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Title: Healing thoughts for Jasper plz
Post by: JaspersMum on July 13, 2009, 08:50:47 PM
Jaspers feeling very sorry for himself at the moment.

Yesterday I found a grass seed tucked right up in the top of a front long hidden by a bit of a matt.  Can't believe I hadn't found it but was able to withdraw it and clean it up, that looks OK today BUT it seems like there might of been one in the paw too, I got home today to find he'd been chewing his paw all morning and it was bleeding by the time I came in at lunch time.  :'(

I've cleaned him up and I can see a small puncture wound. Appointment booked at the vets for tomorrow as he seems really out of sorts with it too.  Hope there's nothing too serious going on.

Suppose we're lucky that it's the first time we've had a problem with the  >:D grass seeds..

So back to the hibiscrub and might have to have collar on while I'm away at work.  :-\
Title: Re: Healing thoughts for Jasper plz
Post by: Rats and Dogs on July 13, 2009, 08:59:18 PM
Poor Jasper, those grass seeds are horrible. I hope that's all that's wrong with him.

Good luck at the vets. :luv:
Title: Re: Healing thoughts for Jasper plz
Post by: White Bryony on July 13, 2009, 09:06:44 PM
Poor Jasper  :luv:  :luv:

Sending my favourtist boy lots of healing thoughts and big hugs  :-*  :-*  :-*
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Post by: Brimbeck(Dyllan) on July 13, 2009, 09:07:45 PM
Poot boy hope he feels better soon
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Post by: Helen on July 13, 2009, 09:08:44 PM
Hope he feels better very soon bless him  :luv: :luv:
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Post by: lindseyp on July 13, 2009, 09:10:05 PM
lots of healing thoughts beeing sent your way Jasper  :luv:

I know how you feel though.....when I groomed Livie the other day i found quite a few grass seeds in her coat & being more white than orange seems to make them invisible to the eye  ph34r  :shades:
Title: Re: Healing thoughts for Jasper plz
Post by: JaspersMum on July 13, 2009, 09:14:16 PM
Just had a good look under brighter light and I think that the blood must of been from an abcess at the puncture wound I had found as nothing else obvious to have been a wound site.  Hope that means that anything nasty came out with it too  ;)
Title: Re: Healing thoughts for Jasper plz
Post by: gorgeouspoppy on July 13, 2009, 09:48:51 PM
Hope Jasper feels better soon + all goes well at the vets tomorrow.  :luv: :luv:
Jo + Poppy.
xx
Title: Re: Healing thoughts for Jasper plz
Post by: Michele on July 13, 2009, 09:57:57 PM
I hope it's all clean and nothing nasty still lurking. Get well soon Jasper.  :-* :luv:
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Post by: Rachsparkles on July 13, 2009, 09:58:29 PM
Poor Jasper, good luck at the vets, hope he feels better soon x
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Post by: supaspaniel on July 13, 2009, 10:05:50 PM
ouch , hope Jasper gets on OK  ;)
Aidee had a seed in between two toes last Friday  >:D  luckily there was enough still sticking out that I could get hold of and get it all out! He sems to be OK now, but am watching him closely  ;)
Title: Re: Healing thoughts for Jasper plz
Post by: Annette on July 13, 2009, 10:22:28 PM
Poor old Jasper.

Hope it is all ok and soon heals.
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Post by: louis mum on July 13, 2009, 11:21:06 PM
Healing thoughts from us for Jasper  :luv:
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Post by: Joules on July 13, 2009, 11:25:43 PM
I hope it's all clean and nothing nasty still lurking. Get well soon Jasper.  :-* :luv:

Me too - hope he is feeling better now that nasty seed is out  >:(
Title: Re: Healing thoughts for Jasper plz
Post by: Hurtwood Dogs on July 13, 2009, 11:33:04 PM
Oh no! Poor little man  :'( Wishing you well very soon Jasper  :-* :-*
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Post by: Max X 2 on July 13, 2009, 11:45:02 PM
Hope he's OK & perkier after a nights sleep  :luv:
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Post by: sarah25 on July 14, 2009, 07:25:37 AM
Hope Jasper is feeling better soon  :luv:
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Post by: tigs71 on July 14, 2009, 09:45:44 AM
How is Jasper?  Hope is is much better today  :luv: :luv:
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Post by: mum2milly on July 14, 2009, 10:36:12 AM
Hope Jasper is feeling better. Poor little man.  :luv:


