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I would get a specialist opinion - esp. if your boy is quite overweight - the specialist will assess the risks to the 'good' knee during rehab,etc.

Trust me- after having watched/assisted at my own dog's op. It was neither quick,or easy ;)..in comparison to a spey , for example ....

He will be in some pain after surgery .. and that's good, 'cos it stops them trying to do anything silly ;) I'm one of the mean ones who does not believe in removing all pain .pain is there for a purpose ... to try & stop movement . ;) before you panic and worry yourself sick.. get a specialist opinion and then you know exactly what to do.

if she is not far pregnant , AND your boy does have serious HD /neuro problems ... they may want to think hard about aborting the litter, and speying her at the same time....

the knee is not difficult to pick... but the HD and neurolgical problems may need re assessing by a specialist .

My BC X had a bad luxating patella .. he used to suddenly go lame when racing around ... Once I knew what it was- I would "click" it back in again when it happened.. it wasn't painful all the time - just when he twisted, and it popped out of its groove ;) and we did get a specialist to do corrective surgery . He was weeks bandaged and recuperating , but then had another 7 or so years absolutely worry free . make sure. also your boy is nice & lean .. his joints will thank you

yes. please see an orthopaedic vet - a specialist - ... who deals with these things every single day , and who knows how to do the correct xrays, and interpret them , before you rush into anything. is the 'new' vet an orthopaedic one or just another vet? It's a shame your dog has fathered a litter I agree with letting those owners know of your dog's health concerns - and hopefully stopping more problems being passed on down th line.

sounds as if it could have been an injury ?

Ooh ! I like that B/W No distacting flashes of colour to distract from teh detail of the dog's eyes and muscles

I like all those effects

It does not look like 'collie nose' I've seen .... but I am at a loss as to what they are , sorry ....

Our dogs always have a lot of white poo when on raw ..cos they eat all their meat on the bone But they usually get hair/fur /offal as well to help .

perhaps because she is FIT ..and does exercise which uses those muscles?

She can still have the chicken necks- but perhaps reduce by 1/3 or 1/2 ?

It is so sad Years ago- I held a friend's guide dog as he went over the bridge . I had seen this dog born, seen him trained,and working - I knew him well - and he was a sweet and gentle boy - Unfortunately, some years down the track,he bit a few times- absolutely out of the blue. and yes, he had a brain tumour ... he was PTS.

Best of luck Hope it all works out for you (and your dog)

That's good - dehydration /electrolyte imbalance is not a good thing . Hopefully he will start to improve now-

Any reason the vet didn't keep him in ,on a drip/obs? It's hard for you to juggle things ... Poor Gus. Fingers crossed.

vet is the best spot.... I hope he is Ok and that you all travelled safely.

VET app't sounds good - tonite would have been better ... .. hope it's just a bug .

;)

Not really All I will suggest is that you spend some time re training her - like housetraining a puppy . reward her madly for toileting outside .. and use a word when she is going to/does ... so , in a while, she will associate that word with toileting ..and you can take her out last thing at night,and have her wee . This is no quick fix, though. May I suggest one of THESE or a canine equivalent? I used one of these recently for our incontinent poor old girl ... it worked very well . I am sure there will be other helpful ideas for you Also ,when it's cold/wet.. go outside..take your dog for a walk/play in the wet!! let her see that a bit of wet is no reason to stay indoors ;)

Oh Just make sure a crate is wide enough for her to lie, on her side, with legs stretched out straight ..and to turn around in comfortably, with little knee twisting /pivoting .

*nods*

That's good news, raineth ....