Jacqui-S
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- Location
- Fife, Scotland
Good news x
Small Black Dog fully retired
- Thread starter David
- Start date
- Location
- Andorra and Spain
Poor Lady, and poor you, too. It's horrible to have to accept that our loved ones are becoming a little less able as they age. I'm sure she loved her last outing, though! Just so sorry it's brought on all this extra worry.
- Location
- Canberra, Australia
Hope the pills do the trick. Glad she was able to unburden herself of the 300g!
- Location
- Argyll & Bute, Scotland
Poor Lady, I hope the med's give her some comfort 
On the ball as always David. xxx
On the ball as always David. xxx
Candy
Biscuit Tin Guardian
- Location
- West Yorkshire, UK
Umm...... Think I need to stop checking in here when I'm eating my lunch!Vet thinks it's most likely just an acute sciatica attack. She really didn't like it at all when he flexed her rear right leg back. She's never bitten anyone but I'm sure I heard her teeth click on fresh air when she lunged back at the vet ( he's very quick though!). He's put on a hefty dose of tramadol for 7 days and minimal exercise regime. Go back if she's no better. Also he says we can up the gabapentin dose if necessary and put her on longer term tramadol.
I always weigh Lady when we go to the vet (once a month at the moment). She weighed in at 29.4kg. We had a bit of time to kill so I took her out onto the exercise grass to see if I could get her to pooh and wee as she hadn't been at all this morning. Success in that area so I weighed her again and she was just 29.1kg. So the wee and pooh weighed 0.3kg - just in case you are interested you know!
Hope the pain relief kicks in soon and she's more comfortable.
- Location
- Malvern Worcestershire
I am sorry she has a bad back, hope that resolves very quickly; perhaps some physio for her?
- Location
- Cornwall , UK
Bless her , I hope her medication kicks in real soon giving her some relief x
- Location
- Herefordshire, UK
That's interesting, as you refer to her as small, Cassie weighed 29.5kg, last week and I don't think of her as small, she's not big either.
Like I say, just interesting
Candy
Biscuit Tin Guardian
- Location
- West Yorkshire, UK
I thought that too. Last time Joy was weighed about six weeks ago she was 21.5 kg. Perhaps that makes her a TBD? (Tiny Black Dog)That's interesting, as you refer to her as small, Cassie weighed 29.5kg, last week and I don't think of her as small, she's not big either.
Like I say, just interesting
Moo was tiny her fighting weight was 23kg
Glad she's got some more pain relief. I found hydrotherapy helped enormously with Dougs back problems. Hope she improves soon.xxx
Glad she's got some more pain relief. I found hydrotherapy helped enormously with Dougs back problems. Hope she improves soon.xxx
Small Black Dog - she was very petite as a puppy and has a very narrow nose that made her look small. On top of that all her Lab friends were much larger including a brother we still meet from time to time and all the rest of the dogs in the litter. Thus the name that I used on the "other" Labrador forum that's kinda stuck. In the last couple of years I've met a couple of Labs much smaller.
Small Black Dog (Copyright David 2020)
Small Black Dog (Copyright David 2020)
- Location
- Andorra and Spain
Poor Shadow is only 23kg at the moment! He's right on the breed standard for height (for nothing else, mind ) but is very lightly built. Squidge is a total midget in comparison, height-wise. But her bum is about three times the width of his
) but is very lightly built. Squidge is a total midget in comparison, height-wise. But her bum is about three times the width of his 
Naya
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- Location
- Bristol, UK
I hope the meds help Lady over the next few days. It sounds like she really enjoyed her outing and agree with the others that if asked, she would say she wanted to go. I have found hydrotherapy really helpful with Harley’s arthritis.
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
Ella weighed in at 24.4kg last vet trip. I've always thought of her as petite, but never tiny.Otter is teeny tiny! Her paws are cute, with chocolate buttons instead of pads...she has a small head, neat waist and slender legs...she is my wee TCD...(Teeny Chocolate Dog) and weighs just under 25kg...
I hope SBD© is feeling better very soon
- Location
- Cornwall , UK
Our boy weighs 34 kilos but is very slim , but is tall and has big bones , big everything bless him , they are all wonderful no matter what size x
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
I hope she is feeling better quickly. I echo the others - she would have loved that outing so much
Interesting indeed BTW
Interesting indeed BTW
- Location
- Andorra and Spain
she is my wee TCD...(Teeny Chocolate Dog) and weighs just under 25kg...
You have to remember that Otter is being compared to Bramble, who is hotly tipped to win the Grand National this year, and two Cats Of Unusual Size.
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
Haha very true!You have to remember that Otter is being compared to Bramble, who is hotly tipped to win the Grand National this year, and two Cats Of Unusual Size.
Hope Lady is feeling more comfortable with the meds, David.