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General => Pets Corner => Topic started by: grawrc on February 13, 2010, 18:37:46
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I had bought an RSPCA "Donut" bed for the kitten I ended up not getting. A few days ago I put it on the floor in the kitchen while I was cleaning the worktops and then forgot all about it. Within what seemed like seconds my cocker spaniel was curled up comfy as you like in what I would have thought was far too small a bed for her!! She'll sleep nowhere else now!!
So if I get another kitten looks like I'll need another bed!
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;D ;D ;D She's trying to tell you something! Maybe she saw it and thought-"Oh crap...she's getting a cat!" 8)
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;D ;D ;D
See for yourself!
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Hahaha! How fab! "See, you don't need a cat-I fit in here perfectly."
Your dog is lovely Anne. :)
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Spaniels have expressive eyes, don't they, and that one eye is definitely saying wot Emmy's written above. What a wonderful pic!
Both of our cats had beds - ours ;D It's what cats do ;D
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We bought several different beds for our cat but he never used them, he has his places, such as in my wardrobe, in the corner at the top of the stairs or on his chair where nobody else sits because it sort of his now.
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WOOdy, we always suspected that ours had a second home - it's yours, innit? ;D
The wardrobe was a special trick. I'd hang my dressing gown in there last thing, get into bed...just dozing off, then came the muffled, plaintive meeeow let me out cry..thing is, I knew she loved doing it but I never ever saw it happen ::)
I once re-upholstered an armchair - brass studs and everything. Kits took great interest in the doings over the time it took and then, when it was finally finished, immediately jumped on it, turned round, made himself comfortable, zzzzzed off...and it was his chair for ever more. ;D
There you go, Anne..why deprive yourself any more?
Oh, and Russian Blue cats iz The Best, btw...or have I said that before? ;D
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What a lovely pic, she looks so comfy. :)
I saw on another thread that you had to take her to the vet, how is she now?
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Not too great, thanks. She's going back this morning. She has either pulled a muscle in her back or it's a slipped disc. She got shots of anti-inflammatory and valium yesterday so that kept her going but she's all shivery again this morning. Appointment's at 9.50 so not long to wait.
Nothing more pathetic than a poorly spaniel!
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Poor girl.Hope she is much better soon.
Hate it when the pets are poorly :(
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Poor little thing. How old is she?
Hope all goes well at the vets, let us know won't you?
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She's 8 (dob 8/9/2001). I'll certainly keep you up-to-date on how she's doing.
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We had Jack Russel that used to sleep in a cats bed. Animals know what they want ;D
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Well I've left her at the vet's. They're going to xray her back to see if there's anything obvious. I've to phone at 12.30 to see what they find and should get her back at 6.
The house is strangely empty without her.
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Hope the spaniel is OK!
Just a note if she hasn't done any obvious damage when she has been out or in the house. My friends Yorkie had this and went what one can best describe as "wobbly and walking wonky" well her vets did an Xray and could find no damage. I said, as my over the road neighbour's black lab had similar problems that my vet told her was disc damage and to keep her caged at all times which she did fo 3 weeks until the dog was screaming in pain and she was just about to give up on it and have it put to sleep she then went to Bristol vet teaching hospital where, basically, they saved her life but she was hospitalised for ages and had numerous return visits.) to get her vet to check for meningitis which this vet did and immediately put her on anti biotics prior to getting the tests done.
Luckily she did get the anti biotics and steroids in and the dog was diagnosed with meningitis and is now fully recovered. So just be aware that these symptons are sometimes masked and overlooked.
I hope it isn't the above but best to be ahead of the game as it is treatable if caught early.
Good luck
Old Bird
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Thanks for that. Good to know. Mind you she was fine yesterday then I heard her yelping upstairs and it was after that that her back seemed sore so I suspect it's something physical. Her temperature yesterday was quite normal.
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Well I've left her at the vet's. They're going to xray her back to see if there's anything obvious. I've to phone at 12.30 to see what they find and should get her back at 6.
The house is strangely empty without her.
Fingers crossed all is well with her, not long till you phone now....
