Merlin again

[MellowYellow]

He's feeling better in himself this morning, but treading very gingerly, especially with his left back leg... I don't know, it looks like the hips to me

OH is taking him to vets at 10:00

 

[Beanwood]

Ooh poor Merlin, good luck at the vets and hope it is something straightforward to deal with

 

[MellowYellow]

So, definitely a UTI, he has high bacteria count. Antibiotics and painkillers. Poor lad, but I am very glad they are on top of it.

Once he has recovered, then next week the vet wants to see him again to look carefully at his gait, and we will talk about physiotherapy / water treadmill etc. again, as it really helped him last year.

Kerching!!

 

[Beanwood]

Phew!

Hopefully the meds will kick in quick and you will see an improvement soon!

 

[Naya]

I hope the meds kick in quickly and he feels better soon. When I had to do a urine sample for Harley recently, they gave me a sort of deep small spade with a long handle. The minute she squatted I popes it underneath and got the sample. When I’ve tried with small trays in the past she will move constantly

 

[Cath]

Obtaining Urine Samples

Obtaining a good urine sample with a milk bottle 1. Acquire a fresh 1 or 2litre milk carton- smaller carton may work better in small size dogs 2. Rinse out your container thoroughly with warm water- avoid using cleaning agents containing strong detergents or bleaches as this may affect the...

www.gortlandsvets.com

 

[Joy]

Only just seen this thread. Poor Merlin! Hope he starts to feel better soon.

 

[Granca]

Hope Merlin recovers quickly.

 

[MellowYellow]

This was yesterday morning:


Thank goodness he is feeling MUCH better today! Just a bit of unwillingness to put his foot to the ground first thing, but soon perked up.

 

[kateincornwall]

What a sorrowful face , bless him . So pleased he is slowly perking up xx

 

[Jacqui-S]

Oh Merlin.....glad you are feeling a little better

 

[M.F.]

I’m so pleased he’s feeling better. Hopefully the antibiotics kick in fast.

 

[Lab_adore]

What a sweetheart, so glad he's feeling a bit better

 

[MellowYellow]

Merlin has a clean bill of health! UTI all cleared up! Much happier!!! He has to finish up the course of antibiotics, but we can stop the metacam now. And next week he starts a course of aqua therapy again - he'll enjoy that, he found it quite fun last year.

 

[Jacqui-S]

Good news!

 

[kateincornwall]

You go , Merlin xxx

 

[Emily_Babbelhund]

Handsome boy, glad he's all ship shape again.

 

[HAH]

Hooray! Well done Merlin and your excellent care team x

 

[HAH]

P.s. he is utterly beautiful, it's lovely to see a photo of his delicious face!

 

[Stacia]

Oh, he does look so much better in his last photo, so good to see.