Vets

Woke 6.30ish and took dogs out for wee. Ang made a coffee and we watched a bit of news on BBC. Fed dogs at 7.45ish and then took them out for a poo. Neither wanted to go so brought them in and watched ITV news for 20 minutes. We then took them for a walk to the Backwaters. For the 4th day Dainty had a problem with her right hind leg. Today it lasted for about 5 minutes where she didn’t want to walk on it. It seemed like she didn’t like putting it on the ground. As soon as we got home after a short walk I phoned the vet and got a 10.20 appointment. I rang a taxi for 10.10 and listened to 2CR while I waited.
The taxi arrived at 10 and I got to the vets at 10.10. We didn’t get seen til nearly 10.35 but Dainty didn’t mind waiting. I told the vet she’d been having a problem in the mornings for a few minutes but today it was really bad. He got me to put her on the table and he checked her over and manipulated her knee and hip. At that point she nearly flew off the table and I struggled to hold her. It was her hip. The vet decided that he’d try her on a week of rest and a daily dose of Meloxicam. I left with her medication and an appointment for in a week to check her progress. If she’s no better she’ll have to be put under and her hip x-rayed. So far it’s only cost £40 with the taxis but the x-rays will be £100 to £150. Hopefully it’s some sort of injury rather than arthritis which will be for life and require dietary supplements.
When I got her home I gave her her first dose of medication on top of a scrambled egg I made in the microwave. Buster had a little of the egg to stop him being jealous. Tomorrow I’ll mix it with her breakfast so she has it early in the day. Fingers crossed she won’t need the x-rays and any long term treatment. She’ll be miserable only going out to the toilet as she loves her walks and is the most active out of the 2 of them.
After Dainty was sorted out I took Buster out to do a little training and have a wee. I came back in and listened to 2CR for a while then took Buster to the shops to get some potatoes. When I got back Ang had taken Dainty out for a wee. I started the yellow in the bedroom and Ang started to cook roast chicken, roast potatoes,yorkshire puddings, sweet potato mash and green beans.
When I’d finished the painting I made the gravy for Ang and we had dinner. I then did this post and have to get Buster out for a decent walk as soon as I’m finished.