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Poor Reuben , I feel quite sick with worry after finding another suspicious lump , very small but detectable and close to the three that were removed . Its only just over six weeks since his surgery so obviously I am very concerned about putting him through another operation so soon as is Sue ...

I thought it may be best to start a new thread for this . I`m sorry to be hogging the limelight so to speak but I know that I am amongst friends who will understand . When we received the results of the laboratory tests on Monday , Sue mentioned the possibility of a further more complex testing...

A while ago I noticed a small lump on Reubens chest, it disappeared so I thought no more about it , thinking of most likely to have been a bite . Last night I noted it was back , its in a difficult place where his fur is thick, between throat and chest so I rang the Vets who told me to take him...

Since I came out of hospital , Reuben has been very clingy indeed . It breaks my heart to have been told that he cried for me over the ten days , and then this morning for the first time ever, he hung back when Anna came for him . She has been on holiday so its been a couple of weeks since he...

Five years ago today , we fetched her from where she was no longer wanted . She is a darling , loved to the moon and back, their loss our gain xxx

Many Tears animal rescue in Wales has just taken in 57 lab puppies , all at once , all shapes and sizes , just saying :happy:

Just recently , Reuben has howled in his sleep , a real primeval type of wolf like howl , he usually wakes himself up looking confused :sad: Anyone elses dog do this ? xx

I think the big lad has cold tail , what next :sad: His tail is drooping and he is thoroughly miserable , so its yet another trip to the Vets at 12 today for him . He cant have NSAID`s due to really bad reaction to them so I think it will be painkillers . This will be his third trip to the...

Has anyone had success with giving it to their dog please ? Nelly has numerous health issues , her back end joints are dreadful . She had extensive Xrays about four years ago , results were sent to an ortho Vet for his opinion which was that he wouldnt know where to start :sad: She has bad...

I`ve spoken to the emergency Vet , Reuben is going in to the out of hours clinic in the morning to be checked over and possible bloods taken . He has been on a course of NSAI for his soft tissue injury , all was going fine until he was very sick last night . He was fine this morning, kept his...

He is limping and holding his front left leg up , so I just rung my Vets and they have had a cancellation at 12 today , fingers crossed its nothing too bad xxx

Yesterday I found a hard pea sized lump on Reubens chest , it isnt bothering him , it is attached and firm . I`m most likely fussing over something simple but he will be going to the Vet on Monday, better safe than sorry xx

I dont know the date of his passing but today is the day, twelve years ago that Paul came in carrying a tiny kitten , a present for me . I hadnt asked for a kitten so this was a huge surprise, a jet black ball of fluff we named Thomas . Oh boy, he was a livewire , favourite trick being to climb...

Before my leg pain which started last March , leading to a major operation , then very recently angiogram angioplasty , my walks were long and very enjoyable . The dogs would have a short off lead walk at Golitha Falls in the morning , followed by a long walk in the afternoons, often for...

Debbie came with Paul to fetch me from hospital , she needed to get out for a while as little Ella had a stroke and has passed away , poor little soul , rest easy xxxx

Four years ago , we said the most sad goodbye to our darling boy, he was just six years old . Caring for a dog with cancer is the hardest thing to do , but he did live the best of lives, loved to the moon and back . Loved and missed for ever my beloved boy xxxx

I thought it might be nice to post our best / favourite dog walks here . I love Golitha Falls but it isnt far to walk , Reuben also adores the beach but this is just for charging around , getting wet and sandy so my favourite is where we went yesterday which has a bit of everything x

Maureen , a lady who lived over the back from our house, was found dead in her home a few days ago , beside her were her three dogs , Tikka , Zaba and Taz , also passed away . It is believed that she fell , broke her hip and and was not able to get to the insulin she needed as a type 1 diabetic...

Its called Traces and is by Patricia Wiltshire , a forensic botanist, known for helping police solve crimes by their location and the plants etc. found on victims . I`m happy to post it at my expense , all I ask is please drop a tin of dog food in the charity bins in supermarket xxx

While the weather has been so hot , Reuben has taken to lying either on the kitchen floor ( cool tiles ) or outside on the garden path which is in the shade . He now has callus on his elbows so I wondered if anyone could recommend a good cream or balm to apply please ? There are so many to buy...