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 😢

Sorry to hear Miami, just remember the good times he had with you

On 06/12/2025 at 21:49, miamiwhite said:

Well, poor Dusty aka Toby was put down earlier.......absolutely fucking devastated

Going to miss my big daft pal so much 😢 

Sorry to hear this mate, I am worried ours is not far off. Dread to think about it. Only person in our house that I get on with most days 😂. Dogs are fucking great. 

Dogs are indeed fucking great. Wilf is at the vets tomorrow just for an injection for allergies. He'sour daughters dog but she knows better than to take him without inviting me.

He's 10 now but still daft as a brush.  He's a trig dog so fit as fuck.

Sorry for your loss Miami. I'm dreading it coming, mainly for my daughter at the moment.

Mine was in the vets yesterday. Fucking idiot chased a cat into the bushes came out with cuts all over his legs and feet. £125 to the vets in excess etc with what ever else the insurance has to pay. 

Stupid lad has been lying on the sofa since feeling sorry for himself.

11 hours ago, frank_spencer said:

Mine was in the vets yesterday. Fucking idiot chased a cat into the bushes came out with cuts all over his legs and feet. £125 to the vets in excess etc with what ever else the insurance has to pay. 

Stupid lad has been lying on the sofa since feeling sorry for himself.

That's cheap!

Mind you half a bottle if vodka and some cotton wool swabs to clean the wounds would be less 😆

8 hours ago, Dimron said:

That's cheap!

Mind you half a bottle if vodka and some cotton wool swabs to clean the wounds would be less 😆

think it came to over £400 all in but we only had to pay the excess and a couple of little things the insurance didn't cover.

 

2 minutes ago, frank_spencer said:

think it came to over £400 all in but we only had to pay the excess and a couple of little things the insurance didn't cover.

 

My half blind old boy needed stitches when he fell down some concrete steps, vet said "he's done a number there" and neededa dozen stitches, think it was about £400 so sounds about right.

Ours is on her last legs after 13 years, emergency vets last night, her back legs have suddenly stop working.

Missus is in bits, I am acting tough whilst crying in the shower ! It is fucking wank. 

1 minute ago, Ani said:

Ours is on her last legs after 13 years, emergency vets last night, her back legs have suddenly stop working.

Missus is in bits, I am acting tough whilst crying in the shower ! It is fucking wank. 

So sorry to hear that mate, absolutely heartbreaking 

3 hours ago, Ani said:

Ours is on her last legs after 13 years, emergency vets last night, her back legs have suddenly stop working.

Missus is in bits, I am acting tough whilst crying in the shower ! It is fucking wank. 

Our vets which is Pennine in tottington wanted me to take ours for his follow up check to their branch in Harwood, that's where we had our last one put down. I couldn't face going back there so made up some excuse to change the day so I could go to totty.

4 hours ago, Ani said:

Ours is on her last legs after 13 years, emergency vets last night, her back legs have suddenly stop working.

Missus is in bits, I am acting tough whilst crying in the shower ! It is fucking wank. 

Be strong pal and do what's best for the dog, it is a shit show

2 hours ago, frank_spencer said:

Our vets which is Pennine in tottington wanted me to take ours for his follow up check to their branch in Harwood, that's where we had our last one put down. I couldn't face going back there so made up some excuse to change the day so I could go to totty.

Was there when our cat was put down last March, never been back since, just can't face it ♥ 

4 hours ago, Dimron said:

Be strong pal and do what's best for the dog, it is a shit show

Yeah we had this chat on the way to the emergency vets last night. We are going to our normal vets first thing in the morning 

Came across a Reform meet up on today's walk

They have numbers on the antifa mob approaching but not sure the grey mutt isn’t a runner.

Poor show on the get the badge in front 

On 14/12/2025 at 20:05, Ani said:

Ours is on her last legs after 13 years, emergency vets last night, her back legs have suddenly stop working.

Missus is in bits, I am acting tough whilst crying in the shower ! It is fucking wank. 

Like losing a child. Commiserations Ani.

The last one put us off ever doing it again. 1-2 months before we properly recovered.

On 19/12/2025 at 06:58, bolty58 said:

Like losing a child. Commiserations Ani.

The last one put us off ever doing it again. 1-2 months before we properly recovered.

Cheers we are in the holding phase, she is not in pain but struggling to get about. Had a great chat with a brilliant vet this week who said we are doing everything right and thinking in the right way.

She pointed that her ‘oath’ is about protecting and helping animals not the owners so if she thought we were wrong she would say so. I never realised vets had such an oath.

Well she has made it till Christmas and is seeming to improve. The Vet has been brilliant, well worth the £££ s !

 

Have a good one everyone. 

Just about to drop him at his new home

And then I say goodbye to my mum

Hardest fucking day of my life this

 

You're rehoming him?  He's a bonny lad. Where's he off to? 

Couldn't do it.

 

😁

Bastard!

That's possibly the evilest thing I've seen AI used for, outstanding work @Spider

Hope his new home is a good one pal x