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This is Snoop Dog, my friend and pet tonight.
He hurt himself playing with another dog, today he has had his knee replaced.
I'm a bit gutted about this, he has to be immobile for 6 weeks and at the moment any attempt to move him has him screaming the house down.
We have boxed him in but as I am currently in France I'm not there, god knows how my wife is going to carry him out side to use the loo.
The wife and kids are distraught, the state he is in has deeply upset them, even though they were prepared.
The good news is the OP was a success and he should bet as good as new eventually.
OP was done today.
He is going back Saturday for a check up. It's a full knee replacement, he only yells if he tries to move, but he never normally makes a sound, even when he knackered his knee, so it's distressing to hear.
A specialist type geezer did the OP, not the local vet, he traveled from Tamworth of all places.
He is going back Saturday for a check up. It's a full knee replacement, he only yells if he tries to move, but he never normally makes a sound, even when he knackered his knee, so it's distressing to hear.
A specialist type geezer did the OP, not the local vet, he traveled from Tamworth of all places.
Sorry for the delay, I had trouble logging on.
Snoop Dog is a thousand times better today, he's eaten all his food , which is a first, he's been off it since he ruptured his ligaments, he's lost over a stone in weight.
He's very stiff but back to his normal self ( for a Mastiff normal self is sleeping 23 hours a day, waking to eat and fart ), my wife is no longer panicking about carrying him , he is lay in the sun being Snoop.
I had planned to go out on our narrow boat for a week or so at the end of the month, I'm undecided on this, on one hand it's good for keeping him still on the other I'd have to carry him on and off the boat.
We've had a lot of bad luck with him, hopefully he will start seeing alot less of the vet and start having a better quality of life now.
Like I said earlier he goes back for a check up Saturday, I'll keep you posted.
Snoop Dog is a thousand times better today, he's eaten all his food , which is a first, he's been off it since he ruptured his ligaments, he's lost over a stone in weight.
He's very stiff but back to his normal self ( for a Mastiff normal self is sleeping 23 hours a day, waking to eat and fart ), my wife is no longer panicking about carrying him , he is lay in the sun being Snoop.
I had planned to go out on our narrow boat for a week or so at the end of the month, I'm undecided on this, on one hand it's good for keeping him still on the other I'd have to carry him on and off the boat.
We've had a lot of bad luck with him, hopefully he will start seeing alot less of the vet and start having a better quality of life now.
Like I said earlier he goes back for a check up Saturday, I'll keep you posted.
Update. Snoop Dog is coming on nicely, he had a visit to the vets Saturday, they are really pleased with him, the would has healed nicely and he can put weight on his leg.
The only thing now is because he goes everywhere on a lead, he thinks he is being punished, also he no longer sleeps upstairs, we give him plenty of fuss though, he has another Vet appointment in two weeks.
The only thing now is because he goes everywhere on a lead, he thinks he is being punished, also he no longer sleeps upstairs, we give him plenty of fuss though, he has another Vet appointment in two weeks.
Thanks all who have replied to this thread.
Snoop Dog is doing very well these days, he has a check up Saturday morning and for the most seems back to his normal self.
He is going a bit stir crazy stuck in all the time.
We didn't take him on our Narrow boat in the end as it has steps down into it, these are strictly a no no for him, Vets orders.
I probably wont update this, I have only been able to log on twice in the last 3 weeks and enough is enough really, I will however make the effort if anything drastically changes, I think he will be as good as new in a couple of months though.
Snoop Dog is doing very well these days, he has a check up Saturday morning and for the most seems back to his normal self.
He is going a bit stir crazy stuck in all the time.
We didn't take him on our Narrow boat in the end as it has steps down into it, these are strictly a no no for him, Vets orders.
I probably wont update this, I have only been able to log on twice in the last 3 weeks and enough is enough really, I will however make the effort if anything drastically changes, I think he will be as good as new in a couple of months though.
Thought I would update this , Snoop Dog has healed and he is almost back to new, however his other back leg appears to be stiff now, the Vet and the Specialist both said to expect the other leg to do the same, but we are not sure yet, he will go back to the Vets Monday and a further examination will decide if he has strained the leg of it too needs a new knee cap, this will be a continuation of the work already performed on him, this is bad for us because we were going to spend a few weeks in Spain visiting family, now I'm not sure whether or not I want to leave a convalescing dog with relatives.
But that's something for another day.
But that's something for another day.
KFC said:
How about taking him with you? You'd need to go in the car/ferry but if its for a few weeks I think i'd rather spend a day traveling each way than leaving him at home.
Thought about that, he would be going in a 2 door BMW though, and I don't think that would cut it, other cars a Jazz, could get him in that OK, but would you want to drive that to Spain.Anyway, it hasn't happened yet.
The vet wanted to delay the op, the specialist didn't, the plus side is he will have three and a half weeks to heal before we go, that is the most important time, the vet also said they would provide pills to sedate him, he is not going to Spain, as I stated earlier it isn't an option, TBH I spend my working life driving around Europe so I'm not doing it in my leisure time, I also don't think he would enjoy the trip, he isn't a car lover, then there is the heat, its around 38 degrees where we go, plus my Dad has three dogs of his own, he cant mix with other dogs until he is healed.
It is looking like he will stay with friends who run a farm, the lady of the house is a retired nurse so is responsible and knows how to administer meds etc, there is always someone in so he wont be left alone and the Vets dealing with him is 10 minutes away, we will leave the Jazz so they can take him if necessary.
Job Jobbed.
It is looking like he will stay with friends who run a farm, the lady of the house is a retired nurse so is responsible and knows how to administer meds etc, there is always someone in so he wont be left alone and the Vets dealing with him is 10 minutes away, we will leave the Jazz so they can take him if necessary.
Job Jobbed.
Update. Snoop Dog has had his op, for some reason the vets kept I'm overnight which saved the wife a lot of stress. Next morning he came home, he just seems a lot more with it this time, he is walking well on it and seems to have skipped a week in recovery, I.E he has really got over this one well.
This his the boy, first morning back, hopefully he can stay away from the vets now as he has been poked ,prodded and messed with enough now.
This his the boy, first morning back, hopefully he can stay away from the vets now as he has been poked ,prodded and messed with enough now.
Thanks for the kind comments, he is doing really well, its just taken me 4 pieces of boiled ham to get his meds in him this morning, part of me was thinking your spitting them out to get more ham 
Seriously though, he is doing well and within a few months hopefully can get back to being a dog again.
Seriously though, he is doing well and within a few months hopefully can get back to being a dog again.
Update time, Snoop dog has been back to the Vet and been X-rayed this week, he is doing really well, he stayed with relatives whilst we holidayed/ house hunted in Spain, when we returned we couldn't believe the difference in him, sadly he must have been in some considerable pain for months and months and he is a very different dog now, the next 5 weeks we have to spent gradually building his stamina up and then he will be back to new.
What has surprised us has the second knee healed so much quicker that the first, he seemed to have little trouble with it, now hopefully the rather nasty looking scars will fade away with time.
A big thank you to everyone on this thread for their concerns, it is very much appreciated.
What has surprised us has the second knee healed so much quicker that the first, he seemed to have little trouble with it, now hopefully the rather nasty looking scars will fade away with time.
A big thank you to everyone on this thread for their concerns, it is very much appreciated.
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