new from europe (arthritis and vetoryl?) - Ian, Flynn and Enya have passed

i can only hope this #$%^&*weather will be over soon for you and tipper!
it seems the weather is off everywhere.
we get tropical temp. next week with very sticky nights.
i don't have air conditioning so i hope ian is doing ok.
not at all my kind of weather.
there are people with tropical birds or pidgeons or fish who don't like cats too in my neighborhood.
after my last walk with the dogs i will keep him inside during the night.
i don't want him to climb on an aviary and upsetting the birds at night.
my neighbors who are addicted to cannabis do have too many cats which they don't care for very well. they roam everywhere for food.
they do have a lot of flees etc. so the tollerance of the neighborhood regarding cats is declining!
hope you all have a good night sleep.

Iris:
The weather around the world seems to be getting worse and many natural disasters etc. Warm places are getting cool and vice versa. It is dark today, and sprinkling with showers in the forecast today, but no thunder expected. Tipper will be ok with that. It is hard on dogs when you get sticky hot weather, so I hope your Ian does ok as I know the heat and humidity bother the cush dogs. I used to wipe Tipper down with a cool wet towel before she went walking. I have a harness now that has a cool pack you put in the freezer and it goes underneath to keep her core cool. I use it all the time in the summer as she has that heart murmur, and needs to be cool. The pack is about 8 inches long so it does a good portion of her body, then I just put it back in the freezer. You would be surprised how it gets melted from her body heat. Deloras cat seems to be fitting in nicely at the new home. She has a huge one story ranch house with a basement to run it too. There is a big bay window in the living room where she can lay and watch the birds, which is her favorite past time. Delora is worse just since yesterday I must get over there to see her again as I don't think this is going to be going on long. Your neighbors sound like real goof balls that don't take care of their animals. I saw a kitten this morning on the news come out of a house that had been demolished by a tornado, it was in bad shape, but is living and being cared for. They are trying to find the rest of the litter. Blessings
Patti

i am glad that delora's cat has found such a good home!
and glad too that you and tipper had a thunderstorm free day!
the weather this week will be a test if ian can handle this type of hot weather.
just walking in the forest or near/''in" the river will do i hope.
they never wear a collar or a harness. i don't want them to get stuck anywhere in the bushes or in the water.
for now, walk the doggies and off to bed!

Iris:
I always imagine such a beautiful place in my head when you talk of walking by the river. There was frost on the ground this morning, and we are down in the 30's to start off the day, but at least no rain. Tipper slept ok and so did I, but never long enough to get revived. I am going to take it easy today my joints are giving me trouble this morning. I am hoping the Bach Remedy comes early in the week as we are to get rain Thursday. Blessings
Patti

yes, the river is a very beautiful place to walk and swim.
there is a project going on to make the river banks more natural.
they create beaches and puddles with low and warmer water as a nursery for fish. there are ferries everywhere if you want to cross the river.
in summer it can be very crowded during the day at the most popular spots, so i move to the less popular ones, the "'muddy beaches"'.
most people prefer the sandy ones.
ian was a bit slower today on his walks [hot] but handled it well so far.

Iris:
Wow maybe you can take some pictures sometime and show me, I would love to see where you go, it sounds wonderful. You are so lucky to be near a spot like that where your babies can go. Maybe Ian was having an off day, or could the humidity be creeping up again?? We had frost this morning and the dogs have already walked once. I am making some homemade candy bars, I usually give a lot of them away. Keeps my mind off things. Tipper had some bad tremors last nite again, I just hate seeing them it is very unnerving. Blessings
Patti

It does sound lovely by the river.
It could be the heat bothering Ian.

Hugs sharlene

sharlene and patti, yes it is definitely the heat and humidity bothering ian [and his sister and myself]
it is getting hotter every day now, bleehhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i do not have a smart phone or digital camera, but i do have pictures on photobucket.
i will place them overhere when i found them.
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...psfbe26e69.jpg
this is ian's brother joris and their other dog baron visiting us.
ian and joris and their mom.
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ei20083056.jpg
one big happy family [5 or 6 years ago]
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...enya/alle4.jpg
more to come.

Love the pictures.

They do all look like they were a happy bunch together.

Sharlene and molly muffin

Iris:
I loved looking at the pictures. They all look like they are having a good old doggie time in that water. They are all beautiful dogs. I am taking Tipper tomorrow for Adequan. I must use the herbs on her today as we are to get storms later again! The Bach Remedy will not be here until the 30th. Did you mean that the people over there keep dosing them with the Bach remedy all in one day? Is it safe to keep giving so it has some lasting effects? I am tired after yesterday I worked all day making jelly and candy. I gave a lot away to the neighbors, and will give some to the girls at the vets as they treat my Tipper well. Blessings
Patti