Autumn....

Kids collected these leaves today, pretty colours for autumn.

Earl wasn't great yesterday and after finding him lying lifeless on the sofa in the afternoon and wouldn't even lift his head for me I can tell you he scared the life out of me. I thought he was on his last legs. It was a very warm day here so wondered was it just the heat. Rang the vet and he agreed it was probably the heat and dehydration if he hasn't been eating well which he hasn't. Vet said it was good id syringed some water for him and got me to pick up some "Hills" critical care canned food that if he didn't like could be administered by syringe to make him less weak. It's very paletable and full of calories, vitamins and nutrients and to my delight by early evening not only had he perked himself up he scoffed the food...panic over for another day but I know in my heart he's very frail and some days feeling very sorry for himself. He curled up with us last night and it was more like him but I can tell you for a few hours I thought it was the end for him. Vet said if his breathing was very laboured and he was gasping to breathe then it would have been more likely. No doubt that's ahead of me...... :-(