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Ben's mystery illness

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Sheryl:
The foot not returning to its natural position (proprioception test) is indicative of a disc protrusion, both back feet were affected in Lylas case....but it could just as easily be something else. Lylas disc meant she couldn't put her head down to eat but she did hunch her back. People are right that an x ray wouldn't show as much as an MRI but there is also a dye injection which is what Lyla had. Wouldn't do any harm to follow the protocols for a disc problem as it's only Metacam and rest (no jumping or running up and down stairs) to give it time to pop back down and you are probably going to do that anyway! Hope you get to the bottom of it soon x. 

Ben's mum:
Thanks everyone for the good wishes. It's been a nightmare keeping Ben from rushing about.
When I go back to the vet next week I will ask her about scans, I would like to know what is going on.

Elaine thanks for the info, although some of it doesn't fit, some of it does. I also noticed when he is at his worst his back legs were splayed and braced as if he was dizzy, as a vertigo sufferer staring at one spot also makes sense, although he wasn't particually unsteady when he walked.  I will also mention it to my vet, I am lucky ours are great and encourage questions and self research, so she probably knows I will come back with a stack of questions.

Just to finish the week off nicely after Molly and Ben, Harry bit me really badly on the hand, and now I can't write or do anything with a badly swollen and bandaged left hand (I am left handed).  It wasn't his fault, he was leaping around like a nutter and about to barge into Ben, so I put my hand in front of him, and even now after all this time with us, he is still hand shy and we are normally so careful about how we handle him but with everything else I forgot and he just panicked and bit me. He has bitten me before, but not this deeply, I have lost a whole chunk of hand, and it hurts a lot!  But like I said not his fault, it's just the timing. Roll on next week  :D

Penelope:
Hope you get some good news at the vet.  So sorry about your hand.  Hope your tetanus jabs are up to date?  ;)
Hibiscrub is pretty good if it needs soaking.
Keep us posted on how he gets on.

Ben's mum:

--- Quote from: Penelope on February 22, 2015, 04:49:20 AM ---Hope you get some good news at the vet.  So sorry about your hand.  Hope your tetanus jabs are up to date?  ;)

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Thanks Penny, fortunately my tetanus is up to date from last time he bit me  :005:

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