Neapolitan Mastiff Information & Photo Gallery: Forums / General Health /

Forums

Neapolitan Mastiff Information & Photo Gallery :: Forums :: Underground Mastino Forum :: Underground Mastino Health :: General Health

<< Previous thread | Next thread >>


Moderators: Administrator, Starrsdcct, Agrippina, alejandrodvg

Author

Post

mel

Mon Jan 12 2009, 10:23AM

[ ]

Member: 310
Joined: 24-Jan-2008
Posts: 461
Gold: 1,000 gold

Spent: 0

no worries cathy i am not taking this the wrong way at all.
he already had arthritis in the joint upon diagnoses.
he is taking medicam from time to time ...not on a daily or even weekly basis .
to me he is doing much much better and is not in alot of pain no limping no crying no aggression about getting up or down , and his posture has greatly improved as well he is not holding those back legs right under him and moves quite freely .

i understand your point of putting him down .
and honestly feel he isn't in a tremendous amount of pain at this time....however once re evaluated we will have a visual of where he is at , and if need be then we will have to make the hard decision ...which really was my plan ..from the start then the day would come ..and couldn't do it then i would book , and the same thing .then i said before we leave for holidays i was going to do it before we left ..then i just couldn't bring myself to do it , maybe it was wrong ...but i just couldn't bring myself to do it I just couldn't do it. so my neighbors who love Nigel as much as i do and actually planed to come with me to put him down each time ...offered to babysit him while we were away and when we got back he was so much better ...and since has been on ester c and glucosimine(sp) and has improved still so i have waited .... maybe i was wrong but now here we are , and i will have him re evaluated . and go from there hopefully have good news either way i will keep everyone posted.

I do appreciate your input and understanding Kathy.
and thank you very much for your concern

and as well thanks to all of you have offered support and advice with Nigel.
the ones whom i have spoken with on the tele , thru the forum and pm.
and Linda as well who has really given alot of great advice and endless support in regards to Nigel.

Edited for type o on Cathy sorry Cathy

[ Edited Mon Jan 12 2009, 06:32PM ]

Sincerely
Melinda Carver

"'Come to the edge,' He said. They said, 'We are afraid.' 'Come to the edge,' He said. They came. He pushed them...and they flew." Guillaume Apollinaire


Jump: Back to top User Colour Key: Head Administrator, Administrator, Forum Moderator, Donating Member, Mastinaro, Pink Lovers, Member