Im really worried about Dennis
I think hes going backwards.
I dont even know where to start
For the past week or so i have felt that he has been going backwards , not for any reason other than i just dont think he looks his happy self and he has started shaking a little occasionally which i know can be a sign of pain
i have felt every little bit of him to see if i can find anything that hurts but i cant. I have discussed it with my hubby and he keeps telling me im worrying about nothing and that hes fine. Every time i think "i will take him to vets today " he seems better and i want to have something they can see other than i dont think he looks happy. He has been eating and active.
Then last night we was cuddled up on the sofa he was wrapped in a blanket and he had been shivering a little , so i wrapped up in my blanket just to see if he was chilly has he has been recently clipped. When he got down i moved the blanket to cover my feet and it was sopping wet , as was my dressing gown , it looks like he had wet himself while he was asleep and all his side was wet. Then then he went out for his normal wee fine. Today about 4 ish i realised i hadnt actually seen him wee so have been watching him like a hawk now when hes out and he still hasnt been. His tummy is hard but he hasnt long been fed
he dosnt seem uncomfortable at all and hes curled up a sleep just fine now.
I dont know if its just me , ive not really talked much on here about it because i do feel stupid for the way i feel , i dont know weather im looking for things that could be wrong all the time
I have stopped walking him as much because everytime i take him out im scared that we will meet another dog that might hurt him. I walked him the other day through the farm and the collie came up over the hill with no owner and showed signs that he was going to be aggressive ( he was snarling and his hackles were up ) Dennis dosnt help the situation because he just barks at other dogs when hes on lead and they dont seem to like that
I just scooped him up , i know that is wrong on so many levels and makes us more interesting and with a healthy dog i wouldnt have done that but i couldnt risk him being hurt
i was on my own with two little ones , i know the collie isnt normally nasty but i couldnt risk a scrap with no one to help split them up. Dennis dosnt see that he has a problem and can think hes ten dogs sometimes
I know im avoiding taking him to the vets which is so wrong , but if there is a problem i know there is a chance that i will loose him
and i just dont want to think about that. Please dont think bad of me but i have already decided that if it happens again which there is a chance , that i will not put him through it all again , it wouldnt be fair , i know some people buy carts etc for their disabled dogs but that kind of thing really isnt for me.
Im really sorry for my ramble and thank you to anyone who got to the end
