Lesley Jones
Otherwise know as Zooey
... I may be some time.
Apologies for being absent of late, but things have conspired to keep me away from the forum. Work is crazy and with my husband being sent to another site with a five hour round trip, I end up doing the zoo alone after work. Yesterday we got up in the middle of the night for a regular treatment and then up properly at 5.20. Three hours doing the animals, no time for breakfast and we went our separate ways. Upsetting news left me unable to manage lunch and after work it was back to the zoo. Derek got home around 8.00 and we didn't finish until well after 10.00. No time for dinner either.
It was the same this morning, only one of our chickens was slightly injured and no breakfast again.
I've introduced you to Purdy before - our pure white cat with the brain tumour. Sadly it recently affected her optic nerve and she was unable to blink in her left eye, leading to an ulcer. In spite of intensive treatments the eye is perforated and she is too high a risk for surgery. Thankfully it doesn't seem to bother her and she is happy, purring and eating well. It seems the next thing to go (and maybe very soon) is the swallowing, which would be a horrible end, so we felt we had no choice but to book a home visit for next Monday. I know the tumour was diagnosed 7 years ago and the prognosis was poor. She was lucky to survive the first operation, let alone continue to a good old age (15), but I'm absolutely gutted. She is the most spirited animal I have ever known and it's going to be a tough few days.
Next week I'm likely to go back to the new web site design, like a passenger from the Titanic clinging to the last lifeboat. I may also plan a day out with the camera to take my mind off things, so expect me back within a few weeks. I hope everyone is keeping well...
Apologies for being absent of late, but things have conspired to keep me away from the forum. Work is crazy and with my husband being sent to another site with a five hour round trip, I end up doing the zoo alone after work. Yesterday we got up in the middle of the night for a regular treatment and then up properly at 5.20. Three hours doing the animals, no time for breakfast and we went our separate ways. Upsetting news left me unable to manage lunch and after work it was back to the zoo. Derek got home around 8.00 and we didn't finish until well after 10.00. No time for dinner either.
It was the same this morning, only one of our chickens was slightly injured and no breakfast again.
I've introduced you to Purdy before - our pure white cat with the brain tumour. Sadly it recently affected her optic nerve and she was unable to blink in her left eye, leading to an ulcer. In spite of intensive treatments the eye is perforated and she is too high a risk for surgery. Thankfully it doesn't seem to bother her and she is happy, purring and eating well. It seems the next thing to go (and maybe very soon) is the swallowing, which would be a horrible end, so we felt we had no choice but to book a home visit for next Monday. I know the tumour was diagnosed 7 years ago and the prognosis was poor. She was lucky to survive the first operation, let alone continue to a good old age (15), but I'm absolutely gutted. She is the most spirited animal I have ever known and it's going to be a tough few days.
Next week I'm likely to go back to the new web site design, like a passenger from the Titanic clinging to the last lifeboat. I may also plan a day out with the camera to take my mind off things, so expect me back within a few weeks. I hope everyone is keeping well...
