MimzMum
Wise Old Thumper
He's allowed me to massage his left rear leg and toes for long periods today. My other two wouldn't let me near their feet on a bet but Mimz just nuzzles his face near my hand and flexes his little toes as my fingers touch them.
He's needed his maximum 0.3 ml of metacam broken into two daily doses for about the last week. It doesn't really agree with his stomach but if I don't give it he just lies around all day and night, obviously uncomfy.
He's had a fast growing hip spur on that side, early onset arthritis (since he was three or four years old) and spondylosis...now I'm seeing his back curve as if he has scoliosis. He holds his left rear foot at an odd angle all the time and hasn't flopped to sleep for years.
My poor boy. It's just not fair. He used to love binking and running about playing hide and seek with me. He's grown old far too quickly.
What else can I do to ease his pain? He seems to prefer cold to heat and snuggles up to his frozen water bottles. So warming him doesn't help.
He's needed his maximum 0.3 ml of metacam broken into two daily doses for about the last week. It doesn't really agree with his stomach but if I don't give it he just lies around all day and night, obviously uncomfy.
He's had a fast growing hip spur on that side, early onset arthritis (since he was three or four years old) and spondylosis...now I'm seeing his back curve as if he has scoliosis. He holds his left rear foot at an odd angle all the time and hasn't flopped to sleep for years.
My poor boy. It's just not fair. He used to love binking and running about playing hide and seek with me. He's grown old far too quickly.
What else can I do to ease his pain? He seems to prefer cold to heat and snuggles up to his frozen water bottles. So warming him doesn't help.