Mr Smarty Pants

Last week Boris had a trip to the groomers for some much needed pampering and a tidy up

You may remember we had to cancel Boris's last appointment with the groomer as I didn't think it would be fair on him or the lovely people at Vanity Fur for Boris to attend whilst he was chronically lame and on high doses of painkillers due to his elbow injury

Photo Description - Full body shot of a very scruffy looking Boris the Black Cocker Spaniel sitting in a grassy field, his coat is sticking out all over the place, but I still think he looks adorable 

Boris had to make do with a quick mum haircut to tidy him up, believe me I'm no groomer and sadly I hadn't realised just how much extra work it would create to keep him looking tidy when I decided to cut his long coat short earlier this year

Thankfully Boris's black coat is pretty forgiving for the odd mum tidy up, but shaping is most definitely not my forte

Knowing Boris would  be sporting the most unique of haircuts after his surgery, I just concentrated on keeping him knot free and clean until he was feeling well enough to see our groomer again

Photo Description - Full body shot of a very smart looking Boris the Black Cocker Spaniel sitting in a grassy field after his trip to the groomer, he's wearing a blue bandana that says "Be nice I'm arthritic" which he wears as a gentle reminder whenever I'm not around to advocate for him

Although Boris still has a bit of a baldy front leg whilst his fur grows back he's now looking smart once again as all trace of his mum haircut has been removed with some skilled scissor work to reshape him into a smart short coat

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This past week has been a tough one with my dad's dementia, he's been getting so confused and over anxious lately that I was seriously worried for his safety

Thankfully after much persistence I was able to get dad in to see one of the Doctors, although the receptionist who is the keeper of all appointments can make life so difficult at times

I had to get quite forceful and demanding about how unwell dad was and in the end I was begrudgingly given a short appointment for the next day

Well all I can say is the Doctor we saw was absolutely fantastic and really took the time to listen to dad and his concerns

 Something I've been noticing more and more is that medical people will start off speaking to dad then transfer speaking to me, I then have to point out that dad is more than capable of answering their questions, you just need to give him a chance to speak because of his chronic lifelong stammer, instead of rushing and ignoring him

We now have some new medication that should help with dads anxiety and a referral back to the Alzheimer's team for support

When I phoned dad earlier he was in good spirits for a change. It's obviously not the medication working this soon that's changed dad's mood, but I'm sure it's having someone that really listened to him. Even though I do listen to dad, I'm not a medical professional and dad won't listen to anything I suggest

I won't tell you how long dads appointment lasted for, but it was a lot longer than the slot we were given and I felt guilty for anybody waiting after us. Hopefully as it was near the end of the day it didn't affect too many others because dad's appointment ran over

Dawn xxx

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2) Brian's Thankful Thursday

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