We went to Fitzpatricks Referral today where Noel Fitzpatrick had a good look at him and I'm happy to say that all went well with Flash. He had an MRI as expected. We have good news and bad news. The good news is I finally know now what the problem is and it is not a serious problem (yet), the bad news is it's not treatable (and surgery is not necessary) but only manageable!
Flash simply has back pain like many people have; one of his disks is dry and it bulges when he moves in certain ways so causes him pain as it pushes on his nerves. He also has constant slightly throbing pain, which those of us (like me and... like his vet Noel) with back pains only know too well! He will be on medication for a while (a month) to settle the nerve pain, he will be onlead only for a month (he'll hate that... sorry, Flash) and he won't be able to do full agility anymore only light stuff and NO A-FRAME!!!!! He will also get acupuncture as recommended by Noel too. He will then be on medication only as and when. Hopefully this will make him more comfy and less grumpy. The condition will deteriorate but very slowly and over many years. So it's not brilliant news, but it's much better news than I expected! So I am actually really happy with this and feel a lot better about it. No surgery, no serious unsurmountable problem...
Oh, and Flash has normal thyroid function too, so that's great as well (though still haven't got general test back, but don't expect any problems with that).
So now I can finally go about sorting Flash out with meds first, then acupuncture and probably also chiro every so often to keep his muscles soft and more comfortable.
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