Alan at emergency vet...

[Munter]

Alan has come to some mischief. Currently sat at emergency vet. Limping, yowls if you touch his back. Will eat if taken to food. Will walk slowly and clambered onto sofa before capture.

Car strike?

[Tampon]

Are you asking us what has happened to your dog?

Sorry he is hurt, but how would the internet know?

[Munter]

No I'm pondering in public while I'm bored in a waiting room. The cats not up to much conversation, so I thought I'd ponder here.

Edited because being bhy probably wasn't called for...

Edited by Munter on Wednesday 15th August 21:04

[Jasandjules]

could be but I'd have thought he wouldn't be walking so well but then again I've heard of cats having a broken hip/leg before now and still limping home.

Either way let us know and wish him all the best..

[Munter]

We were in half a mind to leave it till morning. Until he made noise when stroked. He's silent normally. So something is up. We could really use a cat translator.

I'm not sure the cat before us is going to be leaving

Depressing place after hours.

[Tampon]

Munter said:

No I'm pondering in public while I'm bored in a waiting room. The cats not up to much conversation, so I thought I'd ponder here.

Edited because being bhy probably wasn't called for...

Edited by Munter on Wednesday 15th August 21:04

Reread my post, probably comes across dickish, sorry.

Hope the cats good bud.

[Munter]

Evidence points to a big fight with something grey. And a large abscess between shoulder and elbow. Possibly a fall as well as moving his hips really pisses him off.

I'm going for cat fight on a shed finishing in a fall.

Could be worse. Just waiting for the bill...

[Jasandjules]

Well, that means unlikely to be surgery etc so good news really. A few painkillers/antibiotics and he'll be right as rain.

[ali_kat]

Fingers crossed Alan is feeling better soon, is insured & that the bill is not too much.

[bexVN]

On reading your first post I suspected probably a bite. He'll feel a bit sore but hopefully his meds kick in soon. Glad you got him seen tonight, he'd have had a miserable night else.

The sore hips maybe due to the infection making him feel stiff and achy esp if he had a temperature.

Edited by bexVN on Wednesday 15th August 22:34

[Munter]

Yes fortunately he's insured. £170. Inspection (Lovely polish bloke. Thought he was welsh to start with), 3 injections, metacam, and antibiotic tablets.

I only got a text today from petplan about scraggies latest claim.... Seems like I visit the vets on a daily basis.

Ho hum. Lets see how we get on keeping him in for a few days!

[bexVN]

Did they mention lancing the abscess? Esp if it is large,

[ali_kat]

Not too bad, Pepi was £310 for a cut on his tail the other week AND I got him there in record time to be seen as the last appointment of the day Then a further £60 last week when he came home having managed to cut the tips off both of his back pads

[bexVN]

What does Pepi get up to when he's out! Hope he's ok

[Munter]

bexVN said:

Did they mention lancing the abscess? Esp if it is large,

No mention of lancing. Just that it was possible it might ooze. And if it does don't worry too much...unless the antibiotics have run their course.

I say large. His upper leg is clearly swollen now we know to look. I'd say it's about 1.3 times the width of the good one. Including fur.

I'll keep my eye on it and hopefully it'll start getting smaller from tomorrow. Presumably it'll take a while before the antibiotics really get to work.

[otolith]

Sounds like it might not be too bad. We've had a fair few trips to the out of hours vet over the years.

[bexVN]

Ok. It could get messy if it bursts! Hopefully the antibiotics will start kicking in before that happens!

If it does bathe it in warm salty water and help it drain. He'll probably feel better more quickly if it does.

[ali_kat]

bexVN said:

What does Pepi get up to when he's out! Hope he's ok

I have no idea! I want a camera on him!

He's fine

[ali_kat]

2 week of antibiotics in one injection - wouldn't it be great of they could do that to us!

Pleased Alan is okay - has he got a cone of shame on? Tis worth investing in a Kong inflatable one if he is accident prone, they seem a lot happier in them

[Munter]

No cone of shame.

Legs still swollen this morning (expected), but speed has picked up again! He's just run full tilt down the stairs and jumped onto a PC desk to look out the window.



A distance photo (otherwise he just head butts the camera). But I think you can make out that his left leg is bigger than his right.