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Rosie has not been well for the past few days. The first clue was her not eating as she usually does. Normally we put her food down and it is gone. Then she wasn’t so keen on going for her walks, these are the highlight of her day. Yesterday she started limping with her front paw, not the problem one at the back. When we went to bed she just sat my side of the bed with her paw held up and just looking at me.
When we woke this morning she was just huddled in a ball shaking. We called the vet as she just wasn’t interested in her walk, food, anything. She (Prof Dr Huriye Horoz Kaya) said to take her straight down. She told us her front paw was very hot and also there was a problem with the tendon which was very stiff, some sort of infection. I have to say Rosie was very good, she has been known not to be as well behaved with other vets!
The Prof told us the shaking and not eating was down to the pain. She gave Rosie an injection which I have to say Rosie didn’t even feel. We now have to up the dose of her Rymadil for a week. If it is no better we have to take her back in a week. She also told us that we can’t take her for walks during this time and she must rest. That’s fine for now but I can’t imagine she will be resting if she starts feeling better as in spite of her age (nearly eight), she is a very active dog. We have now limited her access to the gardens/terrace. The vet was excellent and gave her a thorough examination and then the injection…total cost….20tl! Her clinic (Kibris Veteriner Klinigi) is on the main road, Yeşiltepe. Her phone numbers 0392 821 1143 and 0533 839 9777.
It seems the injection worked very quickly as not long after we arrived home, Rosie was looking in her food bowl!
Thought for the Day – “I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive.” ~ Gilda Radner