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Day 61: Lloris makes for a Terrible Nurse!

  • Writer: Samantha Knight
    Samantha Knight
  • Apr 4, 2022
  • 2 min read

Updated: Apr 6, 2022

For the past few days I have progressively felt worse each day with symptoms such as a painfully sore throat, headache, body ache, fever and this morning the persistent cough gets added into the mix!


I have been ‘lateral flow testing’ every morning and evening for the passed 4 days but each and every time my result is negative.


So whether this is covid or just the common flu it has wiped me out enough today to ‘call it’ as a day in bed.


Of course my furry little friend gets to join me and gets out of all of his physio today to play nurse.

Although his version of playing nurse is to basically snooze away next to me.


You would have thought with me being so poorly on my sick bed that there would be a little role reversal going on. One could be fooled into assuming that Lloris would be on his best behaviour, to be kind to me… for just one day!

All of those assumptions would of course be wrong!

I drag myself out of bed to make a ‘lemsip‘ and despite the back door being open all day for him to go outside to the toilet as and when he pleases … I still find myself skidding over in a sticky trail of pee from the kitchen through into the utility.

The shock to my system of the skid whilst I’m already feeling a little dizzy and jaded was not appreciated, neither was the realisation as the sun shone through the window onto the glossy floor tiles, that Lloris has also taken it upon himself to walk it all around the house leaving little puppy dog pee paw prints in his wake.


I have no words… with barely enough strength to boil a kettle I am now forced to embark on a major floor clean operation!

Having told him off for his bad behaviour and directed him to stay outside whilst the flash floor cleaner comes out, you just wouldn’t expect him to then come back inside and straight away find a nice comfy spot to crouch for a poop!

What on earth is wrong with this dog?! It wasn’t his brain that was paralysed! he is aware of what he’s doing!!!

What a very thoughtless puppy dog I have! I thought I had raised him better.

When I no longer appear to have a ‘Lloris shadow’ I start to worry what mischief he is getting up to now… but I find he has read my mind…

“Yes Lloris, I agree, I think you should take yourself to your ‘Pig Hole’ under the stairs and reflect on your unkind behaviour today!”

He always does the right thing in the end;



 

Whilst bed ridden I thought I would research dogs getting covid.


Interestingly my research concludes to not put a mask on your pet, bath them in alcohol or smother them with hand sanitiser!


Have people actually been doing that?!?! Maybe I’m not quite as crazy a dog lady as others then!

 
 
 

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THANK YOU’s

Whilst it goes without saying that a big chunk of credit for Lloris’s rehabilitation to being a walking puppy dog again goes unquestionably to him! There have been many helping hands along the way that are more than deserving of a mention … 


Thank you to; 

Davies Vet (Johnny & Alex) for their remarkable surgery, prompt action and after care. He came home a calm and happy dog…even if his legs weren’t working…his wound has healed remarkably well without scaring.


To Dr Rinnert van den Bergh - The Holistic Vet who never raised an eyebrow at his little accidents and always progressed him further after every treatment.  Lloris is especially grateful for the liver paste you would win him over with! 


To Nisha from Paws & Hooves - Hydrotherapy.  You have been remarkable in your patience with Lloris. Thank you for answering the phone when many others didn’t that day.  Finding you was meant to be.


To Willow Vets in Newport Pagnell who took Lloris on as a new case for his cancer straight away and operated within two days. The entire team of staff have been nothing but kind and professional and whilst Lloris will continue to hate you all (hate may be a bit of strong word…. But I’m not so sure?!) I on the other hand think you are all amazing. 


To his Uncle Cristian for building his ‘Frenchie Bouncer’ was a big game changer in our rehab! 


To his Grandad for building his Pig Pen which he has grown to love 


To his Nanny for his the daily love and company not to mention the endless cleaning of him and my house!  We truly couldn’t have got through this without you, you gave me the break I needed to keep my sanity. 


To Matt the Chippy for his back door ramp! 


To the IVDD Facebook support group.  I learned so much from you. https://www.facebook.com/groups/178483559398659/?ref=share


To my friends and family who reached out to help me. Everyone of you that messaged, read our blog and paid an interest in both his and my well being made such a difference on both the dark days and the light.   Lloris loves people so the visits and gifts all lifted his spirits and snapped him out of the sulks!


To Dan, Lloris’s dad. You stepped up when he needed you the most and answered our cry for help to get him to the hospital that day.  It will always be a shame we couldn’t stay the family unit we had wanted for him. We certainly tried!  Thank you for letting him live with me, I can’t imagine the heartache of giving him up. 


To the friend in my life that gave me focus from day 1 when I asked for help bringing him home … he said something like  “I have the dentist so can’t help you that day, I would if I could but … you’re going to have to get used to handling him and lugging him about on your own, so you may as well just get on with it now”. I thought he was being an unhelpful arse at the time but actually that was the best piece of advice I could have been given. Man up and get on with it.  You can’t turn back time or change anything. You are where you are, so take a deep breath and in the words of Nike - Just do it. 


And that we did! 

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