Love Jo & Milly xx
Title: Re: Healing thoughts for Jasper plz
Post by: EmmaA on July 14, 2009, 02:35:58 PM
I hope poor Jasper is feeling a bit better today.
Grass seeds  >:D  >:D I hate the blooming things  >:D
Title: Re: Healing thoughts for Jasper plz
Post by: JaspersMum on July 14, 2009, 03:29:41 PM
Thank you for all the good wishes, he's still looking really sorry for himself  :'(

I bandaged him up this morning so that he couldn't lick the foot, by lunchtime when I came home, it had bled a fair amount and he didn't want to walk so I changed over to the big collar so some air could get to his foot and not his tongue but he went outside, plonked himself down and wouldn't go any further till I took the flaming thing off. 

I've just taken the other two out for a run and left a sock on him which was soaked in blood when I got back. 

I'm hoping that the blood is because the seeds pushed out, it's a good clear red  :-\  Vets appointment at 5pm so will update after I've seen them.

Why does it always happen to Jasper, he can give the most sorrowful face of the three when there isn't anything wrong and so you can imagine how he's looking at the moment  ::)
Title: Re: Healing thoughts for Jasper plz
Post by: Annette on July 14, 2009, 04:09:53 PM
Oh poor Jasper.

It does seem to be a lot of blood for an abscess.

I hope that is all it is. If so, then it is good that it's draining, I suppose. Bit of a mess though.

Get well soon Jasper.
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Post by: sassie on July 14, 2009, 04:27:42 PM
Get well soon Jasper, hope the vets visit goes well and it all gets sorted. x
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Post by: marbledmolly on July 14, 2009, 05:35:03 PM
Poor Jasper, hope he's ok
Title: Re: Healing thoughts for Jasper plz
Post by: White Bryony on July 14, 2009, 06:14:40 PM
Hope you have got it sorted at the vets.

Poor Jasper - sending him lots more squishes and healing thoughts  :-*  :-*
Title: Re: Healing thoughts for Jasper plz
Post by: Nicola on July 14, 2009, 06:20:31 PM
Poor Jasper, I hope he got on ok at the vet :luv:   We've never had a seed in the paw (touch wood) but I pulled a huge one out of Rodaidh's eye on our walk just now, I'm glad I saw it before it got any further in :o
Title: Re: Healing thoughts for Jasper plz
Post by: BettyBoo on July 14, 2009, 07:00:01 PM
Poor Jasper :-* Hope he feels a bit better after seeing the vet.

Betty had a huge grass seed stuck in a matt on the top of her paw on Sunday. I pulled it out but her paw was really red and swollen. She ended up with antibiotics, metacam and a shaved paw which looks really weird. I got some silica as well just in case.
Title: Re: Healing thoughts for Jasper plz
Post by: JaspersMum on July 14, 2009, 07:28:03 PM
He's got to go back to vets in the morning as it's gone in a bit too far to fish out.  Minor op so no breakfast but I've asked them to have a go at his annal glands whilst sedated too....  In for a penny!

I think we've been lucky, never had a problem before but the vet was saying they've had lots in this week (particularly spaniels), seems the seeds have hardened earlier this year and look like might be a greater problem and earlier than usual  :-\
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Post by: bluegirl on July 14, 2009, 08:10:04 PM
Hopa all goes well for him tomorrow, I'll be thinking of you both.
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Post by: KatieJean on July 14, 2009, 08:12:13 PM
Will be thinking of you tomorrow. Ours have had to have this done in the past.
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Post by: Countrygirl on July 14, 2009, 08:35:36 PM
I have never understood what everyone meant about grass seeds as I had never seen one.  Until the other day when Ellie was covered in them, I spent ages picking them off her.  Gave OH a lesson is what they looked like and how important it was to get her to the Vets if he thought one had gone in her somewhere, particularly her ear.  Think I got through!

Hope everything goes well for Jasper tomorrow, will be thinking of him.

