Mumbai is an incredible city. Expecting that I would want to leave as quickly as I arrived, and with all the traffic here, arriving itself is an experience, I have been surprised by how much I have enjoyed this city. Every step is a different variety of sights, smells, sounds. The juxtaposition of wealth and poverty, classy coffee shops and chai stalls, 3 wheeled rickshaws zooming in and out of traffic while stray dogs loll and snooze on the side of the road all make Mumbai like some kind of modern discordant but mesmerizing symphony.

The workshop has been exciting and humbling. We’ve seen 4 different homeopaths each take a case with quite a different style and method. They make it look easy but have also demonstrated that some cases can be taken to a deeper level of expression than others. I know that from working with animals for sure! Some dogs and cats can express their states far more clearly than others, so I guess we’re not all that different.

Tomorrow on to Goa and the rest of the seminar.
I’m looking forward to giving my brain a day of rest and moving to a place that will hopefully be a little less noisy and crowded.

Ahh, back again in India. No place like it.
They say that Mumbai has its own rhythm and that’s for sure. Everything moves at its own pace and despite the crowding and honking, there are elements of the city that are in full relaxation mode in the midst of it all.

I’m starting to realize that I’m going to India in 8 days and I need to get organized! I found a house sitter for my sweet fat cat, Shira, and I think she approves. I went to the eye doctor today and am well stocked with contact lenses.

I have 4 appointments today and I’m hoping by this time next week I’ll feel confident that my patients are stable and are going to be fine, or well taken care of by another vet, while I’m away. So far so good. Today is an acupuncture appointment on an older dog with some neurological weakness in her back end. She seemed to be improving from the last treatment and her owners are extremely dedicated, doing chiropractic, physiotherapy as well as a slew of nutritional supplements, and all around loving care. I’m hopeful for Jenny’s progress. Then there’s an older cat with hypertension who needs a blood pressure check, an epileptic cat who I haven’t seen in years but is usually fairly stable and grouchy, and a sweet but moody Yorkie with a loose tooth. I’m a little worried about that one. It might require some serious sedation if the tooth is about to fall out to give it the final yank. I don’t want to loose a finger before my trip.

Stay tuned for the exciting daily adventures of the roving veterinarian!