owl Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 Yes, and the swelling has come down with rest. But the puffy bit isn't the tender bit. Ouchy bit is much further down which is why I'm worried. Looks like a tendon/ligament problem going a fair way down the leg. Vet tomorrow morning. Rest may well be the only treatment but we do need a correct diagnosis for starters. I've tucked her up for the night with another dose of arnica and a big cuddle. Just going to check the small furries then off to sleep myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 Just seen Jules B's post. Eeeeekk!! Wasps yuck, but at least they couldn't sting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merledogs Posted December 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 (edited) Hugs for poorly Wispa  Morning  JulesB - lucky you didn't try and go up there in the summer! Edited December 8, 2009 by merledogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helly Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 morning  hope everything goes well at the vet today with Wispa  JulesB there would have been no 'nearly' wetting myself had i found a pile of dead wasps Good job xmas is in the winter eh  RMF - I have a cough. It is driving me spare as I keep waking myself up in the night. Im also running one hell of a temperature which I dont mind so much while its cold out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merledogs Posted December 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 Hope you feel better soon Di  Best go get ready for work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheryl33 Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 my 7th day in a row of work. Am exhausted. Roll on 3pm..+.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 its the last day of having a teenager, lewis is 20 tomorrow! wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purple_mog Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 morning everyone  Wonderful and very busy/long weekend, back is still a bit iffy but at least I can sit at my desk for a little while now. Finn managed a nearly 9 mile run out with us at the weekend (almost all off lead which lets him find his own pace) and was looking great - so bouncy and chirpy since we switched to home cooking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cycas Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 Az just watched the postman walk up the path, up the steps, and into the porch. He then politely waited until the postman actually rang the doorbell before barking... Â It's probably too much to ask that a burgler should ring the doorbell to notify the dogs that they should bark. Not that Mollydog or Tara Banana bother anyway, the lazy bints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 Cough and temperature Di? Not good! Take care of yourself  We have seen the senior vet who is very good. He is concerned for Wispa as she now has swelling right down the leg, and it isn't either hard or squishy from fluid. It doesn't feel like a typical strain. She also has a slight temperature, was sick during the night, has lost appetite and has a very noisy gut. It could well be 2 separate things, strain plus tummy bug, but he is worried because she is very low and has lost her spark. He has never seen her before, so I'm well impressed that he can look at a dog who is acting like an average steady family dog and know that she is in fact extremely subdued and droopy. No food allowed until suppertime, and she isn't even bothered. She has gone back to bed.  He has told me to present her at surgery first thing tomorrow morning without fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 OMG have rung surgery back, possibility of adder bite when she was mooching around the common on Sunday, same leg as strain. I remember she was trying to dig something out under a rock before I called her back to the car, and it was a few hours after that when she started to go downhill. Am awaiting call back from senior vet. Please to keep all paws crossed for our girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cycas Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 Oh goodness owl, keeping fingers and paws crossed. Would never have thought of adder at this time of year but I guess they must be still around in hiding, if very drowsy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helly Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 everything crossed for Wispa. If she was digging it may well have been a snake already hibernating and a tad p*ssed off at being woken up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merledogs Posted December 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 OMG have rung surgery back, possibility of adder bite when she was mooching around the common on Sunday, same leg as strain. I remember she was trying to dig something out under a rock before I called her back to the car, and it was a few hours after that when she started to go downhill. Am awaiting call back from senior vet. Please to keep all paws crossed for our girl. Keeping fingers, toes and everything else crossed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purple_mog Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 Fingers crossed for Wispa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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