The Adventures of Fripp

 Is it really Thursday, it’s gone so fast. Nix put the mattress back on the bed yesterday and she was very excited about going to bed last night. She had all clean sheets and said she could sleep for England so for that reason I allowed her to sleep the whole night through. I didn’t wake up once which was very good for both of us and when we did get up, I got an extra long walk down the boardwalk. It was freezing cold so Nix didn’t take any photos but she did take a photo of my drawer when we got home. You know how I have my own drawer at the vets with all my flushing paraphernalia in it, well I now have my own drawer here with all my coats in it 🙂 I am feeling quite a bit better and I only dig the floor now and again. I am still doing my trembling but it’s usually when I’m a bit excited about something. Sally came to visit today and I trembled quite a lot then. She very kindly brought communion for Nix as we’re not going to church at the moment and Nix was missing it. Sally also ...

  Hello everyone, welcome to the roller coaster ride that is my life 🙂 I’ve had quite a good 24 hours…Nix not so much, she’s got a bad knee 🫢 I did quite a bit of digging yesterday evening but did eventually go to sleep. Nix woke me up around 9pm for our last walk round the block. We collected my tartan coat on the way back as Nix had left it at Janet’s when we went for a cup of tea…we did leave in a bit of a rush because I was panicking a bit.  When we went to bed Nix had to bribe me with treats to get on the mattress with her. I did give in eventually and stayed there until she went to sleep. I then got off so I could go to bed properly in my favourite donut bed. Nix woke up after an hour and may have noticed I wasn’t there. She said she’s done her knee in trying to get up because it’s so low and as I don’t seem interested in getting on the bed with her she’s going to move it all back onto the proper bed base because she said she didn’t think she would be able to get up if...

 So Nix managed to change our appt with Bron and bring it forward to lunchtime as we didn’t want to drive that far after dark. Going over the Telscombe cliffs is bad enough in daylight 🫢 Nix had a very long chat with Bron to work out a plan of action. They decided that there has been some improvement since I started the Fluoxetine (Prozac) and as it can take some weeks to kick in they don’t want to start adding other stuff just yet. If in a month there isn’t much improvement they will add in Vivitonin but we have to be very careful with any new drug because of my autoimmune situation so I should have to have my bloods checked regularly. Bron is against a brain scan (MRI) as there is risk involved and what would we do if I had a brain tumour…nothing, so no point. My anal glands were empty and Bron feels they filled up because of stress rather than the other way round and now I’m a little calmer they’ve been okay…thank goodness! Last night Nix slept on the mattress on the floor and ...

 I did misplace my Mojo again last night and I woke Nix up at around 1am. I was trying to do battle with the blinds so Nix thought she would try letting me out in the garden. I did go out but I just stood there staring, I didn’t have a wee. I then woke her  up again at about 3am so she took me for a walk round the block…in the rain 🫢 You see I’d felt a bit weird at bedtime, I was smacking my lips and staring at Nix. She is pretty sure that I don’t have a bad tooth because Bron had a look last week but another friend has a dog who does that when they have an acidic stomach. I don’t know why I was doing it but I know it worried Nix but I think it was the ‘painful’ stare that got her in the end. Anyway I got the extra walk in which was very nice and I did quite a long wee so Nix is going to start taking me out later now to see if that helps. I’m thinking ‘clutching at straws’ myself, don’t know about you 🤣 We had a nice walk this morning in the rain, I was dawdling a bit but ot...

 Nix says I have my mojo back! I have no idea what that means but she’s much happier so it must be a good thing.  I didn’t want to go in the car yesterday so we went for a walk along the beach at sunset. I liked it very much because there were lots of dogs to meet but it was very cold.  We went out again at 9pm and Nix was looking upwards at the stars when she noticed the moon looked very different. It had a sort of halo of light round it and Nix found out it’s called a lunar halo. It’s caused by ice particle thingies apparently. You can see Jupiter next to it as well, it made Nix very happy for some reason.  This morning Nix woke up before me so there were no 3am walkies. We didn’t go to church obviously because I’m still not well enough but Nix watched the live stream on YouTube…I went to sleep which is the norm for me in church.  Nix just took me to the local rec and we had a little wander down the river and then through the little wood. We met a lady with a ...

