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please help poor dog in pain

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  • flybynight
    flybynight Posts: 291 Forumite
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    Yeah but the diffrence is that ur kids can tell you what the problem is... and if they r feeling worse......... with the dog u only have its behaviour to go on....... this means they can be in more pain and the message ur picking up on is still "im in pain"....... the level is not demonstrated in any different way. So whereas ur kids will go...... "my tummy hurts"...... then whimper more... and go "my tummy really hurts" then "this is agony....... my guts are gonna explode" and u can adjust the reaction accordingly , your dog sends signals that say "in pain here"........ and it gets worse......... "in pain here" so u have no idea what level of seriousness it is at. so the vets is your only option as soon as it acts in pain/ distressed
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  • affordmylife
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    point taken flybynight and absolutely right thanks:o
  • affordmylife
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    posette you do have cheap vets our consultancy fee is about £37 i think and anything else is on top thats how i always know it ll be over £50. :eek:
  • affordmylife
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    ok we've been.

    the vet expressed the anal glands and checked him over but there was nothing obvious.

    ive just to keep an eye and go back if necessary.

    but he is still very quite and hasnt been to the toilet yet so that might give me more of a clue later.

    thanks for all the good wishes and concern.
  • heatherw_01
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    Glad to hear it was nothing serious :)
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  • pboae
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    thank you heather - it is expensive to get them emptied regularly too. my vet charges about £35 for it!

    Some groomers will do it, and they usually charge less. Or, if you are feeling brave enough you can ask your vet to show you how and do it yourself. It's not difficult once you know, just very unpleasant!
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  • POSSETTE
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    i have actually been to vet today as one of my spaniels has diahrreoh,lovely!.
    He had an injection of anti inflammatory got 10 tablets and some friendly bacteria goo to put on his food..all in with consult..£35.i did go to one vet years ago who wanted £70 to do the 1st course of puppy inoculations, i was told about this vets and they only wanted £39!!!!!.
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  • ~Chameleon~
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    ok we've been.

    the vet expressed the anal glands and checked him over but there was nothing obvious.

    ive just to keep an eye and go back if necessary.

    but he is still very quite and hasnt been to the toilet yet so that might give me more of a clue later.

    thanks for all the good wishes and concern.

    Glad to hear your dog is ok.

    Do you mind me asking what you feed your dog on please? Just wondering whether his food might be contributing to his anal gland problems :confused:
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  • JennyW_2
    JennyW_2 Posts: 1,888 Forumite
    supermezzo wrote: »
    For heavens sakes.........
    I'm so fed up of reading about people who are unwilling to take on the responsibility of a pet without taking on the responsibility of the financial expense too.

    Whatever the problem, your animal is clearly in pain and you have no idea why - take him to the vet!

    me too!

    Why do people post here asking for advice when their animals are in pain?

    IF your children had this problem, would you not call a doctor because you didn't want to pay a consultation fee?

    Pets = responsibilities = expense

    No question.
  • pboae
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    I don't think that's quite fair. I get pretty anxious about my dog, he has a lot of health problems, and I do have to check myself sometimes and try not to over react. For example, I know now that if his paws are bad, it's straight off to the vets, but a dodgy tummy, well I should wait a little while and see how it goes before bothering the vet. But at one time we were off to the vet for every little thing because he had so much going on health wise, I could hardly tell what was potentially serious and what wasn't anymore. It was something I had to learn.

    Luckily my vet was really understanding about it, but not all vets would be. I'm also lucky because I have a lot of friends who are knowledgeable about dogs, and if I'm unsure I can ask them for a second opinion first. Not everyone has that.

    So posting to say, "should I see a vet?", is not the same as refusing to see a vet. 9 times out of 10 someone replies within a few minutes, saying go and see a vet, and then the OP usually posts back saying they've made an appointment. The animal concerned probably ends up being seen faster than if the OP was left to worry about it on their own.

    It would also help if more people were aware than most vets are happy for you to phone up and ask for advice if you are unsure. Having said all of the above, my advice would always be, if in doubt, go to the vet. But I don't think delaying the decision for a few minutes to get reassurance that you aren't over reacting, is the worst crime in the world.
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