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Flash having some training fun last night

Flash is still not happy

Flash has had two sessions of Bowen therapy and acupuncture and one of chiropractic. Although they definitely make him feel better, it appears that they only release the muscle tension but don't actually address the underlying pain. Releasing the muscle tension is of course important (I know that from myself), but it's not enough for him as he is still uncomfortable, has shortened his stride again (so is more tense again) and just isn't as happy as he should be.

So I am booking him in for another trip to the vet to a) discuss painkilling/anti-inflammatory medication (e.g Tramadol) and b) to re-run his thyroid test as he was borderline last time.

If he has to go on pain medication permanently, then so be it. I want him to be comfortable and enjoy life, not be tense all the time because he is hurting.

More acupuncture and Bowen

Andrea was here again for Bowen therapy and acupuncture. Flash looked a little worried through the whole thing today... I am not sure why. Hopefully it will help though to relax him a little more.

Flash at the vet's with major nose bleed

I took Flash for a walk in the Country Park yesterday when he suddenly had a major sneezing fit. I called him to me and he arrived with a muzzle full of blood, his legs bloodied and sneezing more blood. I turned round to take him to the vet's, but then he stopped sneezing and seemed fine so I finished the walk. But at home he had a couple more fits so I called the emergency clinic who told me to watch him overnight and take him in in the morning if it doesn't stop.

This morning, all seemed fine and I was relieved, but then he had another two sneezing fits. My house looks like an axe murderer had a go.

Flash is at my vet's right now where they are knocking him out to see what is going on.

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Flash is home! He had indeed a grass seed up his nose - and a very big seed too, which took Mark apparently a very long time to find. But Flash though a bit wobbly seems very happy, licked my face when he woke up at the vet's and looked at Mark a lot as if to say thank you. :-) I'm so glad that he is fine and I hope this never happens again.

He has recovered very quickly indeed, has had a play with a toy and with Skye and seems very happy indeed. However, Emily is coming over to keep an eye on him when I am at the airport to pick up Marzia just in case.

Some pictures of this afternoon when he came home and later with Marzia. Flash is definitely feeling a lot better. He's been bleeding a little more, but nothing drastic and he is not sneezing anymore. I am so glad this episode is over. Whilst I went to pick up Marzia from City Airport, Emily kept an eye on him to make sure he was ok.

Dylan's birthday party

On Saturday, 25th June, Dylan and I celebrated our birthday! Here are some pictures:

The birthday boy

First off-lead run

Last night was the first time that Flash was allowed off lead again! And did he enjoy it! He did a few laps of honour just to celebrate it. LOL

His trot is much softer and smoother and the stride longer. He only hopped once, eventhough Noel said the hopping would stay. So perhaps I can use that as a gauge after all to see how he is doing re pain.

And here's a couple of pictures I took in the last few days of Flash in the garden

Acupuncture and Bowen

Tonight (well, last night really), Andrea, my acupunture vet, came in to do acupuncture and Bowen therapy on Flash. Flash wasn't too keen on it to start off with, but soon relaxed into it and when Andrea had finished, he settled on the sofa rather than retreat upstairs - which I was really pleased about. In fact, he hasn't moved from the sofa since then and actually slept rather than just settled with eyes open like he has done for the last few weeks.

I think it is going to help him lots. Andrea said that he was extremely tense all over his body especially his neck and tummy, which won't help him with the pain. Hopefully it will also help him destress a bit.

He has been on lead for nearly a month now and will be able to go off lead again next week. He will be over the moon and it will help lots with his mental state too! He gets so depressed when he can't run...

I also took him and Skye to Pets at Home today and then for a nice walk in a new park for a while. They both enjoyed it and it made a change for them.

Here's also some pictures I took last week.