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The vet told us that it might take a few months to find the new normal so I guess we’re going to have good days and bad days. The current plan is weekly meetings with the vet every Thursday. Expensive but necessary. Holly’s not paid much attention to the weather but she does like to vary her...

After her super day on Friday the last few days have been less good. She's been a lot less enthusiastic about things, as if she's going through the motions without her usual enthusiasm. She'd stand in a puddle because its what she does, but theres been non of the usual splashing around. Some...

Ruth and I both had flapjacks so she was trying to stare at both of us at the same time. It was quite funny really.

It was wonderful to see. Lets hope she can have more trips like that. She’s now snoring at my feet.

This morning we took Holly for a drive, but not to see the bum man! We went to Mallards Pike for a walk around the lake, then stopped for a coffee and flapjack. She loved it. Her tail was up and wagging all the way around, and she was all over the place sniffing everything. She even had a...

We had Holly's weekly review today. The good news is that the heart infection seems to have cleared up. We agreed to keep her on the strong antibiotics for another week to be absolutely sure as we don't want it to come back. She's also more interested in playing - she flew out the French...

We had a short walk around the fields today. Holly's eyes lit up when she saw this puddle. She splashed through it a few times before she was ready to walk on.

Holly had a good night last night. Her best so far. She slept soundly and only woke up once for a restless episode. The last few days have seen a steady improvement. She’s been a bit more playful and has had fewer breathless episodes. Yesterday she fetched both my slippers (I deliberately...

We took Holly for a checkup today. The drugs seem to be doing some good. Her heart is beating more strongly , her breathing rate has reduced, and the heart murmur has improved. To keep it in perspective, all the above are still too high but they're heading in the right direction. We've agreed...

Holly's had another day of mixed signs. On the 'plus' side of the sheet she's shown a little more energy and actually managed to fetch one slipper. She's also eating well and her excessive drinking has just about stopped. On the 'minus' side her breathing rate remains high and very...

This PB claims to contain zero salt. Very important as we need to keep salt to a minimum with her heart. I quite like it on toast and crumpets so Holly and I might end up sharing this tub.

She had a better night last night. Until now she’s been very restless, which apparently is a sign of heart disease. Last night she settled A lot more and only got up a couple of times. Hopefully its the new pills starting to take effect, but it could be that she’s tired. She’s currently...

Sorry to hear about Rourke. He's a lovely chap and so full of life whenever we've met him. Holly is no worse, which is a blessing at the moment. Her breathing rate is still high: 45-50 per minute at rest. She managed a short sniffy walk again this morning which raised her spirits a bit.

This is pretty much what we're doing, except I'm keeping her on a wanderlead. For almost ten years she's been in the habit of getting out the car and heading up the path to start a walk. This morning her mind was set following the path so we need to gently change this habit.

I just popped down to the shops. When I got back she tried to bring me my slippers. What a wonderful girl she is.

We’re with Drybridge and have always found them to be very competent, particularly Mike.

This morning we tried a 15 minute walk in the woods. Holly was OK in the car and sat up to look out the windows. She clearly enjoyed being in the woods and sniffing new things. She was in front of me most of the time - the lead went tight at one point! After about 8 minutes she started...

Thanks Naya. When things are stable I’m sure she’d like to see you and Harley again. We have no idea what triggered it. The main suspect is that she ingested something in one of her muddy wallows

The AB seems to have brought her temperature down to normal over the last few days so they seem to be effective. She's staying on it to ensure that we kill off whatever is in her system. The big issue is to work out what damage has been done, stabilise it, and work out what the long term...

I see your point that playing seek might get her excited. TBH we're struggling to keep her mind active without doing anything physical and we're open to ideas for stress-free ways of entertaining her. I think the short sniffy walks in the woods might be the best we can give her for now. I...