Hi Critters I feel we are getting somewhere with his poop. We switched to science plan and have introduced a digestive supplement daily to try to get his poo a bit more solid and we are getting there slowly. My husband was also able to get him to poop in the bath yesterday (not ideal) by squirting w...

Here's Ned in his new play pen!

Aww thank you 😊 I appreciate it. I read the story (and very much enjoyed the pictures) of the adventures of Tink on your thread. Unlike Tink, Ned is not able to stand at all, his legs just drag behind him like loose socks 😔 He can't feel them at all but we are not even 1 week post op yet so I know i...

It seems incredibly hopeless at first. The very reason I ended up on this wonderful board. Best advice and a place to vent and receive encouragement. Welcome! Tink and I send prayers and love, Colonel too. Once you get formed poop, the poop on demand is fabulous and so easy. Thanks 😊 Find myself wi...

And Ilsa looks very festive I've attached a photo of Ned in his christmas jumper a week before all this palava!!

Wow thanks for all the above! I have discussed this with the surgeon on the phone today. He said his biting could be pins and needles, or it could be habit or it could be stress induced. Hard to tell but the important thing is to stop him doing it. I am going to speak to our local vet next week abou...

Hi Carol. Many thanks for the response - I really appreciate it. Ned is already on gabapentin and has been since the surgery so not sure the chewing is related to any feeling. He never used to let me touch his feet but now let's me rub antiseptic into them so as much as it pains me, I don't think he...

Hello all My 10 year old border terrier Ned recently had surgery for a herniated disc (the surgery was last Wednesday after he woke up paralysed on his hind legs Tuesday morning). We've been told the damage to his spinal cord is quite severe but there's no way of knowing how things will turn out thi...