  We went out at 3am this morning, it was really good. All the street lights had been turned off but we had the light from the moon. It was really really cold, Nix moaned all the way 🤣 The reason we were out so early was I had a bit of an episode trying to get behind the blinds. Nix was worried I’d break them so she decided to take me out. I don’t think she realised just how cold it was.  We went for our second walk about 7.30am and whilst it was still freezing, the sun was out and there wasn’t any wind so it didn’t feel that cold at all. I didn’t really feel like trotting ahead like I usually do so Nix is a bit worried about that but she will speak to Bron on Monday. I did do a poo and that seemed to make Nix happy because I didn’t eat very well last night.  At the moment I am taking Psyllium for my anal glands and I started on the doggie Prozac a week ago. Nix isn’t sure if the Prozac would be slowing me down after just a week…she will ask Bron. She will also decide on...

 I had quite a good night last night. Nix left me in my donut beds in the lounge and I was going to join her later but I fell asleep. I had my own lamp on so I wouldn’t wake up in the dark. I did sleep right through until about 4.30am and then I tried to pull the blinds down in the bedroom so it woke Nix up. She just sat with me for a bit and then I got into my bed and went to sleep. So all in all quite a good night.  We didn’t go to meditation this morning because Nix didn’t think I would enjoy it. We did really miss seeing everyone so it was very nice that Rita came round afterwards and brought us a croissant 😋  We were just getting ready to go out again when Jackie came to visit which was very nice but I thought maybe she was going to be looking after me while Nix went out so I put on my best trembling performance. It worked and she didn’t stay long after that. Nix said she was never going to leave me but always best to be certain I think.  This afternoon we have...

 So where do I start…I shall start in the middle because I know you all worry about me. I’ve been to the vets and I’ve had my bloods taken but we won’t have the results just yet. Bron just wants to make sure that the Fluoxetine (doggy Prozac) hasn’t affected my platelets. If all is well I’ll stay on it for a while but I shall have to get my blood tested again in a week just to be sure.  My anal glands had filled right up again so we may need to talk about that. Nix asked Dr Chris if there was anything she should add to my food and he said no but we all know that’s not true so Nix will talk to Bron about it. Lots of different things have been recommended by you guys but we just want Bron to okay it.  To go back to the beginning I did wake up at 3.30am but Nix didn’t need to take me out for a walk. I was mainly digging but she managed to calm me and I eventually went back to sleep. We went for a lovely walk along the boardwalk this morning but in the opposite direction as N...

 I didn’t have a very good night last night. Even if I’m a bit fractious during the day I always sleep at night. Last night was different and so was the evening I suppose. I was very restless and I couldn’t relax. Nix took me out for my last walk and I met a couple of very nice girls. They really liked me and gave me lots of hugs. I did go to bed when we got home but I couldn’t get to sleep. I made Nix very upset because she could see I looked scared. I did scratch the sofa quite badly and I scratched at the floors and the windows. In the end by about 1.30am Nix gave in and took me out again. It was very dark because all the street lights had gone out and Nix had to use her phone torch or see where we were going. When we got home I did go to bed and after a lot of tossing and turning and panting a lot I finally nodded off. I was up again at 5am by which time Nix had decided to bring my vets appointment forward and take me today. I didn’t really fancy that so I upped my game and I’v...

 Hello everyone, I am still feeling a bit better. I had a bit of a funny turn last night but Nix came and gave me a hug and after a while I settled down. I had a very good night and just had a little bit of an episode this morning, well maybe two episodes but they were only little…Nix found me trying to dig the floor up in the bedroom…twice 🫢 Nix and Bron my vet had a long conversation last night about moi of course. Because it’s so far to keep driving to Peacehaven Bron has arranged for me to see another vet at the Brighton branch which is much closer.  She has made us an appointment for Thursday when I will have lots of checks. First of all we have to check that the Prozac hasn’t affected my platelets because a few things that I have taken in the past have done that. As long as everything is okay I shall stay on the Prozac for a little while longer. The new vet, his name is Chris will check my anal glands and Nix will take a urine sample too because when I got my thrombocyt...