Saturday 27 April 2013

Update on my leg injury 


As some of my pals may know me did injury my leg whilst me was off my lead for the 1st time :(

Me will tell you about what happened in the week following that injury & how me is shaping up now just under 2 weeks later!

So me went to the Vets and they did suspect me had just sprained my leg as me was still putting weight on it in between hops, so me was given an injecshun of Metacam & given some Metacam tablets to take home for the pain. Unfortunately the Metacam didn't agree with me & me had blood in my poop :/ Mum was put on poop watch & Dad went to collect some different pain killers from the Vets.  By the next evening my poop was normal again & Hoomans were so happy as it was very worrying not to mention unpleasant doing extreme poop watch!  Me was glad me could do my business in private too :D

After a couple of days resting it was clear my leg was swelling more & me was using it less so me was booked in for X-rays at my Vets & as me also has a lump in my ear the Vet said they would take a sample of that whilst me was under sedation.



 Here are my legs...my right one is swollen right up :(




Me was dropped off in the morning & home by tea time & the Vet said he was going to send X-rays to a specialists coz although he couldn't spot anything broken or torn he suspected something wasn't quite right.

By Monday me was getting booked in for appointment at the specialists as he did think it was torn somewhere in my ankle :(

Me & hoomans went to specialists super early on Tuesday morning & me did be weally good whilst the specialist did feel my leg trying to see if it popped out of place, Mum & Dad mentioned they heard a popping sound just before me started hopping after putting weight on the leg but that they couldn't tell if the sound was coming from my leg or if me was making it with my mouth!  He took me to meet another surgeon to have a quick check look at me & he did hear it pop too so said me would need an operashun as me had damaged my Superficial Digital Flexor Tendon :(   (here is a link to a site that explains much better than me can! - but be warned don't watch the videos if you are squeamish! - http://www.vetsurgerycentral.com/ortho_SDFT_luxation.htm )


Me hadn't had any food the night before in case me needed surgery so me was booked in that morning & hoomans had to leave me there on my own :( Me wasn't bothered though as me was loving all the new smells & people to bug :D  
By the afternoon me had a repair on my medial retinaculum done & specialist did say me was allowed home the following morning if me did have a good night.

Hoomans were allowed to bring me home the next morning :)



Me in the car with the dreaded cone of shame ;(





Me is now under strict instrucshuns not to jump,walk anywhere off the lead,climb on sofas or go upstairs #SpoilSports :( For those who know me you will know that this is going to be super difficult as me is always on the move & up to no good & to make it worse me has to wear a stoopid cone of shame round my bonce to stop me licking my leg ;( Me has shaved spots on my neck,front leg,back leg & me even has a diamond shaved on my bum! #Wude

My leg & diamond bum :D





Me had a good evening & did eat some food, do my business & me is bright eyed this morning but cheesed off with the cone! Mum is looking into getting an inflatable buster collar as me is supposed to wear a cone for a long time & me keep getting stuck in doorway & on table etc :(

Hopefully if me can keep calm long enuff for my leg to heal well me should be as good as new in a few months :)

So all me has to do now is visit my Vets for round 4 of my immunotherapy injeshuns next Friday where me can see if my stitches are OK to be taken out at the same time & then me has to go back to specialists in 4 weeks for a check up on my leg & hopefully will be able to start increasing my activity! In the meantime me will be mostly doing this......

Sleeping!



 

Me & my hoomans would like to thank everyone at Northwest Surgeons for taking care of me, espeshully my super surgeon Ben Keeley BVM&S CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS, European and RCVS Recognised Specialist in Surgery (Orthopaedics)  :) What a clever, pawsome hooman & quite handsome to boot! ... not as handsome as me of course ;)




Chow for now!

Bronse x 






Thursday 18 April 2013

Meeting my new pal & another stroke of rotten luck!


Woof! Woof!

So yesterday my Dad's friend did ring up & ask if him & me wanted to meet up at a local park - Towneley Hall - http://www.burnley.gov.uk/towneley/

Due to the fact me suffered from pesky mites for so long missed out on all the stuff normal pups get to do such as meeting other woofers & playing with them :(  Me wasn't allowed near other woofers as me was super contagious so me never got to learn proper manners etc!

The little bits wot me did learn were from puppy playgroup when me was tiny & me not mixed with woofers since then & me is a big boy now & get a bit over excited when me do see other woofers on my walks :/

Mum said this would be a good opportunity for me to learn some new skills & also make a new pal! 

