If only they could talk

We have 2 dogs Jasper who is 5 and Nico who is 7 months. For the last 2 weeks or so Jasper has been a bit flat, he has been to the vet who couldn't find anything wrong but he did yelp (Jasper not the vet) when his paw was touched so we assumed that some bousterious play and he had been injured so the vet perscribed an anti inflamatory. He hasn't improved really and I was so worried on Saturday morning becuase he seemed so down, wouldn't come back into the house, was hunched and head down. We lost a cocker a couple of years ago with a twisted gut and it makes you nurotic you are constantly watching for the symptoms and they looked similar. I was sooooo upset.

So taking no risks at 6.30 am off we went to the emergency vet, who gave him a examination fingers and thermometers where a boy would prefer not to have them! all she could find were some mites in his ear. We walked him up and down and although he was hunched in pain there was no obvious source. Blood tests were all completly normal which was re assuring.

The vet decided to treat the mites and said as soon as I put the drops in he will shake his head. But Jasper couldn't and it was obvious it was his neck that hurt . So she gave us some Tramodol tablets which she said would space him out but should ease the pain.
He is a new dog today, he even had a roll on the grass so they are working. Goodness knows what he has done to his neck but we are a lot happier and so is he. So its off to the local vets tommorrow to see about some x rays.

AND Nico got promoted to the next class up at dog training and he has just fallen in love with a 4 month old golden cocker called Molly. Awh shucks.