Regretting Not Getting Dog Insurance Now

[Nik_B 3,790]

Cartilage fragments in front elbow joints £2400, £3400 if in both legs

 

That's the last time I say there's no point in insuring a healthy dog, I'm gutted

[Dinosaurs 2,044]

Gutted fir you bud & more so for your dog. Atb

[runem 533]

Cartilage fragments in front elbow joints £2400, £3400 if in both legs

 

That's the last time I say there's no point in insuring a healthy dog, I'm gutted

Bad news about the elbow joints ,,,,,,were they an injury ? ,,, due to the dogs age ,,,? or some other reason ,,,?

[Nik_B 3,790]

Gutted fir you bud & more so for your dog. Atb

 

Thanks mate

 

Hopefully he will be fine and charging round hunting rabbits like before. 7 is way too young and he looks to be really struggling in the last few weeks, before last year he had only ever been to a vet to have his inoculations! We tried the agility stuff and put him back on anti-inflammatories and it made absolutely no difference to him so there is something else going on.

 

I have to hand it to the missus, she is now full time mum, house wife and looking after the new pup and she had to drive from Anglesey to Runcorn only to find their CT scanner had broken down so she's got to do it again on Sunday and then pick him up on Tuesday.

 

Cheers

[Nik_B 3,790]

 

Cartilage fragments in front elbow joints £2400, £3400 if in both legs

 

That's the last time I say there's no point in insuring a healthy dog, I'm gutted

Bad news about the elbow joints ,,,,,,were they an injury ? ,,, due to the dogs age ,,,? or some other reason ,,,?

 

 

I really have no idea, it sounds like wear and tear because this is quite common in humans as well. The problem with him is he has no off switch, if we took him out and let him run he would just go in to full on hunting mode for as long as he can, you would think there was nothing wrong with him but afterwards he really struggles to walk, his left leg is pushed out to the side which means he's putting more weight on the other front leg.

 

The only thing that really changed was when we decided to move here it was just me and him in the caravan for a couple of months and we did walk miles every day but that shouldn't be a big deal for a fit dog.

[j j m 6,539]

sorry to hear this mate,i made that mistake with a goss hawk a few years back i did not add her to my insurance as she was a young fit bird ,she miss judged a cock pheasent and went straight in to a barbed wire fence 900 vets bills

[staffs riffraff 1,068]

What would happen say if someone removed a dog such as this insured it then found out after?

[staffs riffraff 1,068]

Rehomed not removed lol do you know what I'm saying nik

[THE STIFFMEISTER 15,840]

New dog 200 quid

[tilimangro 1,013]

New dog 200 quid

Ability to sleep at night

Priceless

[Greyman 28,423]

Here comes the pikeys solution, everyone knows someone on the dole, give them a fifty and get them to take it to the pdsa for you, simples

[The one 8,476]

Here comes the pikeys solution, everyone knows someone on the dole, give them a fifty and get them to take it to the pdsa for you, simples

If you cant afford it this is becoming more common

[Nik_B 3,790]

We're too honest for our own good

 

I'm just praying that it's just the one leg.

[Casso 1,261]

 

New dog 200 quid

Ability to sleep at night

Priceless

 

New dog 200 quid

Ability to sleep at night

Priceless

That's an interesting one , if the mutt wasn't Insured ...at what point financially would you have to say enough is enough ,

 

£5000 , 7000 , I used to think I'd never splash out but as I've got older I've softened my edges

[Nik_B 3,790]

Casso

 

After the X-Ray confirming mild arthritis I was of the opinion that it happens to us all and that's just life but his condition got much worse in a fairly short amount of time. I kept thinking about the vet's emphasis on "very very mild" and came to the conclusion this is not the cause of the pain for him. I think he's damaged a tendon/ligament or there is some damage to the cartilage and that means without treatment it could just get to the point where he would be unable to walk and we'd have to put him down.

 

I've heard many people say you always ruin your first dog and that's true in my case, I was clueless and did everything wrong but because of all the problems I had with him I learned a lot about dog behaviour and how they learn so I feel I owe it to him since he didn't get the life he was destined for. He's not totally useless though, he is a brilliant guard dog and he's been a great companion to the new cocker who is coming on great.

 

I'm not sure about how much I would spend but it's more about his age, if he was 12 I don't think I'd be spending this cash but 7 is way too young in my eyes.

 

p.s but he is and will always be a little sh*t