The plan was for me & Dad to walk from our house to the park & meet them there....this way me would be a bit tired by the time we got there so less likely to jump around like a lunatic :D

Me did meet up with my new pal Gunner, and me did love him right away :)  Me was a bit silly at first but after we both had a good sniff of each other we did walk nicely round the grounds of the hall.  Dads mate even brought his little girl along for the walk & me was super well behaved with her me didn't jump up at all so Dad phoned Mum and asked if me was allowed off the lead on the big field!?!  Mum reluctantly said yes & that's when the real fun began!










Me did play on the field with Gunner for ages & we did play so nicely together & me enjoyed showing Dad how fast me could run off the lead & me did really tire myself out :D  Then disaster struck!  Me did have some sort of collision with me pal Gunner & me hurt my leg :(

Me started limping so Dads mate did bring me home in the car...The Vet did say to rest & me has to go & see um if it gets worse :(  Me managed to get upstairs & jump in & out of the bath & made it back downstairs fine but me was still limping so Mum made me go to bed some rest!

Such rotten luck & a shame coz Dad says me did a good job & that me was much better behaved than he thought me was going to be!

As soon as my leg be better me is going to meet up with my new pal Gunner again coz we both did have a weally good time!

Chow for now!
Bronse x

Saturday 13 April 2013

American Bulldogs



If any of my readers use Pinterest then be sure to take a look at my board...
  American Bulldogs  (opens in a new window)
 
It be on my Mum’s Pinterest…. It be about the dogs that rule Winking smile

Never 2 early for mayhem :D Bol!

 

Me didn't fancy letting the hoomans have a weekend snooze in, so me has just got my day off to a great start by stealing one of Dad's slippers which resulted in me getting a great chase round the house :D

*** For those who haven't been following me on Twitter me does love annoying my Dad - he's soooo much easier to wind up than Mum! ***

The pranks didn't stop there, oh no way! Me wolfed down my grub and went outside to do my business, me was on my way back inside when me started sniffing around the drain cover which Dad covered a while ago with an old dish of mine coz it does be broken & dangerous (Yup! Dad is soooo good at fixing stuff) Anyways, me was having a weal good sniff, pushing the dish around with my snout when me managed to flipped it right over.  Dad saw me grab summat from under the dish & me did run off super fast.  Dad screamed like a big girl & yelled to Mum "He's got a mouse!", Mum shouted back "He's ruddy allergic to mice, is it alive?" Dad did start chasing me round again (for the 2nd time in an hour).

Mum being the clever clogs she is did just get a slice of honey roast ham out of the fridge & wave it around which made me instantly drop the "mouse" and come running inside to eat the ham, meanwhile Dad did run over to catch the "mouse" be it dead or alive, he was panicking as he looked down at the ground and then me heard him shouting lots of wude words and then he yelled to Mum "That little ship! It's only a f***ing stone!"

Bol! Bol! Bol! Bol! Me is quite simply nothing short of a genius as me managed to get a chase & a slice of the expensive honey roast ham just for picking up a simple stone!!! My Dad weally needs his eyesight testing, a mouse, bahahaha :D

Anyhoo Me needs a power nap now to get some energy to annoy Dad again later so me will have to say chow for now.

Bronse aka Little Ship ;)





Friday 12 April 2013

Vicious Circle

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Afternoon folks & woofers!

Me is just updating stuffs on my blog and getting it verified and all that jazz hence the random code at the top of this post :D

Once me has done this me will be going in garden with Mum whilst the Suns out :)


Itchy Update:

Me is still a bit itchy on my head & round my eyes but me has not been chewing my back paws so the steroids must be kicking in again.... My scabs will probably just heal then me will have to stop steroids again so me can have my 3rd special injecshun next Friday :/  This allergy lark is an annoying vicious circle ;(

Chow for now!
Bronse x

Thursday 11 April 2013

Busy

Well me has been a busy boy all afternoon sorting out my Blog & adding bits & bats, me keep getting distracted by my itchy head so me is hoping my Steroids kick in soon!
Me is gonna have some grub followed by a power nap & maybe the itchies will settle down :)
Chow for now :D x

Wednesday 10 April 2013

Oh yup before me forgets me should tell you that me has my own Twitter where me has made loads of pawsome pals! You can follow me here ... My Twitter!

Me also has a Facebook Page (rarely used) feel free to like it here .... My Facebook Page!

 
Well hello you nosey parker! Welcome to my Blog :)  Me is very new to this blogging lark but me will be mostly updating with stories of my day to day adventures & also writing about my fave products,toys,foods and of course my struggles with my rotten allergies ;(
Peace out!