Woke up this morning to the sound of Betty being sick, it transpired that she'd thrown up a few times in different places indoors sometime in the early hours of this morning. She was also sick a couple more times outside a bit later on, although it was more or less dry heaving by then, her stomach being empty. She doesn't appear to be in any pain, although is quite subdued, she's had a few mouthfuls of water 2 or 3 times and has wee'd normally. She's currently asleep on my bed (on a double-folded fleece blanket), where she's been for the last hour or so. I'm not overly concerned but will certainly be keeping a close eye on her for the rest of the day, hopefully the sleep will do her good. If she's hungry later I'll give her a scrambled egg, if she manages that ok and doesn't throw it up then I'll do her a little bit of plain cooked chicken mince with plain boiled rice this evening. She's not been sick for about 4-5 hours or so now, so hopefully it was nothing more than a stomach upset and she'll be on the mend. Bless her, I don't like to see my baby feeling unwell.
I've noticed husband has been getting a bit verbally abusive lately - not towards me, well no more than usual, but shouting at or being insulting towards people on TV. I don't mean specific people such as the USA president (although he does have a few choice words to say about him!), it's just random actors or even normal people being interviewed on the news - if they're saying things husband doesn't agree with or considers stupid, or even just some aspect of their appearance, he'll say something very insulting or rude about them, or swear at the TV. Hopefully, it's just a phase which he'll soon get past, like his other random obsessions. I hope he doesn't do it in front of visitors (we're having some visitors in March and April) - but then again, if he does and as they're family members, some of whom we haven't seen for some time, it might open their eyes as to just how much the cognitive impairment is now affecting him. And me.
A bit less rain forecast for this coming week, although heavy rain and wind due overnight and all day tomorrow, but Wednesday looks much better, possibly even sunshine in the afternoon. More showers Thursday and Friday though, but drier over the weekend. Not so cold now, so that's good. If the sun does appear on Wednesday, I think we'll go out somewhere, it'll be nice to have a walk along the promenade.
My new chair is lovely and comfy, very back supportive as Cherie said, and with it being higher than a standard armchair, it's much easier to get up from.
Oh, poor Betty. It's awful when our pets are ill and can't tell us how they feel. Hopefully she's over it now and will be back to normal by tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteYour husband's CI must really upset and worry you, especially when there is a new development. I hope this is a short lived phase. Knowing he can't help it doesn't make it any easier, does it? xx
Poor Betty. I do hope she is better now. Our son's cat was sick a few times while we were there. She had a hairball I guess.
ReplyDeleteI do hope this is a short phase that your husband is going through.
God bless.
Poor Betty. I do hope she is feeling better now. I'm sitting here nodding at your description of your husbands behaviour. Tony has done that for many years. Drives me to distraction.
ReplyDeleteHugs and healing wishes for Betty. I am glad your new chair is working well for you.
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