The above photo shows Zelda the day after her walk. She became very poorly and had to be fed by hand, unable to stand, balance, or coordinate her limbs. She could raise her head to communicate with me, and eat and drink but was weak and unable to get up, she was just not strong enough. Dear Caroline, I want …
Hidden Problems: A Puppy Who Nearly Lost His Life
Otto, a young puppy, came to Bath Cats and Dogs Home as his owner wanted him euthanised for unpredictable biting with no apparent trigger. Rosie, a behaviourist who worked at the rescue centre, fostered him and noted behaviours such as waking up in the middle of the night, growling at walls and inanimate objects, as well as at her. Other …
Clara: Injury & Depression
A Boxer-Cross With Depression Clara, a 2-year-old boxer cross, was found in a ditch after having been purposefully run over, dragged along the road and shot twice in the chest with an air rifle. She had been laying there for a couple of days barely alive, with bones on her legs exposed, but not broken. Clara was taken to Wood …
Zebbie: Epilepsy
Zebbie – Epilepsy notes Zebbie started seizing every month. Following the advice of a Canadian holistic vet who said he’d had success with epilepsy we put Zebbie on a liver cleanse and stopped feeding him three meals a day, reducing it to two. Zebbie was weak. Slow and not In a good place. Zebbie’s fits were sometimes days apart or …