had a tin of Thatchers Gold tonight although I must admit that I'm looking forward to some Inches next month... if Veg Dingle has left any

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Here's the prelude to the other photo...:)

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Do you like Stowford Press?:)

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Originally Posted by Reg Dingle

Do you like Stowford Press?

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Yes, miss that one in Thailand.

^^ Hey, hang on.

£7 for ten tins of Inches?

I make that... just a moment..

Only 70p a tin??? Or 30 Baht!

I pay four times that for cider in Korat, and I can't even get Inches.

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What are you using for fish bait?

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I use bread but it seems that the older fish are wise to this now.

I went through a phase of drilling holes through fish pellets so I could get them on the hook, but it was hard work.

I'll try sweetcorn tonight.

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Only 70p a tin??? Or 30 Baht!

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You need to shop around nowadays
Send your Ma out to stock up before they rise again.:)

This is a lovely drink and around 7 quid in a pub.
4 for 3 brings it down to just over a quid.
Fill your boot

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Amazing.

All I've been hearing about is a 'cost of living' crisis in the UK.

Anyway, some light relief...

Lola settling in - YouTube

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I'll try sweetcorn tonight.

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I've had past success with that in murky lakes.
How is Maya now?

^ Maya isn't herself but she's definitely picked up, I guess now that the anti-biotics are kicking in. She's back on her food which is always a good sign.

Aren't anti-biotics a wonderful thing.

And yes, I'm going to try sweetcorn tonight. Stumpy had a spare tin in his larder which he has kindly agreed to lend me.

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Stumpy had a spare tin in his larder which he has kindly agreed to lend me.

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You only need a few pieces. You could mail the rest back to him.

^ I will. I can stick them in the packet of Bisto he asked for. :)

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And yes, I'm going to try sweetcorn tonight. Stumpy had a spare tin in his larder which he has kindly agreed to lend me.

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I have no such thing. I buy the corn fresh at the market and my wife shaves it off the cob then I cook it in real salted butter and a bit of water.

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Pic of my cabinet buddy. One can olive, 2 cans diced Jalapeno's I brought from the states and 1 eight pack of Albacore tuna. You will not find tinned or frozen veggies in my place ever. :). Again just to easy to ride my Wave 5 minutes and pick up anything fresh.

Admittedly, I do have jars of Marinated Artichoke hearts, again from Costco from the states. I stock up.

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Originally Posted by Reg Dingle

You need to shop around nowadays
Send your Ma out to stock up before they rise again.:)

This is a lovely drink and around 7 quid in a pub.
4 for 3 brings it down to just over a quid.
Fill your boot

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I prefer the red.

^ Its weaker that one, although I haven't tried it yet.

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^ Its weaker that one, although I haven't tried it yet.

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Its deftinately a decent beer and cheap in oz also .but unfortunately the bottle only 330 ml.. thats just a sip gotta buy 2 slabs to get the glow on. Not happy

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And yes, I'm going to try sweetcorn tonight.

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I didn't see any fish n chips n peas in the dinner thread.

It seems that Maya is feeling better.

She usually sits by the pool with the others to watch me do my morning 50 lengths but today she was absent, along with Lola.

I discovered them on the front 'lawn'.

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Yes, you may well look round guiltily, Lola...

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I left them alone. All that will be left of this pigeon will be the feet and stomach. Maya always starts on the head, disgusting dog that she is.

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