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| Message from L P King: Hi everyone, Since I last wrote to you we've had a few dramas here in what we call Lorna Doone's Cottage - where the gang from Hannah's Column reside. As you know, we lost Hannah's best friend, Nooby, in October last year and that set poor Hannah on a roller-coaster of ill-health and incredible grieving. She and Nooby were very rare cat and dog soul-mates. Nooby was 18 when he passed on and Hannah will be 10 this year, so I guess in their years they were about the same age. Nooby helped raise Hannah and she in turn always looked after him and when he was ill she never left his side. You probably also know we took in the old dog, Sheba, and we had Sheba for 20 months until she too passed on. She was becoming very frail and all the gang knew she was about to go and they all supported her in their own ways. There is a picture of Nooby cuddling up to Sheba in his last days down below. Sheba was with us the morning we couldn't wake him up and she knew exactly what was going on. For about three weeks afterwards she would often come and just rest her head on my knee, the first time she really showed me such intense affection. She was a good old duck and she too finally just went to sleep in her bed on May 22nd. She was 17 and 1/2 and we feel very privileged to have had her in our lives. Then we were still dealing with Hannah being sick and we were beginning to think that she would go too. She had terrible skin and Vets cited allergies but I was not convinced. I have since been proven right as Hannah clearly is much worse when she is emotionally upset or anxious. So... I went to work on her with what I do by way of alternatives and slowly, we began to see an improvement. Her hair started growing back and she looked brighter within herself. She struck up another special friendship with Bonnie, another one of our cats and Lorna's mother. The two of them would just sit together for hours and I guess that was Bonnie's way of bringing Hannah out of her depression. The rest of us tried to make Hannah feel better too and at the beginning of August I felt we were going to win the war. About that time we had some visitors from the United States and Hannah fell in love with them, especially my friend's son, whom she just adored. They were just the medicine she needed and thankfully she continues to improve. So, that is our news. It has been hectic and very draining at times but we are all doing OK now. Those of you who have ever intensely nursed an elderly animal will know exactly what I mean. It is probably nearly a year now that I have been playing nursemaid and getting up at all hours and just basically trying to cope. And I wouldn't have it any other way. These special little beings that share our lives deserve every little bit of care we can give them. And, dare I say - they deserve it more than most humans we know. Sorry state of affairs to think like that, but that is just how it seems to be sometimes. We humans have a lot to learn when it comes to relationships, I'm afraid. And now... I have the sad task of reporting the death of Dr Alister Rogers, of the Rockhampton Veterinary Clinic. Alister fought a mighty battle against the Hendra virus after he treated horses at a local stud and himself contracted the virus, which originates from bats and is then passed to horses and then humans. This is such a sad passing because Alister was a truly dedicated professional and our sincere condolences go out to his family and colleagues. He will be missed by many of his patients who without fail warmed to this man with the gentle manner and infectious love in his heart for his animal friends. I'll close now and hope Hannah will be well enough to soon get her Column going again. Thank you all for your support and encouragement as always. Lynette
Nooby and Sheba
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SOME GREAT READING FOR ANIMAL LOVERS AND CHILDREN
Raising Hannah by L P King Henry's Lesson by L P King The Embracing Woods by Richard Lee Fulgham Tales of the Bush by Lilian White
Pet Food Ingredients Revealed!
Message from L P King: ALERT - Dangerous Dog Toy
http://www.thechaistory.blogspot.com/ This was recently sent to me - please look at it and Pass it on: "This poor dog lost his tongue because it got caught
in a toy ball via a
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