- I really hope it's nothing too serious.Thanks for the well-wishes. We just returned from the vets. Tenzin had an x-ray and one of his toes is broken. It's a hairline fracture or a crack going right through - they couldn't tell - but the bone positioning is normal so there's no need to do anything - he's on pain-killers and the vet said to minimise his activity for the next 2-3 weeks. Hmmm that will be the hard bit.
I'm very sad this happened - it just makes things harder for him with his settling in, and it's not nice knowing he's in pain. I'm sure in a short time everything will be better again.
A couple of other things came up at the vets - firstly he has a slight heart murmur, which hopefully will correct itself by 5/6 months - secondly he has slightly in-turned lower canines, which run the risk of digging into his gums unless they correct - they should correct on their own when the new teeth come through. But if not, can dogs wear braces??! So all in all Tenzin will be getting lots of cuddles while he rests and recovers. After the incident last night, Jofi was very gentle to him, licking him and bringing him toys (instead of running off with the toys upstairs where she knows he can't get them!). She was also very pleased to see him when we got back from the vets.
We're going back to the vets tomorrow - our normal vet - as this was just an emergency appointment and we had a regular appointment booked already.
I'm very sad this happened - it just makes things harder for him with his settling in, and it's not nice knowing he's in pain. I'm sure in a short time everything will be better again.
A couple of other things came up at the vets - firstly he has a slight heart murmur, which hopefully will correct itself by 5/6 months - secondly he has slightly in-turned lower canines, which run the risk of digging into his gums unless they correct - they should correct on their own when the new teeth come through. But if not, can dogs wear braces??! So all in all Tenzin will be getting lots of cuddles while he rests and recovers. After the incident last night, Jofi was very gentle to him, licking him and bringing him toys (instead of running off with the toys upstairs where she knows he can't get them!). She was also very pleased to see him when we got back from the vets.
We're going back to the vets tomorrow - our normal vet - as this was just an emergency appointment and we had a regular appointment booked already.
