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Day 21: The bare knuckle boxer takes a zapping

  • Writer: Samantha Knight
    Samantha Knight
  • Feb 23, 2022
  • 2 min read

Updated: Apr 6, 2022

He’s doing really well this morning with his outside walking but his little paws are taking a scraping so with ‘grippy socks’ bombing I have to come up with something else!

Lloris the french bulldogs scraped toes
Lloris’s poorly scraped toes! Highly recommend this wound cream, he doesn’t lick it too much!

The only thing I can’t think of is to bandage them to try to protect them when he’s outside. It’s so very horrible to see him causing himself more pain and injury - poorly little prince!

Lloris the french bulldog looking good in his bandages
Lloris; styling out his bandages

Not ideal. I’m trying to teach a pup to walk again like he did before but putting strange things on his paws all must feel just awkward.


There are few options though and I hope it won’t be for long. He is still attempting to walk with the bandages on so hopefully they won’t be too much of a hindrance to him!

Lloris this french bulldog standing in his bandages
Lloris can still stand in his bandages - I really think that colour suits him!


I load him into the back of the Volvo and think to myself how he would always dive out of the boot and bound off when we pulled up at the woods or the beach. Those days are certainly a thing of the past. Never to be repeated


French bulldog Lloris and his mum in the boot of a Volvo XC60
Getting settled in the car boot

Off we go to acupuncture! Session no.2

Oh he’s the star pupil this week! Ok ok so maybe he ‘marked his territory’ upon entering but it was short and sweet and I was prepared with my kitchen towel and dettol spray. Within seconds it was like it had never happened and he was back to giving his ‘prancing drunk pony’ ‘display. …


So proud of him! and with sore toes.

Time for bigger needles this week… and a couple around his bum to maybe help with his incontinence and oh boy did he feel those ones go in.



He took the treatment well but only managed 10minutes before he was fidgeting and knocking his needles out.

As I stroked his face to keep him calm I looked into his beautiful yellow/green eyes and found myself coming out with that terrible saying;


“No pain no gain!”

Who comes up with these things?!

Lloris the french bulldog having acupuncture
My brave boy Lloris having acupuncture

It needed less of a current today to get his muscles flexing. Was 0.9 and I believe at our last visit it was up at 2.2 so a big difference in just a week.

Watch his back flexing in this video:


Well done my beautifully boy. You took it well!



Off on a tangent a little here but this brought some amusement to my day...


On our way back from acupuncture I thought we would run the car through the car wash. It’s filthy! It doesn’t occur to me that Lloris has not been through a car wash before! He was like an excited child! Everyone loves a first!



I am pleased to report he actually didn’t pee himself whilst getting over excited at this new experience!! - breakthrough!

French bulldog Lloris first time through a car wash
“Wow this is awesome - mum takes me to all the cool places!”


 
 
 

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THANK YOU’s

Whilst it goes without saying that a big chunk of credit for Lloris’s rehabilitation to being a walking puppy dog again goes unquestionably to him! There have been many helping hands along the way that are more than deserving of a mention … 


Thank you to; 

Davies Vet (Johnny & Alex) for their remarkable surgery, prompt action and after care. He came home a calm and happy dog…even if his legs weren’t working…his wound has healed remarkably well without scaring.


To Dr Rinnert van den Bergh - The Holistic Vet who never raised an eyebrow at his little accidents and always progressed him further after every treatment.  Lloris is especially grateful for the liver paste you would win him over with! 


To Nisha from Paws & Hooves - Hydrotherapy.  You have been remarkable in your patience with Lloris. Thank you for answering the phone when many others didn’t that day.  Finding you was meant to be.


To Willow Vets in Newport Pagnell who took Lloris on as a new case for his cancer straight away and operated within two days. The entire team of staff have been nothing but kind and professional and whilst Lloris will continue to hate you all (hate may be a bit of strong word…. But I’m not so sure?!) I on the other hand think you are all amazing. 


To his Uncle Cristian for building his ‘Frenchie Bouncer’ was a big game changer in our rehab! 


To his Grandad for building his Pig Pen which he has grown to love 


To his Nanny for his the daily love and company not to mention the endless cleaning of him and my house!  We truly couldn’t have got through this without you, you gave me the break I needed to keep my sanity. 


To Matt the Chippy for his back door ramp! 


To the IVDD Facebook support group.  I learned so much from you. https://www.facebook.com/groups/178483559398659/?ref=share


To my friends and family who reached out to help me. Everyone of you that messaged, read our blog and paid an interest in both his and my well being made such a difference on both the dark days and the light.   Lloris loves people so the visits and gifts all lifted his spirits and snapped him out of the sulks!


To Dan, Lloris’s dad. You stepped up when he needed you the most and answered our cry for help to get him to the hospital that day.  It will always be a shame we couldn’t stay the family unit we had wanted for him. We certainly tried!  Thank you for letting him live with me, I can’t imagine the heartache of giving him up. 


To the friend in my life that gave me focus from day 1 when I asked for help bringing him home … he said something like  “I have the dentist so can’t help you that day, I would if I could but … you’re going to have to get used to handling him and lugging him about on your own, so you may as well just get on with it now”. I thought he was being an unhelpful arse at the time but actually that was the best piece of advice I could have been given. Man up and get on with it.  You can’t turn back time or change anything. You are where you are, so take a deep breath and in the words of Nike - Just do it. 


And that we did! 

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