A pet appreciation thread

Liz47 said:

Let's see some pictures of your pets Obviously it's been a tough year and I'm sure lot's of us have taken comfort in our pets

Earlier this week suddenly Jack became very poorly, he's had multiple vet visits and he is suffering from pancreatitis and a neck/spinal injury. I honestly thought I would lose him given how poorly he was, he's still on a lot of medication and strict rest but he is improving every day and has really rallied round I am looking forward to building up his strength again and enjoying spending every moment with him. A picture from a happier time, a trip to Robin Hoods Bay at the end of June.

IMG_20200712_113206516 by Hliz, on Flickr

We also recently adopted a new guinea pig as a friend for Ellie, his name is Rocco (he's the one with spikey fur!) and it's lovely to listen to them chatting away and seeing Ellie with another piggy as she's been alone since January.

IMG_20200808_195637465 by Hliz, on Flickr

IMG_20200808_180704565 by Hliz, on Flickr

Bigwig has mostly been behaving herself living in the kitchen and her behaviour has really settled down, she binkies everytime we go through and loves to be stroked now

IMG_20200819_112021832 by Hliz, on Flickr

Jake and Jasmine are doing well, they've both just had a clean bill of health from the vets which is reassuring given they're getting a bit older now.

IMG_20200809_151703281 by Hliz, on Flickr

And not to leave out my 2 giant african land snails which are about 3x the size of this now and growing well!

IMG_20200718_021615383 by Hliz, on Flickr

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KarenM said:

I'm sorry to hear Jack has been so poorly; I can appreciate how stressful it is but am glad he's improving.

Bobbi (Frenchie) has been going to hydrotherapy to help with her spondylosis & we've seen a real improvement in her mobility already. So much so, we're all prepared to forget the time she had a dump in the treadmill room.... [emoji23][emoji23]

Oliver and Freddie are growing like weeds. Not the best photo but you can sort of see how big Freddie is compared to our dog. Bobbi's quite a big frenchie too.

And, lastly, our chinchilla, Bubbles. She hates my guts for some reason and, if she could reach through the bars, I'm sure she would rip my throat out. [emoji23][emoji23] But she's as sweet as anything with everyone else. Maybe she's just a good judge of character. [emoji23]

We have a hammy too but no photos on my phone.

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MimzMum said:

Sorry to hear about Jack being ill with pancreatitis, Liz47. It's a difficult illness to manage, even in people. Jenna and Ebon both tend towards it. The main concern is keeping them on diet and few to no treat foods. Absolutely nothing fatty. Ebon eats Hill's low fat I/D and Jenna has Purina E/N now instead of her vegetarian food that she was on for almost 7 years. It's hard to believe that vegan dog food can aggravate the condition but apparently it does.

It seems to hit the smaller dogs particularly hard, I don't see many larger dogs with it. Must be the "designer dog" organ size in my Yorkie. And Ebon will simply snork up anything she finds on the ground if I'm not faster than her...whether it's edible or not! :roll:

I did ask my vet why dogs can't take enzymes like people do, she just said it doesn't work in dogs. My ex, who has chronic pancreatitis and takes enzymes, was baffled and insisted that since they come from pigs they should be effective and wanted me to try them on the dogs. I wouldn't, obviously, I'll stick with the advice of a professional, but it does make one wonder why it's not a pursued therapy? You'd think it would be a lucrative avenue if something could be developed to address the acute phase quicker than current methods.

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KarenM said:

I'm sorry to hear Jack has been so poorly; I can appreciate how stressful it is but am glad he's improving.

Bobbi (Frenchie) has been going to hydrotherapy to help with her spondylosis & we've seen a real improvement in her mobility already. So much so, we're all prepared to forget the time she had a dump in the treadmill room.... [emoji23][emoji23]

Oliver and Freddie are growing like weeds. Not the best photo but you can sort of see how big Freddie is compared to our dog. Bobbi's quite a big frenchie too.

And, lastly, our chinchilla, Bubbles. She hates my guts for some reason and, if she could reach through the bars, I'm sure she would rip my throat out. [emoji23][emoji23] But she's as sweet as anything with everyone else. Maybe she's just a good judge of character. [emoji23]

We have a hammy too but no photos on my phone.

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Liz47 said:

Glad hydro is helping Bobbi, it's done Jack's arthritis loads of good! Oh dear, there's a sign at his hydro saying there's a cost for a clean up fee if your dog toilets in or around the pool [emoji38][emoji38]

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KarenM said:

Oh no, really? I'm glad ours are quite relaxed about it as she does a nervous wee in there most times too, even if she's only just been. [emoji23] The hydrotherapist even commented on how big the poo was lol... and I'd proudly announced on the way in that Bobbi had already done wees and poos a few minutes before. I should have kept my mouth shut. [emoji23][emoji23]

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