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Post by lotsofcats on Jul 4, 2023 11:16:48 GMT
Poor Pepper. Glad the boots seem to have helped her. She's looking really good for almost 14.
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Post by chantel on Jul 4, 2023 12:59:03 GMT
She really is beautiful bless her 🥰sounds like you are doing everything to keep her mobile 😊it’s really sad when they start to get older 🥲 I put Riley on joint supplements when he was 7 because I have seen so many rough collie’s struggling with their hips 🥲 He is 10 now and other than his left hip being a bit stiff he is doing ok -we have been told by his vet to give him a day of rest if he has had a long walk and it seems to be helping . Have you tried hydrotherapy for pepper i know sometimes it is covered in the insurance x
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Post by orpheous87 on Jul 6, 2023 18:38:08 GMT
Pepper now sporting some fetching boots. Not for fashion purposes, sadly. On Friday night she was having a bit of trouble walking. Her back legs just didn't seem to be working as they should. So off we went to the vets who have prescribed pain relief, which has certainly helped. Saturday we had hydrotherapy scheduled anyway, but they decided that she could have a laser therapy session instead so as not to tire her out even more (she was quite spaced out because of the medication). That helped almost instantly and she hopped up and went for a potter around the physio room. She's been dragging her back feet a little bit for a while, but only really the nails. Since this, she's been dragging her whole foot as she steps forward so I thought boots would help protect her toes. She's taken to them really well. Aww Pepper you are adorable. You have slimed down too ? Hope you feel better soon. Xx She's a lot slimmer than she used to be! It helps when I've clipped her too, her hair seems to grow outwards instead of down and makes her look twice as big
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Post by orpheous87 on Jul 6, 2023 18:48:11 GMT
She really is beautiful bless her 🥰sounds like you are doing everything to keep her mobile 😊it’s really sad when they start to get older 🥲 I put Riley on joint supplements when he was 7 because I have seen so many rough collie’s struggling with their hips 🥲 He is 10 now and other than his left hip being a bit stiff he is doing ok -we have been told by his vet to give him a day of rest if he has had a long walk and it seems to be helping . Have you tried hydrotherapy for pepper i know sometimes it is covered in the insurance x She's been having regular hydrotherapy since she was 3 or 4 and it has certainly helped keep her mobile her whole life (have I ever shown her hip x-ray on here?). We're lucky that the hydrotherapy place we go to has two qualified physiotherapists too, so we can swap her over to alternative treatments if it's appropriate. She was supposed to have hydrotherapy on Saturday but the hydrotherapist thought she might benefit more from red light laser therapy instead. And I have to admit she did benefit from it. She had another session last night and is looking much better when she's walking. It could be worth looking into for Riley if he does suffer from stiffness in his hips. I don't know about other places, but a session of laser treatment only cost £29 at the one we go to which I didn't think was bad. Because her back feet are knuckling over as she walks, the physiotherapist recommended a particular brace that attaches to a harness and has elasticated straps that attach to both legs. They help stop the knuckling over and also help to keep the dogs walking straight - Pepper tends to 'plait' her legs as she walks i.e. her left leg crosses over to the right side and vice versa so I'm looking into that.
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Post by orpheous87 on Jul 16, 2023 17:37:41 GMT
Today we have a birthday.
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Post by scallywag on Jul 16, 2023 17:56:53 GMT
oh Pepper you break my heart , Happy Birthday beautiful girl you bring back so many memories for me and my boy
I know you were spoilt rotten so not gonna ask . Love you , thank you for being apart of my cyber life these past 10 years xxxx
Thank you Emma for sharing her day with us xx
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Post by meandmine on Jul 16, 2023 18:45:05 GMT
Happy Birthday Pepper. Hope you ve enjoyed your special day.
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Post by cazypops on Jul 16, 2023 19:45:03 GMT
Happy birthday Pepper, you're still looking good.
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Post by orpheous87 on Jul 16, 2023 20:38:32 GMT
oh Pepper you break my heart , Happy Birthday beautiful girl you bring back so many memories for me and my boy
I know you were spoilt rotten so not gonna ask . Love you , thank you for being apart of my cyber life these past 10 years xxxx
Thank you Emma for sharing her day with us xx She had an unexpected birthday surprise on our walk when we bumped into people we know and had been walking with regularly until the hot weather arrived, so she was very happy to see them and go for a nice walk - longer than she's been walking recently! She has a new physio brace to help with the knuckling/dragging of her feet and she's walking well in it. Then she got to go to the shop to pick some treats and she was spoiled with a couple of freebies, as well as helping herself to a rabbit ear that she ate in the shop. She's spent the rest of the day sleeping
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Post by scallywag on Jul 16, 2023 20:58:28 GMT
oh Pepper you break my heart , Happy Birthday beautiful girl you bring back so many memories for me and my boy
I know you were spoilt rotten so not gonna ask . Love you , thank you for being apart of my cyber life these past 10 years xxxx
Thank you Emma for sharing her day with us xx She had an unexpected birthday surprise on our walk when we bumped into people we know and had been walking with regularly until the hot weather arrived, so she was very happy to see them and go for a nice walk - longer than she's been walking recently! She has a new physio brace to help with the knuckling/dragging of her feet and she's walking well in it. Then she got to go to the shop to pick some treats and she was spoiled with a couple of freebies, as well as helping herself to a rabbit ear that she ate in the shop. She's spent the rest of the day sleeping 🥱😂😂😂😂
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Post by lotsofcats on Jul 16, 2023 21:17:12 GMT
Happy Birthday Pepper. You have problems but you are looking good. Lovely birthday pics.
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Post by tonib on Jul 17, 2023 1:29:58 GMT
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Post by chantel on Jul 17, 2023 9:33:15 GMT
Well sounds like you got proper spoilt gorgeous girl 💕and so you should you definitely deserve some special treats 😃I bet the rabbit’s ear went down a real treat 😋happy birthday sweetheart ❣️xx
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Post by chantel on Jul 24, 2023 16:45:58 GMT
Here is Elsa shouting at me after her bath 🧼 yesterday 🐶 I have never had such a vocal dog 🙉she always has something to say 😂 I bathed Riley before I was ill 😷 she was well overdue a bath - she is dropping her coat so she had a pampering session yesterday although she was not impressed 😂
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Post by orpheous87 on Jul 24, 2023 20:28:00 GMT
Yesterday was Ellie's 12th gotcha day (this photo was NOT taken yesterday but on Wednesday night at her scent work class). No celebration really, because we'll celebrate her birthday in November.
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