evo Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 took my English springer out with me today to have a look at a new rabbit and pigeon permission I have just acquired, now I kept him on the lead whilst walking the perimeter of the land with the owner and after half an hour the owner said don't worry let him off the lead, he stayed by my side and as we walked around a rabbit shot out of the hedge, he darted after it and through the fence, I called him back on the whistle and as he came back he decided to jump the barbed wire fence but landed on top of it , this flicked him over and he landed on his back, I checked him over and he seemed fine, on further inspection I noticed a gash on his hind thigh about 25mm in length but no blood, on returning home when getting out the car noticed he was limping, so decided to take him the vet, the vet gave him a painkiller ,cleaned the wound and gave him an antibiotic injection, he then advised me that the barbed wire had entered the skin and had put a small tear in his muscle and he would need this stitching first thing, he,s booked in to have the operation in the morning and when I asked how much it was going to cost , the bill is £240, my god I nearly died, £240,,, she then said thats for his antibiotics and aftercare also,, so not bad really now its time to sort my insurance out, cant believe a 1 inch gash would be so costly,,never mind though he,s worth every penny atb Evo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Poon Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Small price to pay pal for your best friend, if it makes you feel better I was charged £110 to see if my dog was pregnant ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted February 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Small price to pay pal for your best friend, if it makes you feel better I was charged £110 to see if my dog was pregnant ! crickey , could you not just watch for the lump :lol: atb Evo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bi9johnny Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Welcome to the joys of working dog ownership bob. Hate to think how much I have spent in the vets over the years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 In future remember to stop the dog on the whistle. I do not allow jumping such things when its not required, have seen a lot, lot worse. The good news is if the dog has any brains in its head it will have learnt respect for wire. BTW on another point don't listen to those who advice you to let an unfinished dog off lead on shoot days, it was coursing a bunny and although that can be allowed on certain occasions by a well practiced and experienced trainer you might be setting yourself up for a hard time putting it right. I am of course assuming from the fact you listened to him you are maybe not that well practiced / experienced person Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted February 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 In future remember to stop the dog on the whistle. I do not allow jumping such things when its not required, have seen a lot, lot worse. The good news is if the dog has any brains in its head it will have learnt respect for wire. BTW on another point don't listen to those who advice you to let an unfinished dog off lead on shoot days, it was coursing a bunny and although that can be allowed on certain occasions by a well practiced and experienced trainer you might be setting yourself up for a hard time putting it right. I am of course assuming from the fact you listened to him you are maybe not that well practiced / experienced person yes hes still a pup kent and I would not normally take him off the lead,,he certainly wont be coming off it again in a hurry, he does stop to the whistle , lets not forget he,s only 8 months old and has a long way to go but he has been coming on fine until this, with reguards not being experienced ,he is the first springer I have ever owned and a lively chap , we have always had labs in the past , so personally experience did not come into it ,,it was a mistake on my behalf and wont happen again and as you said if he,s got a good head on him he will learn, a costly mistake on my behalf atb Evo Welcome to the joys of working dog ownership bob. Hate to think how much I have spent in the vets over the years took him this morning john, got to pick him up at 4pm, little sod,,mind you it was me who was at fault NOT him lol atb Evo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 yes hes still a pup kent and I would not normally take him off the lead,,he certainly wont be coming off it again in a hurry, he does stop to the whistle , lets not forget he,s only 8 months old and has a long way to go but he has been coming on fine until this, with reguards not being experienced ,he is the first springer I have ever owned and a lively chap , we have always had labs in the past , so personally experience did not come into it ,,it was a mistake on my behalf and wont happen again and as you said if he,s got a good head on him he will learn, a costly mistake on my behalf atb Evo took him this morning john, got to pick him up at 4pm, little sod,,mind you it was me who was at fault NOT him lol atb Evo yeah, didn't know either way and show me the guy who never makes mistakes and I will show you a darn liar. Too much to young is always tempting at 8mnths I shouldn't expect it to be reliable on stop. I took the Lab out on the marsh from 12-13mnths but he didn't get to make many mistakes, I left all that for this year Like I say with luck it taught the dog respect for the wire but some just don't learn and continue put their feet down and jump just for fun etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fal Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 The vets prices are hard to believe, my dog has been shaking his head a lot and scratching his ear. It seemed ok to me, didn't smell, wasn't red but it was playing on me so decided to take him in to have a look. 5 mins with the vet, a bottle of ear cleaner later 46 quid!!!! So what you've had for that money is good value I think! