Recent content by scarlet2005

Well we got him to the vets today, and they kept him in all day. They ran a number of extra blood tests, scans, X-Rays etc. and unfortunately it is bad news. I have been told that Ben has had calcium building up around his spine. he now has to take steroids and can no long go for any walks...

I do agree, but we don't have many vets in our area. The one we use has a chain of them in our area and any new vets end up closing because this chain is so large that it takes all the business. As it is we travel a long way to get to the best vet in this companies chain, we would travel...

I took Ben to the vet today, and all they did was a quick examination! I was told that they would do extensive tests and X-rays, but they didn't do anything that they haven't done before. They told me that they had to many other animals to see and I would have to bring him back tomorrow even...

Thanks for the replies, and the support. My dogs name is Ben. The emergency vets at the surgery won’t see him, they have made me an appointment for first thing tomorrow morning. Last time I went they did get Ben checked over by the head vet there, he was the one who told us to wait until the...

Hi, I am looking for past experiences from other people just to see if anyone has ever heard of something similar. On Monday 25th April my dog (a male Westie, who is seven on Friday) started shaking. This went on continuously for the entire day, starting at about 12 noon. We were of course...