fred. UPDATED

don't blame yourself , you have let fred enjoy been a puppy and have fun. you can give cod liver oil cos that helps lubricate joints , we always think of the worst with our dogs at the end of the day there are alot more worse things than a little arthritis ,

First of all Shell I am sending you massive hugs I know your brain will be working overtime thinking about this, should you have done something different, how will it affect Fred, what happens if this, what happens if that

I agree with the girls, don't blame yourself that will get you no where.

I would go with Sue's advice being very experienced you won't go far wrong


When the Xrays are done you will know exactly what is what, how long will that take once they are done do they read them or send them off


Hugs for you and Fred

they only send them off for hipscoring , i think [ not 100% ] when there is arthritis in a joint it shows up like a greying round it were the surrounding muscle swells up to protect the damaged joint , if that makes sense

if he needs to be on metacam a long while , you can get a prescription from your vet and buy it cheaper on line , everything helps , http://www.viovet.co.uk/Prescription_Drugs-Prescription_Drugs_M_-_Q-Metacam_Oral_Suspension/c1_34_5/index.html

I give Rory and Sacha 1500 grm tab of glucosamine sulphete every day (tablet)

to you both

cheers guys for all the advice it helps loads and reassures me

ive had a friend round today with her husband, who is a 'doggy person' he's said pretty much the same, dont be panicking too much until the x-ray has been done and results are back. ive calmed down now, and theres not all sorts running through my head the fact that he is so young and to think that hes got arthritis was devastating, i felt so sorry for him, which im going to stop doing now, cos hes picking up on it and hes being extra mardy

cheers for the links sue, if hes on metacam for a while i will definately be ordering it online

we are all here for you and Fredly hun xxxxx

cheers karen, you guys are great

liverbird wrote:

we are all here for you and Fredly hun xxxxx

Definately

Hope Freds feeling a bit better now hes got some medication and stop feeling guilty you havent done anything wrong all dogs have knocks and slips im surprised Mickey hasnt broken all his legs the way he crashes around everywhere
we all know Fred gets treated like a prince

Like i was saying to you earlier it could be a bad sprain My vet thought Mickey had definately done his cruciate ligament from the way he was reacting to the examination Thank god the xray showed it was a bad sprain Fred has the same outcome
I was like you reading all the horror stories on the net and panicking
Our dogs are related down the line so theyre probably both big babys who over react to pain Im hoping thats the case

hugs to you and Fred

when i remembered about mickey, i felt better and after all the reassurances of you lovely guys on here, i am feeling calmer

im watching him like a hawk though,and im thinking bubble wrap might be an option

@ Bubble wrap

Hes probably caught his leg or slipped while chasing the cat

Try not to worry too much about it Think positive
Bloody pet insurance why wont they pay out for the xray and treatment When Mickey had his xray we read the policy and it said we couldnt claim for the same injury or investigation of an injury twice so we didnt bother claiming just incase he did ever get a cruciate injury Especially as the cost for surgery etc was about £5000 Knowing what a big clumsy ox he is we thought we had better not waste the claim

im gutted about the insurance, and i could kick myself, im sure i read it through properly, i dont normal muck up on this sort of thing... im goin to find all the policy info and look myself in case the receptionist got it wrong and after all this this now i doubt anywhere will insure him anyway if it is right and i cant claim, i shall change daisy and bullet over to a different one!

when i enquired about petplan, fred was only a puppy, they ot in touch with my vets first and they got back to me and said fred couldnt be insured for any digestive or stomach complaints because he was poorly when he was little, so we never bothered with them, wish i had now, cos his stomach problems havent really been an issue since the was 12mths ...hey ho, we live and learn ...

im hoping its just somehting hes done too bren, this laminate flooring is lethal when theyre running

I hope Fred is ok hun. Remember Marley had a bad leg for about a year and was off and on Rimadyl he is fine now. Hopefully the metacam will help him hun and its not as bad as first thought.

oh ys, so he was, i forgot about that jude

im keeping everything crossed that its not as serious as first thought

Said everything in my texts but please don't ever be stuck for a lift to the vets hun. You know where I am, I just need a few hours notice if it's during the day cos of work.

Hopefully, as others have said, it turns out to be something less serious.

thankyou ever so much bev, thats really good of you


were both itching to go out for a walk this morning, hes going to be crawling the walls come the middle of the week

we are all here for you. thats what friends are for.

wonderful forum this, whatever is happening in all of our lives we are all there for one another

hilary bradshaw wrote:

we are all here for you. thats what friends are for.

wonderful forum this, whatever is happening in all of our lives we are all there for one another

we are

I do hope that its not as serious as first thought .

I have also remembered that Sue and Karol use bio flow collars on one their dogs which seems to aid arthitis.

http://www.discoverymagnets.co.uk/bioflow_pets.htm?gclid=CIPYqIO09aICFdeX2AodkSAUlw

hilary bradshaw wrote:

we are all here for you. thats what friends are for.

wonderful forum this, whatever is happening in all of our lives we are all there for one another

you are all amazing, i dont know what i would do without you all, youre all my support while the OH is away

Lainee wrote:

I do hope that its not as serious as first thought .

I have also remembered that Sue and Karol use bio flow collars on one their dogs which seems to aid arthitis.

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cheers hun, i will definately check this out


ive been into the petshop,kennelgate, today, felt very strange without the dogs lol... but the lady there who breeds some sort of bull breed gave me the number of a herbalist who is very good and inexpensive, she uses them for her horse, that had something or other, i cant remember what now lol.. so im going to give them a ring and see what they say.... i will try anything that will help my boy

hope hes ok hun - give fred big hugs off me - one ov my fave GSDs on here

aww cheers nix

ive now got fred on the glucosamine as well as the metacam, i know hes feeling better cos hes patrolling the perimeters of the garden again ... hes itching to get out and go for walk, but im going to leave him until the weekend, and then go for a nice gentle stroll, just me and him

glad fred is feeling a little better , when does he go for his xrays ,