Her fur is about half grown back and the stump of tail doesn't look quite so abruptly terminal and she doesn't seem at all inhibited by the screw in her pelvis. I tried to take a shot of the relevant area but she kept buggering off.
We took our 2 dogs on a guided tour of the 'Cherry Tree Collection' at Keele University yesterday. We all had a great time!
New member of our pack, Lottie. A rescue and, apart from a penchant for eating my partners shoes, a complete sweetie. Runs like the wind.
Spoke too soon, last night she ate a box of dark chocolates my partner left on the kitchen table. £570 for a late night visit to the vet
Our youngest lad is a Vet nurse, he specialises in theatre nursing these days, but when he's doing more general work it appears the practice spends about 30% of each day dealing with dogs who've eaten something they shouldn't. And yes, there are the dogs who do become seriously ill with organ failure when the owner doesn't act quickly enough, or at all. And there are the thing's dogs eat that need to be removed surgically, Socks, Kebab Skewers, Easter egg foil, and squeakers from inside toys are all recent ones he's mentioned.
One of my son's responsibilities is dealing with all the insurance claims at the practice. We have our Rescue Dog Toby insured with Petplan, not because they are the cheapest, but because from his experience they are the easiest to deal with from his point of view, appear to pay out quicker, with far fewer questions, less faffing about, and less rejections than the others.
My lad works for a completely independant local practice owned by the head Vet, so I wouldn't think so, but you might be right that some of the corporate chains are tied in. My lads practice deals with whatever company the client is with, which is how he is able to compare them.
These independent vets are becoming harder and harder to find. My vet was but got swallowed up by MediVet a couple of years ago. Looking to change to one of the few local independents in the next month or two.
Yes, a lot round here have been swallowed up as the head vet owners get made offers they can't refuse and retire early. My lads practice are full, and have a waiting list for new clients as people soon discover the corporates don't live up to their TV adverts.
Took our Great Dane to the vets this evening, as he has a swollen toe. No obvious scrapes or cuts just swollen. Took me back a bit when the vet said he couldn’t see anything and that it could just be where he has ‘bumped’ his paw but given his age (nearly 5) it could be a tumour of some sort.
I insure our 5 with Liverpool Victoria. Much more reasonably priced than Petplan for the same cover. Have made a couple of hefty claims (e.g. £8k for dental) and they've been excellent Dog Insurance. Defaqto 5 star rated. 10% online discount | LV=
I just had 6 weeks of worry and a £1,200 vet bill because Iggy was pissing blood in February and March. This was particularly concerning because the liver issues which almost killed him this time last year resulted in his kidneys being damaged by having to work much harder and because of the toxins in his bloodstream. Blood and urine tests didn’t show anything out of the ordinary so the vet recommended a scan to check for tumours or necrosis. It turns out that it was neither cancer or necrosis but he had suffered an injury to his left kidney which had healed, most likely caused when he jumped from where that silver bin is and landed awkwardly on the corner of that step marked with a circle. That’s normal behaviour for him btw. It’s just how he gets down flights of stairs, his technique for going around corners is to simply run into the opposite wall and his version of the zoomies involves body slamming furniture as hard as he can
