Wednesday, 6 November 2024

Good news, bad news and really sad news

Our olive harvest was our most successful so far.  We hand picked 398 kilos of olives over 5 days which gave us 49 litres of oil.  For an Italian that’s a years supply,  for us it’s way beyond our needs but we are grateful to have so much.

Last Friday one of my front crowns became loose.  Next day I managed to get an appointment with a local dentist, he opened specially and wouldn’t take any payment for the examination and x rays.  It seems the post inside the crown, my original tooth, has a partial crack and I’ll need root canal work or an implant, which obviously I will get done when we return to Ilkley in about 10 days time.  I asked the dentist if he could add some cement to keep the tooth stable I hate it wobbling, but he said that could risk infection.  However I hope I can find one of this dental repair kits just in case the crown comes off, I dread having a gappy smile.  I am cutting my food very small and posting it into the opposite side of my mouth, brushing my teeth is tricky.

Grigio has had good and bad days.  As instructed I reduced her medication by half but after a few days she started going backwards so I upped it again.  She recovered, is eating well and seems happy, sitting out in the sun, scratching fence posts and the sofa, climbing onto my knee or snoozing in front of the stove. I promise she isn’t suffering at all but we have no one to care for her when we leave, she cannot continue on this level of steroids permanently and even if she was well her condition could recur at anytime.  The vets have tried to find someone to take her while we were away, I have approached a shelter, there is no one.  So before we leave next week we will have to take her to be put to sleep, it’s the kindest thing to do but I cannot bear it. 

6 comments:

  1. Sad news indeed. I feel for you. I am fostering two cats at the moment and would hate to have to make that decision. Hope your dental problem is resolved soon.

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  2. It's a hard decision to make, but it will save suffering and months of worrying, very brave of you to put the cat first. Hope your dental problems are sorted soon, are you able to book an appointment whilst still in Italy for when you arrive home.

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  3. I recently had to have my elderly yorkie put to sleep. The decision making was agonising. But we none of us want our beloved animals to suffer.....even for a moment......you are doing the right thing, the bravest thing x
    Alison in Wales x

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  4. Oh how Sad! You can't bring her with you? Sad indeed...
    Sorry about your tooth...that was a sweet dentist to open up...
    hugs
    Donna

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  5. I feel for you. It's really hard to have a beloved pet put to sleep even when there is really no alternative.

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