Do you say that ‘It’s agony, Ivy’? I had to look it up – apparently it was originally ‘Ee, it was agony, Ivy’ – was a one-liner from Ray’s a Laugh 1949-61! Anyway, it is agony and here I am, after a funny couple of weeks. It’s not ‘funny ha ha’ either, as both Muffin and myself have been in the wars and still are.
I’ve been banned from doing my blogs this week by She Who Must be Obeyed – she would definitely shout at me if she was here. It’s a case of while the cat’s away, the mouse will play (and type a blog) but don’t tell her I’ve told you! Not only am I in agony but she’s up to her ears in work – and mostly this last couple of weeks it’s been voluntary for Cleveleys!
The cause of all this is because my back has well and truly gone. As you know, I am an arthritis sufferer among many other things. It decided to remind me who’s the boss, me or arthritis, and I’m afraid arthritis won this game, harrumph!
‘It’s agony, Ivy’
Anyway, what feels like ages ago now, I turned sharply and felt something really hurt in the middle of my spine. ‘Oh no’ I thought to myself as this has happened before so I knew what I was in for, but this time it’s done me proud. I’ve been in the most exquisite back pain that I’ve been ready for jumping out of the window. The whole of my spine and muscles either side of it have been awful. Rest is the only thing that helps me, aside from the myriad of painkillers that I take, so it’s been a case of get on with it. Some arthritis responds to movement, mine doesn’t, unless they want to find me swinging off a chandelier!
It’s been a case of sitting on my derriere and hoping the pain will start to ebb. And there’s not much to tell as it’s still very painful. I have been waited on, which is a lovely change from it being the other way round, although they have all mucked in and done jobs that I usually do.
I am an automaton…
I’m not complaining because I don’t know how I would have coped on my own. I can’t bend, twist or make any bodily movements at all. I look a bit like one of those people who are pretending to be an automaton, with jerky movements just like they make when they’re pretending to be toy soldiers or whatever. My heat pad has come in very handy and I would recommend them to anyone suffering pain. They do relax the muscles somewhat and I’ve always used one, they’re very good.
I’ve not been out of the door, although looking at the rain and the howling gales, I’m enjoying being inside and watching the waves crashing and the rain with very strong winds driving it. I kept wondering what I was missing when I couldn’t go to The Venue as we all have a good laugh and a catch up on the weeks events.
Mr Muffin’s Troubles
Enough of me, now onto Muffin. As you will know my beautiful Muffin is my little dog. He’s kept bleeding every time he’s gone for a wee and it’s been going on and off for ages. He has been to the vets and each time it cleared up for two weeks or so and started again.
To cut a long story short, he finished another course of antibiotics and would you know, yes, correct, he was bleeding again. My heart sank as I knew what would be coming. This time it was different because the latest urine sample showed not just bacteria, but also crystals. I know they can indicate the formation of stones in his bladder, thus causing infection and a bleed.
Anyway on Tuesday morning he went in for a scan on his bladder. He’d got three stones, so they anaesthetised him to take them out. My poor little Muffin. The trouble is, because of Covid you have to hand your animal over at the front door and someone takes him inside to sort the problem. When they’ve been examined, they bring them back out with treatment if needed.
The problem I see is that you can’t be there to explain what the trouble is. If your pet is very nervous of the vets, which a lot are, you can’t comfort them.
By the way, a helpful hint if you have boy dogs and need a urine sample. Wait until they go for a wee, go out with them and hold a large spoon or ladle under their tail to catch it. It really works at our house anyway. I don’t know what happens collecting a water sample from a bitch, having said that!
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