Lippy Dog

Mishka and I had a wander around the garden the other evening while I took more night photos. Looks like Mish had a few friends hanging around as per usual. The abscess on the inside of his lip has finished draining but he keeps chewing sticks and making it bleed so have begun coating it with hypericum and calendular ointment to stop any further infection. Meanwhile I keep him cosy in front of the fire with the occasional cat for company.

A cold snap has drifted in with the rain and caused some rheumatism in my left hand so typing is now more of a two finger thing. I spend time huddled under a minky blanket with two wheat packs, one of which I have performed surgery on as it ruptured and began leaking. Of course I didn't realise this at first and was picking up and snacking on what I thought were pieces of nut bar only to receive a nasty surprise. As you do when you tend to eat things you find hidden in crevices of a sofa.

Lenin Goes A-wandering

Lunch time I was sitting munching on crackers and drinking black tea when something moved just to my right which turned out to be Lenin the rooster who was standing in the doorway between the sitting and dining rooms. He had marched right on in the open front door, past the sleeping dog, around an armchair and straight to me. Of course when I started the yelling part he panicked a bit and tried to walk through an unopened window. Realizing that a frightened rooster is a poohing rooster I calmed down and tried to shepherd him outside again. I thought shutting the door was the answer but just now after I had put everyone in the hen house for the night I came in to find Lenin wandering around the kitchen. By this time two cats and the dog were following me in so it was with quite a bit of difficulty that I managed to usher him back outside. Why he's wanting to come in the house all the time is beyond me. What is more disturbing is that he seems very aware of the layout of the cottage. Looks like he's getting some inside information.

Meanwhile Mishka has a large abscess inside his lip. First noticed it a week ago when his face began bulging out to one side. Gave him Homeopathic Silicea 30c which burst it and led to copious amounts of pus and blood being expelled. I then began washing the wound with colloidal silver. Most of the abscess has cleared out now but there's still a little muck still dribbling out and unfortunately Mish's gob still smells like Satan's bum.