Well things are not so bleak for Aristotle as far as we can tell. He had an xray yesterday. He was pretty fed up not to be allowed his breakfast and kept begging for the vet to feed him. Anyway, as far as can be seen he has not completely torn his cruciate ligament. He may have done some damage to it and there is a lot of fluid on the joint, but it is stable even if he can\u2019t actually use it very well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our vet has told him to take bed rest for the next ten days\nand have some anti-inflammatories each day. Then we need to see if rest has\nsolved the problem or whether he needs to see the specialist. Most dogs of our\nbreed, told to stay in bed, would think it the worst thing in the world. Aristotle\nas the world\u2019s laziest working dog is more than happy. One thing that was funny\nwas when the vet checked his heart. She said he has a very slow heart rate and\nsuggested he was a very chilled dog. He\u2019s just a laid back sort of guy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I do hope he\u2019s all right as then I won\u2019t need to feel so\nguilty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alfie doesn\u2019t seem to want me around so I\u2019m rather twiddling\nmy paws. Mum thinks he may settle down again and says to give him time. She\nsaid it might help if I didn\u2019t bark every time he grumbles, but that\u2019s just what\na Wilma does. They can\u2019t stop themselves. I tried that line on Mum, but she\nsaid that they really need to learn to stop themselves or they are going to\nmiss out on quite a few things. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the bright side she is letting me help her with all the\njobs around the house and it does seem that Alfie is a little bit happier on\nhis own than he was, so it\u2019s not all bad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Love Wilma<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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