Rogan is getting on a bit now, he will be 10 in a week and is slowing down considerably although he still loves his walks on the beach and his bit of parkour while we are there.
And he still enjoys riding in the dogmobile to get there
We have had a couple of bad years. We had workmen in the road for several months, making lots of noise with their machinery. Rogan has always been highly strung and after this he suffered with seperation anxiety and when he gets stressed he licks himself raw. The vet didn't listen and started talking about various skin diseases and put him on a high dose of steroids which in my opinion have totally wrecked him. he lost a kilo in 5 days, losing all the muscle in his back legs and his undercoat from the ribs back, the itching and scratching was 100 times worth and it has affected his immune system. not only that I suspect the steroids are hindering the healing process. We have seen 7 different vets and they all bar1 try to blame either allergies or a raw diet. Only 1 has listened to my explanation of stress but when I tried to book another appointment with him I was told he had retired. I've lost all faith in vets!
He used to love his agility but has been unable to carry on with his 1to1 lessons since the muscle loss in his back legs. But he still enjoys his mantrailing, and other nosework games
The good news, This morning when I brushed him his back legs did not collapse as they have been doing when I touch his back end.
Written by She Who thinks She Must be Obeyed. Apologies for the long interval sice the last post, blame internet problems.
