The heat, the dog and Hurricane Earl

This week has been one hot week! The average temperature has been in the mid to high 30's with a "feels like" at 40 degrees. The hottest weather I've been in. Unlike Suz and Josh I've not moaned about it as I'm sure in a number of weeks it'll be freezing! The hot weather though has had a bad effect on Bess.


When Bess went for her pre export vet appointment, he diagnosed a heart murmur which he said was probably due to age and that she would eventually need treatment. Well she's been fine until this week when she began coughing and as it got hotter the cough has gradually got worse so as it's a long weekend in Canada I decided that she needed to go to the vets today (Friday).


Two x-rays and a blood test later she has an enlarged heart and fluid on her lungs which means she has congestive heart failure which is what I suspected. She's now on a diuretic to get rid of the fluid and another drug to help her heart function better. She has to go back for another x-ray next week. The BILL was rather large so I've comforted myself with that fact that she hasn't cost us anything much in vet bills the previous 13 years so she's just making up for it now! 


Hurricane Earl is on its way toward the Atlantic Provinces and is expected to hit tomorrow morning having brushed the US coast. It's expected to bring strong winds and between 50-70 mm of rain. 







So two firsts, hot weather and a hurricane this week!