Many Tears Animal Rescue

Hi Many Tears

Boycie settled into our home really well after only two weeks.  However after acting like a mad dog he jumped off the sofa and broke his leg.  Having had dogs for many years and this never happened before, it was panic stations and tears all round.

Bless Boycie he just licked my hand when I came to help him. A quick run to the vets saw him needing a pin and plate fix.  He was doing really well then sadly his leg broke again just above  the plate. The vet can't believe how unlucky we have been. Poor Boycie - we thought we were bringing him to a loving home and this is what he gets!

A credit to Boycie he is still a happy dog and I think he is happy with us.  He bends himself in half with a waggy tail if ever we have left him (which is usually for less than an hour at a time).  He makes me feel special.  He  had to go back to the vets because his cast is rubbing and made his leg sore so he needs a re cast, x-ray, sedation etc.

We love our dog and have taken on the responsibility with a groaning credit card - thank goodness for plastic! So far he has cost £950 and this is the end of it as we still have 3 weeks for the bone to heal. I STRONGLY URGE that people take out pet insurance as soon as they get their dog if not before. We didn't as we got so  wrapped up in getting him home and enjoying him. then when we did look for insurance it wasn't straight forward as he was part Sharpei and as such some companies wouldn't insure him. He has insurance now but too late to help with his leg problem.

I wouldn't swap him for the world but the vet bills are a worry, so I am just warning everyone not to be dumb like me - I thought what can happen in two weeks ......

Best wishes
Alex, Dave, Michael, James, Olivia an a lick from Boycie

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Dear Sylvia

We thought we would give you an update on Eric and Eddie (now Bailey and Eddie).

Both are now 10 months old (we adopted them way back in April 07) and have they both have lovely temperaments and are spoilt rotten by all who meet them.  Unfortunately both developed a limp in their front legs. We thought at first that it may be growing pains (panosteitis) but unfortunately it turned out to be far more serious.

The limp got worse, especially after exercise (even moderate) or after sleeping. The diagnosis is elbow dysplasia and can occur more commonly in large breeds such as our Rottie crosses.

Eddie has recently been operated on and Bailey is soon to follow. We just wanted to let you know as we are aware that our pups had two brothers and as this disease is hereditary it is possible they may be suffering from the same problem. We are hoping they may be contacted to save a lot of unnecessary “explorations and xrays” like Eddie had to undergo before the vet diagnosed dysplasia.

Our number one advice to anyone reading this is to get your dog insured straight away. Don’t gamble on them being fighting fit for a few years. The treatment for our two will run into thousands of pounds. Both will suffer from arthritis which will also need ongoing treatment. (Yes, we did have ours insured!)

They will be on a strict and limiting exercise programme to help delay the onset of arthritis which is a real shame as both had the makings of highly intelligent agility dogs.

Bailey and Eddie are fantastic dogs and full of life. Whatever happens we will be there with them all the way. I have enclosed some photo’s of them all grown up!!

With kind regards to everyone at Many Tears
The Bailey and Eddie crew x

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