A sorry tail

Poor Jack.

He's a Dog Without A Wag.

His back legs are weak and unstable, his tail hangs down limply and can't wag (and such a fine wag he used to have), he finds it difficult to sit and he's having bladder problems. The vet did a couple of tests on his legs, one of which was to turn his feet upside down to see if he could feel it. He was very slow in reacting to his toes being the wrong way up. This, coupled with his symptoms, led her to believe that there is some damage in the spine. It could be the nerves dying (we hope not), or a clot or lump pushing down on the nerves, or an injury in the spinal area that is inflamed and pushing on the nerves.

We hope it's the latter, as he slid recently and his back legs went from underneath him.

So he's had an anti-inflammatory and an antibiotic injection. On Tuesday he has to go back for a blood test for his bad stomach, and to see how he's getting on - and if he gets worse we're to take him back before that appointment.

He's feeling sorry for himself and wants a lot of love and attention. Which he's getting in spades.

Poor Jack.