Dog started with a slight limp (back leg) Saturday morning. No obvious injuries or anything stuck between toes. Gradually got worse so I've booked him into the vets. Earliest I can get is Wednesday. He's only 1, so it's not old age. 

Given his paws a salt bath and trying to make him rest. Anyone got any advise to try and help the poor lad? 

I can cope with poorly humans but not with poorly animals 😢

Got back Saturday.

Other dog that became lame wasn't improving greatly, so booked him in for yesterday when we got home.

Shoulder seemed to be doing OK thankfully.

Vet did the usual checking, and raised an eyebrow when I said he'd had ticks whilst on holiday.

He took his temp which was a bit high.

Overnight, he's thrown up, and was clearly feeling rough.

Got him back down this morning, temp even higher, and admitted for fluids, paracetamol and possibly antibiotics- possibility of Lyme's disease, even though they are on symparica.

Fucking unbelievable.

Hopefully it's just a bug and he'll be right, but a concern nonetheless.

This is my old lad , he is on what I reckon will be his last big adventure ( although I've said this before). He is still full of beans but his body is slowing him down and he is not the lad he was. I still love the mad fucker though.

12 minutes ago, batton carrier said:

This is my old lad , he is on what I reckon will be his last big adventure ( although I've said this before). He is still full of beans but his body is slowing him down and he is not the lad he was. I still love the mad fucker though.

I thought that was a bear until I enlarged the image 😃

12 minutes ago, Alf Hartigan said:

I thought that was a bear until I enlarged the image 😃

He has decided in the last year or so that being groomed is not for him , it is easier and less of a risk to life to just leave him be. The result is what you see. A sort of collie afro.

A tail of 2 dogs in our house at the moment, the puppy, an 8 month old Lancashire Heeler won her class at a dog show today and qualified for next years Cruft's, our 12 year old Boston Terrier is deteriorating fast, she has bladder can er and it has now spread into her lungs leaving her virtually unable to breathe, looks like the worst outcome for her the next few days

1 minute ago, athywhite1958 said:

A tail of 2 dogs in our house at the moment, the puppy, an 8 month old Lancashire Heeler won her class at a dog show today and qualified for next years Cruft's, our 12 year old Boston Terrier is deteriorating fast, she has bladder can er and it has now spread into her lungs leaving her virtually unable to breathe, looks like the worst outcome for her the next few days

Sorry to hear that. The heat of the next few days won't help neither.

Fortunately my "poorly" one seems to be on the mend.

Will be on antibiotics for at least 3 weeks as a precaution if it is Lyme's disease.

Just a month on from losing ours and we're still struggling. Went up over the moors yesterday morning on a route we often took the lad. 2 big, daft chocolate labs came bounding over and wanted fussing. I could see the Mrs choking up as she played with them. We will get another dog or dogs in time but right now, we just want our old pal back. 😢

Our Maggie has given up, got progressively worse the last couple of days, the heat hasn't helped either, so after 12 years of companionship we have had to let her go

RIP Maggie the Wanderer