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted February 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 The vets prices are hard to believe, my dog has been shaking his head a lot and scratching his ear. It seemed ok to me, didn't smell, wasn't red but it was playing on me so decided to take him in to have a look. 5 mins with the vet, a bottle of ear cleaner later 46 quid!!!! So what you've had for that money is good value I think! lol hope I never have to do it again,, last time I was in the vets was to have the wifes cat put down through his kidneys packing it, when I took my little fella this morning and had to leave him there as I let him go my eyes filled up and I had a bloody lump in my throat,just goes to show how attached you become in such a short time, couldn,t speak when I got home and felt sick with worry, poor little thing, probably bad memories from the cat atb Evo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Evo I call my dog cone head because i have posted twice on here with cuts,and my dog is steady she is just hard working lol. I have gone with the pet plan dog insurance for gun dogs for life i think its 25 a month but it gives me peace of mind from the dreaded vet bills. Best Regards Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hound dog Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 £240 if only ! the last day feb 1 my sons springer broke his humerus in one place and his elbow in three . £1725 for the job . two days later the pins came loose in the humerus back to the vet . he now has an external frame fitted. know charge this time exept for parts £125 . fingers crossed hope thats the end of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Mongrel- Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Similar. A small but awkwardly placed tumour has been removed from the front knee of my Ridgeback X, I had recently changed insurance companies and was in a 'no claims' period when it suddenly swelled..... I think we're done now, £1760 later! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted February 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 took the dog back the vets for follow on checkup and spoke to the vet and guess what,,,the bad news they have now given me is he has only got one testical,,, I asked what happens now, ? . they have told me to wait till he is 12months old and if it hasn,t dropped by then, he will have to have another operation to see where it is,, they cannot leave the other one up because it can cause cancer, she said it has something to do with temperature , jesus I had to sit down,, poor thing has just had an opp and now he,s only got one ball, the wife said I should of called him adolf, safe to say I didn,t see the funny side,, he may now need to be castrated if it doesn,t drop,,has anyone had this happen ? and what should I do now ? cheers Evo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotslad Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Had that happen with my springer, don't worry there is no great hurry to get him carstrated mine was about 18month- 2 years but got done as he needed knocked out to check a slight eye injury so i said to do that as well. I would wait until the dog is 100% mature before getting him done, castrating when a dog has not yet fully matured is not a good thing. Quite a lot of info on the net if u search, can't mind the proper name for it now. But like i said its not a big problem and not uncommon either. Think mines cost £240 ish but that was 3 visits to vet to check his eye as well as op and he's a big springer at 30kg so needed a bit of sedation. have to add our vets are not bad atall price wise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Mongrel- Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) I think its called a retained testicle or Cryptorchidism and as said, is no real biggie. The problem is that the undescended testicle never gets to cool down as it should swinging in the breeze, and as such can suffer tumours etc, potentially malignant. I believe the recommendation is to get it sorted by three years old. Edited February 7, 2014 by -Mongrel- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotslad Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Mongrel has it spot on above, my only advice would be to wait until dog is fully matured then anytime when it suits u. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jam1e Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) Lost both my dogs last year "Silver" was a Bedlington Whippet cross, she got to around 17 years old and had a stroke of sorts, and was left with partial paralysis, so it was kinder to have her put to sleep. That was hard to go through! The second was "Lady" our whippet Beagle cross. She was around 11. She started losing lots of weight, and having seizures. After a week at the local vets, they believed she had cancer of the parathyroid glands. She then went down to a specialist centre down Dursley way for 4 days , for more tests, an MRI of sorts, and a planned operation to remove one of the parathyroid glands. But on the day of the operation to remove it her symptoms seemed to ease off, so they wanted to wait for more blood tests to come back from another specialist lab down in London. Anyhow, the weeks dragged on with her symptoms coming and going. We eventually agreed with the Vet to go ahead with the operation to remove the gland. The op went well and she had a great recovery, We were waiting for the results of the last of 3 blood test to be another "normal calcium range" then she would be discharged. Result! Me and the Mrs were very happy indeed! But before the test results came back, she had a major seizure and she died. We were gutted to say the least! We did have pet insurance up to £2000 per claim. But the final bill was just over £4000!! :o We were offered a no interest low payment plan, but we felt it was better to just pay it in one go. That was painful!! We now have a new pup now, some type of spaniel cross. But she's insured for £7000 just incase!! All 3 dogs are/were rescue dogs from Dogs Trust. It never ceases to amaze me, the ends people will go to, to treat what was in my case a £60 rescue mongrel! My new pups doing great and we all love her to bits! In fact I found a picture or 2 of her. The other dogs my daughters. Edited February 7, 2014 by jam1e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted February 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 thanks for the replies chaps,, so can I ask a question,,,,,at what age or how long should I leave him to check if his other testical drops the vet has told me to wait till he is 12months old and to keep checking until then, can I leave it longer , in the hopes it drops or should I do as the vet said cheers Evo ps,, he,s fine in himself and a lively chap but calm for a springer, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbuss Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 Hope his op went OK. On the subject of vet costs, my daughter is a young vet. She works ridiculous hours and most weekends for a surprisingly modest salary. Certainly compared to doctors and other professionals, especially after a five year course and two degrees before she qualified. She sent me this link a little while ago. Although the article is American, apparently it all applies to the UK too. http://www.examiner.com/article/the-crisis-pet-health-care Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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