Day 57: Mystic Pup & Why Can’t he go to the Beach Right NOW?!

Samantha Knight
Mar 31, 2022
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Updated: Apr 9, 2022

With around 11 weeks until his 4th birthday on 16th June 2022 whereby he’s having his party on the beach, we have an awful lot of work to do if we have any hope of the ‘guest of honour’ attending!

Many people that see him wiggling along look confused at me when I say we’re working at getting him well enough for the beach.

He can walk/hobble/bounce so why can’t he just go now??

The thing with IVDD is that is doesn’t just go away. This is a spinal disease that he has for the rest of his life. It can flare up again at anytime for a further episode.

The discs in his neck are also a real risk factor especially now whilst he’s using his front legs more than his back to pull himself along. His front region is taking on more of the work/strain which could quite easily lead to re-injury.

Sand is a very tough and challenging surface to walk upon. It would be dangerous for him to go to the beach at his current stage as it would almost certainly cause too much stress to his frame whilst he is not proportioning his weight evenly and using all 4 legs in the normal way.

This is what we need to get back to! Pushing off from his hind legs and using all four legs in a strong stride

Today I had a reading with a clairvoyant.

I was a little aprehensive going in. I am hoping she is going to tell me this puppy dog of mine is now going to live a long and healthy life and that he is going to immediately stop peeing on my foot everytime I walk through the door and this occasional pooping randomly on the living room rug is to be a thing of that past! one can live in hope!

I decide to give away nothing. Let’s she what the ‘spirit world’ has to say!

Well bugger all by the looks of it!

Whilst I get the usual, ‘the man of your dreams is just around the corner, you’re going to get a new car and business will do well’ nothing is mentioned about my baby boy!?!!!

Then she gives me the ‘in’ to bring him up …

“So who do you live with?” She asks…

”It’s just me and my pup” I respond with.

We go on to chat generally about dogs and she too has a frenchie. I still don’t let on about his current health.

She casually throws in:

“well I see life is all good with your dog, nothing to report there”

Errrr NO!!!

Look at todays photo of his non-healing leg wound for a start!

At that moment I completely lose the faith!

But then hopefully that really means she sees nothing bad in his future?! That’s what I wanted right?? No bad reports on him?!

No pleasing me is there?!

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Neil Hamilton

Mar 31, 2022

Loving the last Lloris pic! 🥰

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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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