Merlin a bit down
- Thread starter MellowYellow
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That's so lovely. So glad he's feeling a bit happier 
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Jacqui-S
Moderator
- Location
- Fife, Scotland
You must feel relieved
Candy
Biscuit Tin Guardian
- Location
- West Yorkshire, UK
Lovely to see Merlin looking so happy there! Joy still enjoys playing, we just stop sooner than we used to. I think most Labradors are quite playful.
- Location
- Herefordshire, UK
I agree !
Water + several balls - what more could a lab want!
- Location
- Vlaardingen, the Netherlands
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
I agree too.....we play with Maxx every day
- Location
- Cornwall , UK
Bless him , such a lovely boy he is x Reuben loves play too but it is currently 33 degrees and too hot for him . I took him to the river at 8 this morning to get nice and wet just like Merlin xxx
Update - Merlin had an xray today of his spine and hips, as well as a blood test and teeth cleaning. All good with the spine and the blood test was also good, but his hips are, as we knew, terrible. The vet said it's unbelievable that he can cope as well as he does, and she complimented us on our good care of him. Luckily there is not much sign of arthritis yet, but you could really clearly see on the xrays that the ball end of his joint does not match the socket... Poor lad.
However, the good news is that he can and does cope beautifully. We have just come back from a holiday on the Devon/Cornwall border, and he walked miles of the SW Coastal Path with us every day, which is very hilly and requires a good level of fitness. We will up his supplements, and the vet suggests hyaluronic injections, but she says he does not need physiotherapy yet, and that we should just continue doing what we have been doing. He has also lost weight, down from 36kg at Christmas to 34kg now, and looks very slim and fit.
All in all I am very glad we had this checkup and xray done. We know where we are now, and can deal accordingly.
Couple of pics from our hols:
However, the good news is that he can and does cope beautifully. We have just come back from a holiday on the Devon/Cornwall border, and he walked miles of the SW Coastal Path with us every day, which is very hilly and requires a good level of fitness. We will up his supplements, and the vet suggests hyaluronic injections, but she says he does not need physiotherapy yet, and that we should just continue doing what we have been doing. He has also lost weight, down from 36kg at Christmas to 34kg now, and looks very slim and fit.
All in all I am very glad we had this checkup and xray done. We know where we are now, and can deal accordingly.
Couple of pics from our hols:
- Location
- Cornwall , UK
He really is looking wonderful , well done all xxxx
- Location
- Malvern Worcestershire
You both look wonderful 
Thank you!!You both look wonderful
- Location
- East Sussex
Merlin looks great and I'm so pleased he's managing to enjoy long walks.
- Location
- Herefordshire, UK
Handsome as ever !
He looks great, sounds very worthwhile having that check up.
Enjoying for you and him is everything xx
He looks great, sounds very worthwhile having that check up.
Enjoying for you and him is everything xx
Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
- Location
- Regensburg, Germany
He’s looking really well - and also I didn’t realise he was so big! 