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Cocker Specific Discussion => Health => Topic started by: louis mum on June 07, 2009, 11:30:04 AM
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My beautiful boy is in pain again today with his leg :'( He has had a slight limp for a week, only really noticable when on the move, same leg that he had a soft tissue injury on some months back. This morning he cant weight bear atall :'( I have given him metacam and trying to get him to rest it, a near impossible task :-\
Can you send him some healing thoughts please, this boy is breaking my heart watching him over the last few months with the 'allergy' business and this alongside. :-\
One bonus for him is we have reintroduced chicken, he loves me now his belly is full of goodies again. :005: I just pray this doesnt flare him up now too :-\
Any tips on keeping him still (ish) :huh:
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Awww poor Alfie, no advice but plenty of healing hugs heading your way from us, get well soon Alfie :luv:
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:-\ Oh dear sorry to hear Alfie is not well again,
sending positive healing thoughts from me :-* and Flo :-* I hope you can find out what is wrong soon :-\
Jann :luv:
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Poor Alfie. Sorry, no advice here either, but sending healing thoughts and hoping he is better soon :-* :luv:
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Thanks guys :luv: I just wish someone would tell Lenny his mate is out of action ::) He is a proper torment :005:
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Sending Alfie lots of positive thoughts :luv: x
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Licks and slobbers from Bonnie Boo .they are very healing :luv:
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:luv: :luv: Aww, sending healing hugs to Alfie, hope he's better soon
If it helps, you can send little Lenny to me??
Athough I can't promise that you will ever get him back ;)
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:luv: :luv: Aww, sending healing hugs to Alfie, hope he's better soon
If it helps, you can send little Lenny to me??
Athough I can't promise that you will ever get him back ;)
:lol2: On his way. I was going to send him to the IL's, but their faces made me suspect they were not to keen ph34r :005:
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Poor Alfie, sending healing thoughts for him :luv:
Any tips on keeping him still (ish) :huh:
Vodka? :005:
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Poor Alfie, sending healing thoughts for him :luv:
Any tips on keeping him still (ish) :huh:
Vodka? :005:
:lol2: For me or him :005: He has settled down now :luv: think the metacam must be working.
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Glad hes settled down a bit - hope he's back to tearing round with his little bro in no time :luv:
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Poor Alfie
Sending lots of slurps and huggy type stuff from my two layabouts girlies :luv:
hope he's feeling better soon :blink:
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Poor Alfie :'( hope he is feeling better very soon :luv:
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Vodka? :005:
:lol2: For me or him :005:
Both! :lol2: "A little for you, a little for me, a little for you, more for me!" :005:
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Licks and hugs from us, get better soon lovely boy! :luv:
Barb and Pippa
xx
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Hugs - Hope Alfie can keep quiet enough for his leg to heal and the allergies don't flare back up.
Send Lenny down here for a few days ;)
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I hope you get to the bottom of whats the problem with his leg and hope Alfie feels better soon :luv:
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Hope Alfie feels better soon - sending lots of hugs and kisses from Gabby xxxxxx :luv: :luv:
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Hope Alfie starts to feel better soon. :luv:
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Get Better Soon Alfie, lots of healing vibes being sent to you love Heather xxx
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Poor Alfie, he does seem to be having a very bad time of it lately. I hope you get to the bottom of what is the problem with his leg very quickly, it's so difficult when they are suffering but you don't know why :'( :'(
Lot of healing thoughts coming your way from Team Withybeck :-*
Jane.
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Poor Alfie :'(
Harvey says get well soon so they can run around like loons in Formby :luv:
No advice but I hope he picks up soon and all goes well tomorrow at the vets :luv:
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Hope Alfie feels better soon. :-* Keeping them still is an almost impossible task, so good luck! ;)
x
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Poor wee boy, I hope he feels better soon :'(. Lots of healing and positive thoughts from Brodie and I :-*:luv:
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Get well soon Alfie- I love looking at your photos :luv: :luv:
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Lots of positive healing wishes for you Alfie :luv:
Get well soon :-*
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All good wishes from here too.
Hope he better soon.
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Sorry to hear that Alfie is in pain :'( sending lots of love and healing thoughts to the little man, hope he is back to playing with Lenny very soon :-* :luv:
Stephanie, George and Hamish xxx
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Thanks everyone :luv: Had a bit of a bad night really, up at 3am, 5am and 8am, he now has diawotsits and has vomited :-\ He seems bright enough in himself now though, he has had some prokolin paste and has eaten some lunch so hopefully he can keep it down. I wonder if its the metacam :huh: he did something similar a while back and I am sure it was when on metacam.
Anyway, he is weight bearing but still limping, an improvement from yesterday though. Alfie says thankyou for all his get well wishes :luv:
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Has Alfie had an MRI scan to see if they can see anything in his joints that might be causing him to limp?
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Has Alfie had an MRI scan to see if they can see anything in his joints that might be causing him to limp?
No, the next step is xrays by the look of it :-\ I really dont want him having an anaesthetic though :-\
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How worrying for you :-\. I hope the vet can get to the bottom of what's wrong soon. Big hugs to your gorgeous boy :luv:
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Has Alfie had an MRI scan to see if they can see anything in his joints that might be causing him to limp?
No, the next step is xrays by the look of it :-\ I really dont want him having an anaesthetic though :-\
To keep the number of generals down ask for a referral now and go for the MRI scan straight away!
Jessie had a sedation, then a general at our normal vets and both sets of x-rays were inconclusive and led us to treat incorrectly for a while - wasn't until we had the referral and another general for more x-rays and the MRI scan that we got close - she also then had another general the next day so they could do a bone biopsy and joint tap.....
She is only 5 and i bet through her life she has had 12 to 15 generals for one thing or another - she's still as mad as a hatter tho.....
If the general allows them to diagnose Alfie properly then surely its worth the risk?
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Has Alfie had an MRI scan to see if they can see anything in his joints that might be causing him to limp?
No, the next step is xrays by the look of it :-\ I really dont want him having an anaesthetic though :-\
To keep the number of generals down ask for a referral now and go for the MRI scan straight away!
Jessie had a sedation, then a general at our normal vets and both sets of x-rays were inconclusive and led us to treat incorrectly for a while - wasn't until we had the referral and another general for more x-rays and the MRI scan that we got close - she also then had another general the next day so they could do a bone biopsy and joint tap.....
She is only 5 and i bet through her life she has had 12 to 15 generals for one thing or another - she's still as mad as a hatter tho.....
If the general allows them to diagnose Alfie properly then surely its worth the risk?
Yes it would be if like you say diagnosis was made straight away. My experience with my last boy Louis has left me feeling sick at the thought of repeated anaesthetics though :'( Its difficult isnt it when you have had a bad experience previously. :-\ If the vet suggests xrays I will mention my concerns and the possibilty of an MRI, thanks :luv: On a positive note he has just stolen a paintbrush and ran off with it, so he must be feeling a bit better :005:
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Pleased to hear Alfie's feeling a bit better, I hope you can get to the bottom of this very soon.
Re the Metacam, my girl Neneh had a bad reaction (lethargy, loss of appetite etc.) when she was given it some years back after an emergency caesarean & spay. As soon as I took her off it she perked up.