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  1. kateincornwall

    In praise of Chappie !

    As you no doubt know , Nelly had this tummy bug and recovered well . Then Reuben got it and really suffered badly , he was quite worryingly poorly at one stage , then started to improve, but this was temporary . It was back to the rice and white fish which he ate because he is a labrador and...
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    Poorly Nelly

    Poor little scamp , she has a really upset tummy and has refused food all day , even her much loved cheese . She has awful diarreah and cant settle at all . The good thing is that she has had several drinks of water but if she is still poorly and refusing food tomorrow , she will see the Vets xxx
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    I have bitten the bullet

    And cancelled Reubens insurance as they wanted to raise the premium to more than double even though I havent claimed in the past couple of years but paid for his cancer surgery out of a small savings pot . The premium had gone up to 75 pounds a month which I think it astronomical but I have...
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    Farewell Frank

    My stepson and wife lost their much loved French Bulldog Frank yesterday , he was just nine years old .Frank had been having treatment for glaucoma in both eyes but sadly the drops and medications were not helping, the only option being to remove both eyes . Given the risk with a brachy dog and...
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    I need some advice for Reuben please

    Like his uncle Sam before him , Reuben has always loved visiting the Vets , he never used to make a fuss about anything despite his surgeries for tumour removals . However , he has also had problems with split nails and on one occasion he needed sedation to remove a badly damaged nail . I had...
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    Reuben at the Vets this afternoon

    I am a little worried , he did a black poo this morning after doing a normal one yesterday afternoon . I know that mast cell cancer can cause gastro issues , often an ulcer so its best to get him check out with Sue xx
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    Farewell dear Roxy

    The much loved 15 year old Black Lab belonging to Anna ( Reubens beloved Playgroup owner ) and her family who said a sad goodbye today after a short decline xxx
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    Nelly's dog attack journey ❤️

    Oh friends , we are in bits , our little girl was badly attacked by a mastif this morning , it pinned her down and rolled her over and over , it took three of us to drag it off Nelly who was screaming . We rushed her to our Vets , they assessed her and gave her pain relief and then we had to...
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    Remembering Sam today

    Seven years since he left us , always remembered and loved in our hearts . Far too young to be taken by evil cancer but he lived a life well loved, darling boy
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    Another FNA for Reuben

    I am distraught , I found a small lump on his inner thigh a while ago , but it disappeared on its own . Now it is back with a vengeance so he is booked in for a FNA on Tuesday . I could have booked him in with a different Vet on Monday but we dont know her and our lovely Sue had a slot free on...
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    Reuben at the Vets this morning

    He is having a dental ,hopefully just a scale and polish with no extractions, fingers crossed . Such a good lad , tail ever wagging and I was pleased that he has lost a couple of kilos , now weighing in at 36 kilos xxx
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    Skinners dog food offer

    Mole Valley Farmers have Skinners Field and Trial duck and rice on offer for 30.99 for 15 kilo sack , a really grand offer xx
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    Nelly had a seizure

    Yesterday evening , our little love had a partial seizure , her eyes were glazed and staring blankly for about 20 seconds . It is apparently all part of her chiari malformation , poor lamb . We are on watch and wait but today she has been alright although very quiet and a little sleepy, very...
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    Such a crying shame

    Reuben has a lovely happy nature, loving everyone he meets . Visits to the Vets used to be a breeze , he allowed Vets and nurses to do anything to him, like I did at home . This has all changed after a bad visit some time ago when he had had surgery on a broken claw which had split right down...
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    Nelly is quite poorly

    Our poor little love is not well at all . I took her to the Vets this morning , thankfully they saw her straight away . She obviously had some tummy issues and refused to eat , then did a messy poo with a lot of blood in it, the Vet gave her a thorough examination , Nelly just stood there not...
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    Farewell Mia

    On our little close of just six properties are three dogs who all go to Playgroup , all very good friends of around the same age . Mia , a gorgeous Rhodisian RIdgeback has sadly died this weekend . Mia was Reubens best friend , she was diagnosed with a brain tumour about six months ago after...
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    Reubens pad

    Just setting the scene , it was not pretty :facepalm: Yesterday morning we had to be at Derriford Hospital for Pauls CT to check on his pancreas and so early morning I took the dogs for a quick run at Golitha Falls , all good so far x Elder grandson Adam was calling in briefly to collect his...
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    Harry x

    One of my closest friends has said Farewell to her little rescue terrier Harry this morning, my heart breaks for her and her partner too . They took Harry as a long term foster from The Dogs Trust, knowing that he had had surgery to remove a cancerous growth on his neck and was on borrowed time...
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    Death of a toy !

    The dogs have a toy box , thankfully they dont destroy them very often but I have been keeping one item in the greenhouse for safe keeping , I thought :facepalm: When Carbon visits , he goes straight for the fluffy chicken which I fetch out of said greenhouse for him, he adores it . However ...
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    Thinking of you today and always , Sam

    Six years ago since we said Farewell after damned cancer took you at just six years old . One in a million who helped cure a little boy of his sadness , we will never ever forget you my darling boy xx
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