Elby has gone to Wembalee for the playoff final between Bristol City ("The Shit Heads") and Hull (I don't know what their nickname is). Two of his children are treating him to the day out :-)
I, on the other hand, am avoiding the stress and staying home in my semi rural setting.
Big stress this morning however, and Elby nearly cancelled as we slowly realised there was something wrong with Pig. Normaly, if we get up early, Pig ingores us for a bit as his bed is comfy and warm. Today however he just stayed in bed, even after we had had breakfast, and didn't move, not even a big stretch.
At about 9 there was a bang and Pig thought he ought to get up and investigate. Woof! But he could barely stagger to his feet. Elby lifted him out of bed and he couldn't put down his right back leg, or indeed, sit down, and he just stood there looking uncomfortably twisted, with his tail down and his foot raised. We carried him outside, wondering if he was just stiff from his walk yesterday and being in bed overly long...but 15 minutes later he was still not moving, and didn't even try to have a pee...
Elby lifted Pig into my car, instructing me to let him know exactly what was going on, otherwise he would worry all day. But Pig and I were back from the vet before Elby had left. As soon as we got there Pig jumped normally out of the car and dragged me into the vets. We were seen immediately, by a girlchild-vet and Pig peed on her door.
He suffered the indignity of a thermometer up his bottom. She squeezed his spine and knees and hips. Then she said she thought it was probably pins and needles....
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