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Hi. I found an old thread on Spey Incontinence .. it may be of help. HERE it is. there is also info HERE on causes and treatment with herbal mixtures. Don't forget the diabetes will make her drink/urinate more, and this can contribute to the level of incontinence ..

Thinking of you & bailey ..and hoping that everything goes smoothly from here :)

That caterpillar looks great! :)

:) may you sleep well tonight.

Doggles are great for salt/dust etc .. but I would perhaps try the mesh ones .. for my dog .. as they look softer/lighter and breathable /cooler :)

poor little man - he is not enjoying life at present . for you.

perhaps, with VICs laws at present this is something kennels have to do now? maybe go see them or talk to them and just chat about it ..you may find it is out of their control ..or if it is their choice..then I guess they have reasons . Their kennel- their rules, I suppose.

I'll just put up a link then :)

Ok.. yes.

they do happen .. silent heats ... one second's loss of concentration .. nobody's perfect.

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I have two external hard drives ... one gets used most days ..and one is just for storage, and lives in the safe, when not being added to. :)

..... playing Devil's Advocate here.......... P'raps she takes her own spoon?

:) maybe it was a babychino ?

Coffee isn't something dogs need ....

This one was taken one morning ,early . I took this one at sunset .... it's called "the Silent killer" LINK HERE

Ouch poor Bailey . I hope that soon he will be not having that horrible pain. I'm sure there are DOLER's who can empathise .... and, if it makes you feel any better ..years ago my brother got to the stage of not being able to feel/use one leg ..or lie down. or sit ..before HE would see a specialist..and he was, of course operated upon immediately ..with V good results. Sending healing thoughts to poor Bailey .

keep him warm ..let him decide where he's most comfortable ... and obviously, if he's worse overnight, or in the morning .. contact a vet . he will have 'cooled down ' from the activity/chiro earlier.. and he will be sore. if you have ever had a decent cramp..or a pulled muscle .. you know it HURTS to move ..and sometimes my cramped muscles take a couple of days to recover . Do you have any rescue remedy? That will help relax him ...and you :p .. as will lavender incense/oil burner/drops sprinkled near where he/you are sitting.

Glad you found a reason ..but sorry he is uncomfortable . 'BUTE' is an old NSAID .. as said..it is used for horses a lot .. but not all that often in dogs , AFAIK. make sure you give it with food .. it may irritate the stomach ..like aspirin does with us ... he might also appreciate a warm wheatbag on the sore bits :)

Aawww.. My Kieran was getting old.. at 7 (dane X) but I still called him "puppy", and he didn't get a chance to be geriatric .. bloat/torsion intervened. Our`working dogs are often semi retired at 10 ..they are old.They have worked hard for many years in very tough conditions, and usually have something which is slowing them down ....

I once had a little dog ... we THINK she was a dachsie/ wire haired something .. she certainly was not the most attractive little dynamo .. and had legs about an inch long.... Yes, I did get comments .. "What do you call that?" , etc .. and I found a good retort was always " She's a cross between a toothbrush, and a meat ant" :) In fact her nickname amongst friends was 'toothbrush' ..as I said.. they are comments ,which float away on the breeze - don't fret.

..and I think it's great that kids are pointing out an old dog to their parents ..instead of running scared, they are actually paying attention to HOW the dog looks :)