kas

Hi After many years we are finally looking to get another border collie. Our last boy left us with such high expectations that I am finding it hard to decide on a breeder and a puppy. The breeder we got our last boy from no longer breeds but has been wonderful in helping us look for another boy. So far I have narrowed it down to the following breeders Bojak Nahrof or Little Eden I am looking for recommendations on any of the above. We prefer the traditional black & White borders with the fully white collar. Little Eden currently has puppies that look lovely, but the mum has not been hip scored. Is this an issue ? Thanks for any help. Kas

Thanks everyone for your comments. He seems to be pretty much back to himself so will just monitor and see how he goes. If anything else changes or developes then we will take him to the vet for some blood tests etc. Thanks again.

My boy (a 9yr old border collie) has been a bit sick over the last few days. He seems much better today and really back to his old self. I am not sure what the problem was and was wondering if anyone here had any ideas. Basically his symptoms were: - He was off his food yesterday, just not interested in what he had, but was a bit interested in what we were eating. - his gums were a quite pale, not quite the normal pink colour. He was not very active however. They are a nice pink again tonight. - not drinking a lot but enough - Has moments of being ok but otherwise rather lethargic - tummy seems bloated & he was uncomfortable. Was not lying in his normal position but more on his tummy with his head resting on his paws. - reluctant to walk much and seemed wobbly in legs when he did. - he would not cock his leg to pee and just squatted He also had a bad case of upset tummy yesterday afternoon and late last night. We stopped his food, and have only just given him a small amount of dinner tonight. He seems back to his normal self and is very interested in his food now. He did slip on the tiles 2 days ago and seemed to hurt his back or hips. We gave him some asprin last night (which might have contributed to the upset tummy) to help relieve any pain. We have also just brought home our new baby, so this might have caused him some stress etc as his pack has been a bit disrupted. He has however taken her addition quite well. Ok, well I think that is all. Just looking for any ideas on if you think it might be related to a hip/back/ arthritis problem or more of a tummy/colic problem, or any other options. Edited to add: Something similar happened about a month ago. We took him to the vet straight away, but they could not find anything wrong with him. Gave him a cortisone shot to boost him. He was much better that night and the next day. I don't want this to be a continuing problem so need to find some solution to what it could be. Thanks.