Jig: Week 3

I am nolonger counting the days; we are into week 3. Jig seems so well. He is still salivating and drooling but much much less that the way he was when the nightmare began. His food is still being mega-soaked and he is still eating very slowly albeit I suspect because he is trying to spit out fragments of his tablets that are now ground down really fine in his food. He has been reduced to drinking ordinary water as well as chomping on snow which is still lying in copious and pristine quantities on the nearby golf course. His voice has practically returned to normal...I don't dare say, 'it gives me a headache', but rather it is 'music to my ears'... positive, positive, positive!!! He has always been very vocal and I have long ignored the strange looks from people when we have our ongoing 'wow wow' conversations...only me and Jig really know what we are saying....I think. So far, no signs of any side effects from his new medications. I have ordered extra vitamins for him and also coenzyme 10 which I understand will help with gastric side effects. Hopefully they will arrive as I have ordered them by special delivery; there is still no sign of the meds posted out by the vet school more than a week ago.
Hallelujah!! we have finally had a rubbish collection this morning. I can now sort out the freezer and throw out questionable items to make room for supplies over Christmas. It is currently in the situation of being full with nothing to eat but a miscellany of dubious looking containers of odds and sods of left overs that have gradually taken over from goodness knows when.
I don't even think any of it is fit to be put out for the birds. I have tried to keep up with supplies on bird tables in my front and back garden although fresh water seems to have been freezing almost quicker than I can replenish it. I was rewarded earlier this week by several visits from flocks of long-tailed tits. They are definitely one of my favourite birds, so active and so pretty. Unfortunately, their visits occurred at really dark times re photo opportunities so no pictures at the moment. However this wee blue tit was quite happy to pose this morning.

Well, I have actually got around to writing some Christmas cards and am off to the post now. The sun is shining so I guess it is a good time to walk the dogs as well...not that they care cos as far as they are concerned, any time is good...and who am I to argue.