yesterday I cancelled the dog insurance. today he's bloody buggering ill.

[AtYourCervix]

Cancelled insurance to swap it to another at the end of the month. Cheaper cover and better to come out just after payday.

5 years with not a single days illness. Not one vet visit.

Today he's only bloody ill.

Tummy all swollen and tender. 1 puke and 1 sloppy poo. Managed to eat his supper though.

Bloody git.

Thanks. I'll ring them later.

Left him at the vet for xrays and scan and possibly surgery. V sad.

I cried when monster puppy went for his elbow surgery, lots, lol.

Thinking of you and your boy today AYC.

Thanks. Waiting for results of scan before deciding whst to do next. Feel sick.

Also got to go and be jabbed this afternoon (vaccinations). Feel sick about that too.

. I hope your dog is going to be fine. And good luck for our own jabs.

When you know the problem, I would definitely tell the vet what has happened regarding insurance, and ask if he has any advice. He might know a way around it.

If you have no joy with him, then phone the insurance people you cancelled and ask them if it is possible to reinstate it. You never know, there might be a cooling of period for cancellations.

Hope everything goes ok today x

No surgery for now. Wait and see for a few days.

Massive PHEW (for now) and just got to hope he improves without.

good luck little cervix dog...which btw sounds really wrong, rofl.

That sounds positive AYC. Definitely good news if the scans/xrays haven't shown up anything scary.

Do they still think it's his back? Just rest and anti-inflammatories?

Sending loads of positive vibes for him to get better without anymore intervention.

Yes. Prolapsed disk. Needs to stay at the vet for a while to see how he does. If he gets worse then maybe surgery.
Vet was positive as he still has feeling in his pads, can wag his tail and still control of his bladder (as much as he ever had anyway).
We're missing him.

Pleased he is tail wagging.

Those are excellent signs - I hope very thing goes well. The dog I knew had no feeling from halfway along his back so a very different situation.

Aw, poor little thing. All sounding positive though, especially the tail wagging.

Will be keeping everything crossed for him.

Todays update.

He's being incontinent (more than usual) but they're happy to wait and review tomorrow. Tail still waggy. We can visit him later but if he gets stressed by it then he might be better just left .

Aw, poor little woof :(

Bless him poor boy

If he likes chew toys or bones etc that would be nice for him to lie and play with plus keep him in one place without getting too excited

I'll take him his blanky and teddy later. Forgot them yesterday i was in such a tizz.

If you have something that smells of you...a jumper or something, he might find that really comforting. It sounds crazy, but it makes the world of difference.

Or you could put his blanky down your top for a while?

It really calms dogs (and cats!), and he might settle easier then.

I hope his incontinence improves, and he avoids surgery. Bless him.

Thanks. I miss not having him on my lap.

Blanky up t-shirt.

I hope he responds well to your visit.

how is he doin AYC?