HENRY`S FEELING BETTER...

For the past seven weeks, Henry has been a regular visitor to ace vet Dave Cocker at the Newnham Court Veterinary Hospital in Maidstone. Henry has just had his ninth birthday and for all of those years, he has received - and continues to receive - not just excellent care from Dave but also, it seems, genuine affection.

The last few weeks have seen Dave carefully adjusting Henry`s medication to try and contain the problems associated with Henry`s enlarged heart. It seems the right balance has now been achieved and, as a result, Henry has been feeling better. The condition is not `cureable` but at least he is now able to get some quality of life - he enjoys his short walks, meeting friends both human and canine and he has had some short rides in the car, which he enjoys, followed by some different sniffs in various locations.

Henry will still have to have regular appointments with Dave but it`s good to see him more cheerful. It honestly doesn`t matter that we have had to cancel a couple of West Country holidays due to Henry`s incapacity - after all, when you see him in the picture above, you would too, wouldn`t you?