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Really hope it is good news. Re animal beds, I have been looking after young Lorna's cat this week as they are on holiday. Lorna bought Laura a sheepskin bed which hangs on the radiator. Laura hasn't been very happy with me when I have gone round early each morning to put her in the garden for a while. Such comfort!!
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Well so far so good. The xrays were clear so it's not a disc problem or arthritis or stuff like that. So they reckon she's pulled a muscle and have given me 10 days' supply of anti-inflamatories/painkillers and sedatives. I'll just have to see how she goes. Only about £275 so far. Aren't you glad we've got the NHS!!
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That's good news, apart from the cost!
Is she a very active dog?
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Normally yes - "busy" is how I'd describe her - and in to everything! But at the moment she's still dopey and fast asleep on her cat bed.
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Well she slept well (on my bed ::)), has taken her early morning meds (wrapped in a piece of chicken) and has done a dignified tour of the garden where the early morning bird population didn't blink an eye as she passed. (She's really fierce ;)). She made it up the stairs under her own steam for the first time in three days and is now - you guessed it - sound asleep on my bed.
So looks like she's on the road to recovery. Fingers crossed!
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That's good news :)
It's awful when our pets are not well. My Vera (border terrier) had been rubbing her eye and when the vet looked, he spotted a tiny little flap of skin on her lower eyelid which was irritating her. She's finished her antibiotics (had to coat them in butter for her) and is still having the eye drops. Her eye isn't sore any more but we have to see what happens when the drops finish. She is 12 and I wouldn't want her to go through an operation at her age unless it was really necessary.
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Sorry to hear that, Betty. I hope the treatment works. I'm not keen on general anaesthetics for older dogs either. Suzy was sedated for her xrays rather than being "put under". I suppose you could keep on with saline eyedrops once the "prescribed" ones are finished. Suzy has a tendency to dry eye which is really common in spaniels so she gets eyedrops routinely as well as ear drops (another spaniel disaster area!)
Lets hope they're both as right as rain in a couple of weeks.
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I wouldn't have thought of using saline eye drops for her, thanks for that.
How has Suzy been today?
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I am sorry that Suzy has been poorly but glad to hear that she can now get up the stairs.
Our 10½ year old spaniel Meggie started to have problems jumping up on her chair, going upstairs and jumping into the back of the car about 18 months ago. The vet said it was arthritis in her spine as she shivered when he touched her along her back. He gave her some medication (I can't remember the name of it now) and when I looked it up on the web there was a lot of controversy about it.
I stopped giving it to her and bought some dog Glucosamine Sulphate instead. She has two tablets a day and is now able to jump up on her chair, into the car boot and onto my bed without any difficulty. she can also run up and down the stairs like a two year old.
I hope Suzy continues to improve.
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Pauline, was the drug Rimadyl? I remember there being a lot of discussion about this a few years ago - some dogs even died.
There are some awful cases here -
http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/pets-accessories/pfizer-rimadyl-carprofen/1385215/
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Suzy's on Meloxidyl and tramadol. She is very subdued but clearly improving.
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Good to hear she is on the mend. :)
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Pauline, was the drug Rimadyl? I remember there being a lot of discussion about this a few years ago - some dogs even died.
There are some awful cases here -
http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/pets-accessories/pfizer-rimadyl-carprofen/1385215/
I have just found the invoice for her treatment Squash and it was Metacam that was prescribed.
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Ah I think that's the same stuff as meloxidyl. I'd better watch her carefully. What are your sources Pauline? (so I can read up about it myself.)
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Information here about Rimadyl and Metacam -
http://www.k9obedience.co.uk/doghealth/treatment/rimadylandmetacam.html
My vet has never warned me about possible side-effects of anything he's prescribed for Vera or Graham. Luckily, they haven't had much wrong with them apart from occasional eye problems. Fingers crossed they never do...
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Thanks Betty. All a bit worrying. Think I'll give my vet a ring.
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How was Suzy yesterday?
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OK. Just a bit listless and uncharacteristically quiet. She likes to "talk" a lot normally. On the plus side she has eaten with normal appetite and this morning climbed on my bed unaided.
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Hopefully Suzy has had another good day today - if she's eating and climbing onto the bed she must be feeling a bit better.