Day 238 of Ania's Diary

Ania is eating well. Today we have had the sunshine always the cold northerly wind which keeps it cool. This is so much better for Ania and with her cool coat on she has managed extremely well.
The house is positively cold which also helps her.

I have finally shorn all of Ania's ears off. Owing to the fact that there is no great heat because of the wind I have not shaved her coat off completely. This I will wait for as I do not want her to get pneumonia.
 Here in Cornwall we do not get the extreme heat of further up the country.
No  longer can I spend the hours grooming Ania, it now distresses her and her breathing becomes bad. With her coat a lot shorter we should manage a lot better. It was too traumatic to put Ania in the bath so she had loads of wet wipes to freshen her up. She was not dirty as I had only bathed her a couple of weeks ago.
This afternoon I put the umbrella up in the garden for Ania to lie in the shade although it was too cold for me too sit out as the wind was cutting in.
Fudge decided to hide along with Abby fearing that they both would have to have a clip and I think they were both relieved when the grooming equipment got put away.