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Admittedly I do feel more at ease when she is at the vet, well at the moment I do. I think Mum does too. I will be going over there shortly to see her and to ask the vet whether it's really wise to send her home, especially seeing as though the chances are, we are not going to be able to medicate her. I will show him when I am there - how she growls if I go near her mouth, and see what he says.

Tess is still at the vet tonight. She was allowed to come home but I had to go to a parent/teacher info night at Jacks school and wasn't able to pick her up in time. (They were aware of it, I told them beforehand that I would do my best to pick her up today but wasn't sure I'd make it). And Mum doesn't drive so I will pick her up in the morning. Her Xray came back ok. No obvious signs of an injury but the vet said those Xrays can miss things sometimes (he said an MRI would of shown more detail). He went over her today and said she's displaying all the signs of a neck injury. He gave us 2 choices. 1) Bring her home and start her up on some pain meds, if no improvment bring her back for more bloods to be taken. This would be ok if she will let me give her the tablet, but I doubt she will. She was growling at me when I went to check her gums. And not a play growl, she was warning me to leave her be. I told Mum she has to crush them into her dinner but Mum says she won't touch her tucker if any meds are in there. The only other thing I can try is dipping them in peanut butter or hiding them in some sardines or something. It's worth a try if it will bring her some comfort. Anything is. or 2) Have more bloods taken now. I was going to go with option 2 but the vet said with his knowledge and experience with these kinds of things, he would go with the first option. So I agreed. I think it will be a long while before Tess is back to her normal, happy self but I am hopeful she'll get there eventually.

Gorgeous pics and congrats on your new camera!

Thanks Mags. And same, I hope they can find out something when she is Xrayed today.

Ta Pers. I have spoken to the vet and he seems to think she has a slipped disc in her neck. He's checked all her vitals, (temp, heart, gums etc) and all is well there, but she just wants to lay on her side and not move. She is also in obvious pain when she does try to move, yelping out and crying. He is going to do xrays today and we have to call back at 3pm. Poor old girl. When I was there today and she was out the back, the neighbours dogs were barking and her mate Bear, (the shep) was running along the fence barking at them. Tess was bright eyed and had her ears pricked, but she just couldn't get up to walk, letalone run to join in, like she used to. I am also curious to know how it happened... I know a few months ago, while my brother was out walking her she was jumped on and attacked by an unrestrained dog. One much bigger than her. She did have a little gash at the back of her neck and although I mentioned taking her to the vet and reporting it at the time, they insisted she was fine. The way they were carrying on when they called though - I half expected her to be ripped to shreds when I arrived, but she seemed ok. A little quiet but ok. I didn't see her much after then, until she fell ill with the pyo. But according to my brother afterwards, ever since she was attacked she was a different dog and didn't want to go for walks anymore. (probably because she was in pain )There were also a few times that he only had to touch her and she'd start yelping. I am not saying this is the cause because I don't know if it is, I am just trying to get a clearer picture of what's been going on in the lead up to this. I mentioned it to the vet when I spoke to him and he says, they can slip a disc simply by pulling too hard on the lead when being walked. But Tess never, ever pulls on the lead. It will be interesting to see what the xray shows up. I am keeping everything crossed for her, she's been through enough already.

Good on you Teekay for giving him a chance. And a huge welcome to fostering!!! :laugh: @ Mya the bossy boots. I love the pic of them all there together. Charlie Brown is adorable!

An update on Tess. She is back at the vet. I went down and saw her last night and this morning and she is not getting better. Something else is wrong, I know it. she was even growling at us today and that is NOT Tess at all. She was laying in Mums bedroom and wouldn't budge. I had to put the collar on and gently coax her out, it took a while but we got there. Took her out the back and she just sat down. Mums friend was there so I loaded her into his car and now we are just waiting for the vet to call. She is going to have to stay there I think. More tests need to be done because there is definately something else going on. Poor Tess, it is so sad to see her like this. I hope whatever it is, it can be treated. She seems really sore/stiff, especially around the neck and head.

There sure is. They're so pretty aren't they? Same for parrots. Especially the rainbow lorikeets - we've been getting lots of them visiting lately - their colours are just amazing.

Thanks for sharing pics of your furfamily Madcat. They are all so gorgeous.

Awww. Too cute.

Ta Pers. :) And :laugh: @ Kirislin. That's a bit how I felt. I must of got bitten by several of his relo's whilst taking these pics. It was probably a set up. Him sitting there posing while he's family feasted away on me. :laugh: Oh and Pers, remember that PM I sent you?, well I did end up getting a canon 350d. Just a second hand one. It has been sitting there for a few weeks now, I have waited sooooo long to get a DSLR that I am a little nervous to open it. :laugh: I took these pics with my olympus point and shoot. It's not a bad camera, just slow when I try and get action shots of the dogs. By the time it takes the pic, the dogs are up the other end of the yard. :laugh:

Took these this afternoon out in the front garden. :) Got to love the mozzie sitting on the purple daisy. :laugh:

Perfectly written. Agree 100% with this.

What a gorgeous girl she was. Hugs to you Weibritty. My thoughts are with you. R.I.P. Sharnie xxx

Hi Guys, thought I would update on Tess. Well it's been 12 days since her op and she is still very quiet. She is eating & drinking ok, toileting ok, but still isn't her self. Last weekend we took her back to the vet on the Sunday as she vomitted a little bit of water. He took her temp etc and also took some bloods which came back good. He seems to think she drank too much and too fast hence the reason she vomitted some back up. He did say because she is an older girl that it would take longer for her to recover. It hasn't been quiet 2 weeks since her op, maybe we are expecting too much too soon? I don't know.

Happy Birthday Charlie! Hope you've had a great day!

How horrible. I hope your girl is ok.

What flea treatment do you use Archie's Mum? he may have a flea allergy if he's still scratching. Just a thought.

Rolling in the sand Chewing the log :laugh: Being a sticky beak again - while Jack works hard on his sand castle. :laugh: My babies - growing up way too fast.

A boat was coming to shore and she was being the biggest sticky beak. :laugh: Having a dig in the sand And a dip in the water. Chasing something in the water. :laugh: Jacks sand castle

I posted some of these pics in the husky thread last week after Takoda's first trip to the River. But thought I would post them here aswell for those that do not visit the husky thread. :) Although she was a little unsure at first, of the boats and the little waves, oh and a log that was on the sand when we arrived :laugh: she soon got used of it and had a great time. The log that was on the sand when we arrived. She circled it and sussed it out waiting for it to come to life. :laugh: Once she realised it was a log, she decided to have a chew on it. Not sure if she was watching the boat here, or the 2 ducks infront of it. :laugh: Jack and Takoda testing the water. :laugh: Catching a little wave with her mouth. :laugh: more to come

Gorgeous pics.

Beautiful pics and your horses are just gorgeous WnH.

Aww they look very happy Muttrus. Great pics.

So sorry Rysup. R.I.P. Sarah