Dear old Suzy

Elaine · 15-05-2008, 03:22 PM

Getting a little worried for her now. She is aprox 9 years old and her back legs are begining to fail her. I cannt walk her very far and she isnt putting alot of weight on her back right leg. She is going to the vets on Monday and I really hope they can help her feel more comfortable and less painful. I love that dog to bits. Today we just had a short walk round the block, gave her a pigs ear to munch on while I gave her a good groom, then took her back to her owners shop.

angieh · 15-05-2008, 05:42 PM

Is 9 old for a Dogue then Elaine?

Mags · 15-05-2008, 05:48 PM

Poor Suzy, I hope the vet can do something to alleviate her pain...

She certainly looks a lovely dog.

Elaine · 15-05-2008, 06:01 PM

They reckon the average life span of a dogue to be 10 to 12 years, so she is getting on a bit. Just hope the vets can do something to aleiviate her pain.

angieh · 15-05-2008, 06:05 PM

I'm sure the vet will be able to give her something (like Metacam) to ease her pain. Fingers crossed for Monday!

Elaine · 15-05-2008, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by angieh

I'm sure the vet will be able to give her something (like Metacam) to ease her pain. Fingers crossed for Monday!

She is already on the maximum dose of metacam. When i took her to the vet a wee while back they said to up her metacam, to the max if needed, well she's needed it despite the warmer weather. They did say to me that there was another drug they could try but I forget the name, so here's hoping they do that and that it helps. They may well want to take new xrays just to see exactly what the state of play is with her joints.
Anyway, please have your fingers crossed that something can be done to help her.xxx

Erin · 15-05-2008, 06:36 PM

Poor baby,really hope the vet can give her something else.
Give her kisses from me when you next see her xxx

Liz · 15-05-2008, 08:36 PM

Elaine see if they can do Rymadyl worked wonders for our old boy Breeze gave him his back legs back for 7 years

Hope the vets visit goes well

Elaine · 15-05-2008, 08:56 PM

Thanx Liz will mention it to her owner.
Erin, she was kissed to death by me today

Moli · 15-05-2008, 10:47 PM

She is a gorgeous girl Elaine, the way you describe her back legs sounds very like Mollies problems, she was on metacam, but was changed about 6 months ago to new pain killers, which have given her a new lease of life, she is 9...

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