Yesterday morning, we took our pet Beau (who is 14 years of age) to the vet. He loves being outside in the back yard. So, of course, he’s gotten real filthy. He hates baths and he’s too big for me to try to do it in the house. And since it’s been getting cooler, I decided to take him to vet instead to get a bath and check out his eye.
He’s got a growth growing in the corner of his eye and it was started to look pretty bad. I dropped him in the morning and asked when I could pick him up. They told me he would be ready by 4:00 p.m.
Earlier, I received a phone call from each of the coaches indicating that my daughter had a soccer game at 4:00 p.m. and the other coach indicated that my son’s soccer game was at 3:45 p.m. and each games was at two different locations. My husband ending up giving my daughter and a couple of her teammates a ride while I caught a ride with one of my son’s teammate’s mom for his game. I knew I wasn’t going to be able to pick up Beau until after 5:00.
Once I got to the vet, he was telling me how Beau had problems with his legs and hips and how he has bad arthritis in the hip area. I knew he had signs of arthritis because when he gets up, it does take him a little longer to do so but he stretches his legs and starts walking. He also indicated that he does not recommend removing the growth from his eye since he’s and old dog and he may not come out of the surgery.
Well, when I he finally brought Beau out, Beau was practically crawling. He couldn’t use his hind legs. When we took him there he WAS walking and now he can’t even move his hind legs! What happened? He proceeded to explain to me that Beau is an old dog. He said that he had him in the water for a while when he was being bathed and how he’s also was in the kennel for a while so his joints are stiff. He gave me medication for his arthritis and medication for his eye. I was like, wait a minute! He wasn’t this bad!
He told me to give him his medication and that it would help him. I know my husband wasn’t happy about this either. He was like “I’m not taking him there again!
This morning, Beau did start to walk a little bit but not for long. He would take a few steps and then he would sit or drag his hind legs. It almost appears as if he hurt his hip or something, and he drags his hind legs. I don’t know. I’m not happy about this!
As I was typing this blog, I got a call from the vet asking me how he was doing. I explained to him that this was not normal for Beau. He still seems to be having trouble walking and even the way he sits. He sits with his two hind legs in front of him. No, something is definitely not right here! He told me to drop him off tomorrow so he can take a look at him again. I’m going to have to, even though my husband will not be happy about it. But I need an explanation as to why my poor Beau is in this condition!
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