So pleased Ruby is on the mend. It's always such a worry, they can't tell us what's wrong so we have to guess. Thank goodness you have such a caring vet available all hours too.
Our vet is great, Deborah. They are the emergency hospital for the area so there is a vet available 24/7. they operate a sort of A&E out of hours for anyone whether they are registered with them or not. They also have a team of specialist vets and also have students from different parts of the world. We're very lucky.
Poor Ruby, I'm glad she is on the mend now. Bertie had something similar a while back and he was so miserable at the vet's they sent him home instead of keeping him in. He really doesn't like being away from me at all. My trick for getting him to drink if I think he is dehydrated is to put an inch of water in his bowl and add some of the water from a can of tuna. It worked really well after he had surgery and stopped drinking. I was just thinking about the edges of weed control fabric yesterday and wondering if I could hem it in the sewing machine when it was new. I'm sure it would last much better if I did. I like your idea though, very clever.
Ruby wouldn't go near food or drink CJ. She actually backed away when I offered her a water dish when she was curled up on the sofa. The vet hoped that if the injection stopped her feeling nauseous that whe would drink and happily it worked. She wasn't actually dehydrated at that point or I guess they would have insisted on a drip feed.
It's always scary when our pets get sick. Glad to hear Ruby is on the mend! Using the blow torch on the weed fabric holes seems like a great idea. I'll be looking forward to your results.
I'm glad to hear that Ruby is on the mend, our furry friends do cause us some worry, don't they. Archie slipped yesterday and has hurt his leg, I don't know how many times he's done this now, I think he's prone to limps. Just a case of resting up again now until he can walk properly again.
Glad to hear Ruby is better. Heat is definitely the way to go with WSF. I have heard of a hot poker being used to make planting holes in it, but your redeployment of the chef's device is much more practical. Sewing on that scale is a non starter IMHO.
I've seem holes melted using a hot can on a stick, Mal. It looks a bit like a bulb planter so I guess that you could heat up one of those. At least we can use the torch on site.
It is so worrying when our pets are ill, so it is great to know Ruby is more back to her normal self again. One of my plot neighbours cuts hi landscape fabric with a blow torch, a fairly industrial model tbh, but your kitchen gadget should do the job. This frayed bits of plastic are infuriating, so it will stop them and probably extend the overall life of the sheet too. Let us know how it goes!
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So pleased Ruby is on the mend. It's always such a worry, they can't tell us what's wrong so we have to guess. Thank goodness you have such a caring vet available all hours too.
ReplyDeleteOur vet is great, Deborah. They are the emergency hospital for the area so there is a vet available 24/7. they operate a sort of A&E out of hours for anyone whether they are registered with them or not. They also have a team of specialist vets and also have students from different parts of the world. We're very lucky.
DeletePoor Ruby, I'm glad she is on the mend now. Bertie had something similar a while back and he was so miserable at the vet's they sent him home instead of keeping him in. He really doesn't like being away from me at all. My trick for getting him to drink if I think he is dehydrated is to put an inch of water in his bowl and add some of the water from a can of tuna. It worked really well after he had surgery and stopped drinking. I was just thinking about the edges of weed control fabric yesterday and wondering if I could hem it in the sewing machine when it was new. I'm sure it would last much better if I did. I like your idea though, very clever.
ReplyDeleteRuby wouldn't go near food or drink CJ. She actually backed away when I offered her a water dish when she was curled up on the sofa. The vet hoped that if the injection stopped her feeling nauseous that whe would drink and happily it worked. She wasn't actually dehydrated at that point or I guess they would have insisted on a drip feed.
DeleteBy the way I wondered about hemming the fabric but we use so much of it.
DeleteHad another thought maybe you could glue a hem rather than sewing it.
DeleteIt's always scary when our pets get sick. Glad to hear Ruby is on the mend! Using the blow torch on the weed fabric holes seems like a great idea. I'll be looking forward to your results.
ReplyDeleteIt was scary, Dave. She was fine in the morning and became ill so quickly. So far the torch seems to have worked.
DeleteI'm glad to hear that Ruby is on the mend, our furry friends do cause us some worry, don't they. Archie slipped yesterday and has hurt his leg, I don't know how many times he's done this now, I think he's prone to limps. Just a case of resting up again now until he can walk properly again.
ReplyDeleteThey are, Jo, Ruby was limping after being laid still for so long but she walked it off, It was maybe cramp.
DeleteGlad to hear Ruby is better. Heat is definitely the way to go with WSF. I have heard of a hot poker being used to make planting holes in it, but your redeployment of the chef's device is much more practical. Sewing on that scale is a non starter IMHO.
ReplyDeleteI've seem holes melted using a hot can on a stick, Mal. It looks a bit like a bulb planter so I guess that you could heat up one of those. At least we can use the torch on site.
DeleteGoodness, how worrying re poor Ruby. I'm pleased to hear she is making such a good recovery. Some lovely meals there.xxx
ReplyDeleteIt was worrying, Dina, to be off her food just isn't Ruby.
DeleteIt is so worrying when our pets are ill, so it is great to know Ruby is more back to her normal self again. One of my plot neighbours cuts hi landscape fabric with a blow torch, a fairly industrial model tbh, but your kitchen gadget should do the job. This frayed bits of plastic are infuriating, so it will stop them and probably extend the overall life of the sheet too. Let us know how it goes!
ReplyDeleteIt is, Kathy as they can't tell you how bad they feel. I'll definitely feedback about the landscape fabric. An industrial torch sounds scary.
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