Title: Re: Healing thoughts for Jasper plz
Post by: Nicola on July 14, 2009, 08:37:07 PM
Aww poor Jasper, I hope it goes well tomorrow :luv:
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Post by: *jean* on July 14, 2009, 08:42:08 PM
fingers crossed for the wee man xx
Title: Re: Healing thoughts for Jasper plz
Post by: leisl on July 14, 2009, 08:56:26 PM
From one orange friend to another, hope you are on the mend.  Muppet had one in her ear two weeks ago, first time for us too.  I quck trip to the vets and £93 later all was well!
Title: Re: Healing thoughts for Jasper plz
Post by: Philtrum on July 14, 2009, 09:14:56 PM
my thoughts are with you and jasper, hope he recovers quickly, grass seeds are nasty nasty nasty

Phil
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Post by: louis mum on July 14, 2009, 09:21:33 PM
Awww poor Jasper  :'( Will be thinking of you Jasper in the morning  :luv:
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Post by: *Jay* on July 14, 2009, 10:10:56 PM
Hope his little op goes ok tomorrow
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Post by: starboy on July 14, 2009, 10:20:03 PM
Poor Jasper. Hope every thing goes Ok tomorrow.
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Post by: Max X 2 on July 14, 2009, 11:14:46 PM
Aww he has every right to feel sorry for himself.  Hope all goes well tomorrow  :luv:
Title: Re: Healing thoughts for Jasper plz
Post by: barb on July 15, 2009, 02:22:49 AM
Poor boy  :luv: bless him, I bet he's doing such sad faces!  :005: Hope everything goes well at the vets and he's running around with the best of them very soon!  :-*
Title: Re: Healing thoughts for Jasper plz
Post by: Brimbeck(Dyllan) on July 15, 2009, 06:55:18 AM
Oh poor baby. Hope he feels better soon. :-*
Title: Re: Healing thoughts for Jasper plz
Post by: JaspersMum on July 15, 2009, 07:16:19 AM
Unfortunately another test yesterday also revealed that there is a further deterioration in his right eye tear production taking us a step closer to medication for life  :'( His tear production is now down to 13.

He's only 4 so could mean a long time to preserve his sight.  BUT I do know that we're lucky it isn't a life threatening illness unlike others here and for that I'm grateful.

The Metacam has wore off this morning and he can't have breakfast so one sad dog this morning  :shades:
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Post by: jools on July 15, 2009, 07:17:26 AM
Aw, so sorry to read this. Give him a wee kiss from us.  :-*
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Post by: Helen on July 15, 2009, 08:05:01 AM
Hope the op goes well this morning for him, thinking of you both :luv: :luv:

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Post by: johndoran on July 15, 2009, 08:22:55 AM
Hope Jasper is OK this morning :luv:
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Post by: silkstocking on July 15, 2009, 08:28:23 AM
Hope the operation goes okay this morning - grass seeds are a curse.

Sorry to read about his eyes :-*
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Post by: 1sttimecockermum on July 15, 2009, 08:31:50 AM
Will be thinking of Jasper today  :-*
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Post by: Michele on July 15, 2009, 09:24:03 AM
Hope all goes well for Jasper today, keep us posted.  :-*
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Post by: Joules on July 15, 2009, 09:26:52 AM
Hope the operation goes okay this morning - grass seeds are a curse.

Sorry to read about his eyes :-*

Me too - hope the op goes OK  :-*
Title: Re: Healing thoughts for Jasper plz
Post by: MacTavish Boys on July 15, 2009, 12:03:17 PM
Only just seen this, hope all goes well with the op today. sending healing thoughts to Jasper :luv: :luv:

Stephanie, George and Hamish xxx
Title: Re: Healing thoughts for Jasper plz
Post by: JaspersMum on July 15, 2009, 12:31:54 PM
Just had a call from the vets, he's fine and they found the seed  :D bandaged up and coming home at 3pm......

Now to find the insurance as looks like my credit card may need bending  :shades:
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Post by: Max X 2 on July 15, 2009, 12:35:04 PM
Just had a call from the vets, he's fine and they found the seed  :D bandaged up and coming home at 3pm......
Oh good, hope there's a special tea for a special boy  :luv:
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Post by: elaine.e on July 15, 2009, 01:00:48 PM
Glad to hear he'll be back home in a couple of hours  :D.
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Post by: Rats and Dogs on July 15, 2009, 01:12:43 PM
I'm glad he's coming home, you'll both be so excited. :luv:
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Post by: Sarah.H on July 15, 2009, 01:22:02 PM
Glad it went ok and they managed to find it. Get well soon Jasper  :D.
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Post by: Annette on July 15, 2009, 01:26:25 PM
Poor old Jasper.

Hope you will give him the (special) treatment he deserves this evening!

Sorry to hear about his eye. Hope you can keep things under control.
Title: Re: Healing thoughts for Jasper plz
Post by: White Bryony on July 15, 2009, 01:29:02 PM
Give your special boy a squish from me, so pleased he is ok and coming home soon.

 :-*  :-*

Sorry to hear about his eye though