After yesterday’s excitement, I spent the morning with a stonking migraine. I am not surprised at this. The stress over Monster’s absence was too huge for me and my imagination to cope with. A massive four day gale (with sheet rain in the morning) has also begun and everyone was happy enough indoors in the […]
Oh, the Worry | My Shetland
I’m not going to lie, my anxiety is at out-of-this-world levels. Iacs is on the boat, as I type, and sailing home tonight, arriving tomorrow at 8 am. His operation was successful, in as much as they got him to let down, did laser surgery and removed 13 tumours (yes, 13). Then Iacs had localised […]
Why animal virologists say we need to worry
In April 2020, tigers and lions at the Bronx Zoo made the news when they came down with Covid-19. In the months following these surprising diagnoses, researchers and veterinarians found SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, in nearly a dozen other species, both in captivity and in the wild. How are so many animals catching […]