We took Alfie for a walk early this (Wednesday) morning, before we drove to the oncology suite at Milton Keynes hospital. Well, I say 'walk.' As soon as we let him off his lead in Eaglestone Park he ran like a little hare and made friends with a couple of little dogs who were being walked. I think they must have wondered what had hit them, as Alfie sniffs them and runs around in circles getting excited. We didn't walk far, just a short circuit. At one point Alfie ran ahead of us as if he had an idea where we were going to walk, but we went in a slightly different direction. Then we came across another couple of dogs also being exercised. It seems a popular time for people to walk their dogs. It only seemed fair to Alfie to take him out like this, before we had to drive to the hospital, as he would be left home alone, in the kitchen.
I'm continuing with the antibiotics for Alfie, but this morning he sicked up his food, poor little dog. Maybe it was because we bought a different dog food. Or it may that the new antibiotics don't agree with him. He has a rather sensitive stomach which might account for him not feeling too well. I could tell he wasn't his usual self because he didn't give eye contact and generally looked a bit down. You can tell with Alfie, because he's such an 'in-your face' little dog, so if he's not feeling well, you can tell immediately. The first sign is that his ears go back, laid across the back of his head. If they stand up straight, he's feeling fine.
We got to the carpark at the rear of the hospital and couldn't find a space to park the car. Considering that it was fairly early, I would have expected there to be at least one space. I had to leave Carol to walk in through cardiology and then drive around to the street-level carpark at the front of the hospital. One would think that they could provide parking spaces for those who are regular visitors to the hospital. It wouldn't be difficult to have around 20 dedicated spaces for oncology patients. I suppose things will be easier when the new multi-storey carpark is opened. It can't be long before it it completed, although we hope that by then Carol's oncology treatment will have finished.
On leaving the oncology department we found that it had been raining quite hard as there was definite evidence, and the looming dark clouds looked as though there was the possibility of further rain, but hopefully not before we'd walked to the carpark. It just shows that Carol is on the mend if she can walk so far. Not a possibility when she was first diagnosed. She couldn't do much of anything due to the pain she was experiencing. The barrier was raised when we eventually left the carpark. These barriers seem to spend most of their time broken, for what reason I don't know, but they certainly cause a lot of trouble. Just remove the things and let people park free.
Poor Alfie looked as if he was in pain. He couldn't jump up onto the sofa or my armchair. I think he might have over-done things when we went out for our early-morning walk on Wednesday. He chases around madly, and might have pulled a muscle or a tendon or something. Just showing his age. I gave him some of the painkilling medication I was given the other week by Rebecca the vet when we visited regarding his eye problem. I also gave him half of the antibiotics in his dinner on Wednesday evening. No reaction like this morning when he was sick. As I write this on Thursday morning he seems fine. He's currently curled up asleep on the sofa.
I'm continuing with the antibiotics for Alfie, but this morning he sicked up his food, poor little dog. Maybe it was because we bought a different dog food. Or it may that the new antibiotics don't agree with him. He has a rather sensitive stomach which might account for him not feeling too well. I could tell he wasn't his usual self because he didn't give eye contact and generally looked a bit down. You can tell with Alfie, because he's such an 'in-your face' little dog, so if he's not feeling well, you can tell immediately. The first sign is that his ears go back, laid across the back of his head. If they stand up straight, he's feeling fine.
We got to the carpark at the rear of the hospital and couldn't find a space to park the car. Considering that it was fairly early, I would have expected there to be at least one space. I had to leave Carol to walk in through cardiology and then drive around to the street-level carpark at the front of the hospital. One would think that they could provide parking spaces for those who are regular visitors to the hospital. It wouldn't be difficult to have around 20 dedicated spaces for oncology patients. I suppose things will be easier when the new multi-storey carpark is opened. It can't be long before it it completed, although we hope that by then Carol's oncology treatment will have finished.
On leaving the oncology department we found that it had been raining quite hard as there was definite evidence, and the looming dark clouds looked as though there was the possibility of further rain, but hopefully not before we'd walked to the carpark. It just shows that Carol is on the mend if she can walk so far. Not a possibility when she was first diagnosed. She couldn't do much of anything due to the pain she was experiencing. The barrier was raised when we eventually left the carpark. These barriers seem to spend most of their time broken, for what reason I don't know, but they certainly cause a lot of trouble. Just remove the things and let people park free.
Poor Alfie looked as if he was in pain. He couldn't jump up onto the sofa or my armchair. I think he might have over-done things when we went out for our early-morning walk on Wednesday. He chases around madly, and might have pulled a muscle or a tendon or something. Just showing his age. I gave him some of the painkilling medication I was given the other week by Rebecca the vet when we visited regarding his eye problem. I also gave him half of the antibiotics in his dinner on Wednesday evening. No reaction like this morning when he was sick. As I write this on Thursday morning he seems fine. He's currently curled up asleep on the sofa.
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