I know. It’s odd. He goes everywhere with me, including to cricket practice (nets). He generally goes off rampaging around the ground on whatever doggy business occupies him (primarily sniffing and pissing) but he returns to base every 10 mins or so and much as I try to keep him away from the danger zone, he regularly gets hit by balls that have been struck mightily with a lusty blow, including one last season that hit him flush in the ribs, yet they don’t seem to even register.
Notice the bent upright in the gate... that was ol' Nobby Nelson's doing when he didn't see it in the dark and ran headlong into it. And as you say it didn't even register.
Completely get it m8, no issues/upset at all. It was a joyous, heart warming read with a sad but inevitable end. Animals generally, but dogs in particular, hold a special place in my heart.
Love that pic. It looks as if he’s contemplating the infinite majesty of the Universe (or what he’s having for dinner when he gets out of the lake)
What you can’t see (out of frame) Is our Labrador swimming back with the stick. Which Ray is about to ambush her for.
First photo - sits with his back legs like a frog. Good hips. Last photo - when viewed on my crappy small phone it immediately reminded me of the (im)famous 1930s Loch Ness monster photo
Sad about the pain, but reading it think its mostly good as sounds allot like hes back to his old self, hopefully hes home for the weekend. My moo loves the vets, she's happy in there generally other than when they operated on her leg, its like it got to 5pm and she hadn't been picked up as usual and was like she knew it might be an all night stay. She started ignoring them, kicking, barking and doing the beagle whimper they called it, which is a painfully high pitch noise - Funny they also suddenly they found she could go home too ;-)
He’s back home. The most difficult part about his aftercare is going to be keeping him calm because as usual he’s going everywhere at 100mph and so is at risk of bursting his stitches.
Good luck,if you do find a way to keep him calm,would you let us know.I've been trying to calm my Spaniels seems like forever.
Because he takes the stairs at a running jump, I’ve been told in addition to spending most of the day in his crate, he has to be kept on the lead even when indoors. Likewise when going out in the yard for a pee as he also has a habit of jumping down from a 5ft high wall.
Iggy continues to make good progress. Too good, in fact, as I am shortly off to the vet to collect a prescription for the doggie equivalent of valium because it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep him calm while he recuperates. In addition to taking the stairs at a running jump, careering around the house and yard crashing into everything, he now thinks me wanting to examine his wound or change his surgical suit is an invitation to play fight. I suppose this is what you should expect when you (a) choose a working cocker, (b) choose the most boisterous puppy in the litter, (c) choose to let him keep his balls. Now he's had this new lease on life, he's like an unexploded bomb.
Got a load of them left from when Kenny had his op last year, you could have had them gratis. You weren’t to know of course but if you haven’t been to the vet yet they’re here.
