Finn is in pain

[Anne123]

As far as I understand, spondylosis is the spine’s way of stabilizing itself. Yes, it’s painful. But once the vertebrae are fused, the pain should subside, with some painful episodes to be expected. With careful management, Finn should be able to be comfortable without meds. What kind of management does your vet recommend? For Snowie, initially it meant no sharp sudden turns, which meant absolutely no chasing of balls. But otherwise he was free to run calmly in a straight line, which meant the spine wasn’t twisting.

That’s what we are doing now. Yesterday it was the first time off lead so that he could have a good sniff. That’s when we encountered the pug. Finn started to run very hard as he always does while playing. If I had seen him first I would have put Finn on lead but I was too late....
Finn is an explosive dog. He chases birds, always looking for cats....When chasing he jumps with 4 paws together in the air. He always did and continue to do this. We can’t slow him down....