poor chester

chester has had a visit to the vets tonight as his poor tail has been bent under his hind quartres all afternoon but i stupidly thought it was because he gets dislocated knee joints in his hind legs and i thought id over walked him yesterday! but when my partner got  in from work he gave chesters tail a tweek as usually its wagging like a helicopter propeller and chester nearly hit the roof! the vet said she didnt think it was broken but its defo swollen and has given him some painkillers called "previcox" as chester has a delicate tummy so hoping for a clean "diarrhea" free kitchen in morn! have no idea how he did this but im so proud of his behaviour at vets he didnt need to be muzzled and he was seen by a vet hes never even met before! going to see how he is over weekend and hoping his amazing waggy tail is doing just that again soon !  

Aww Chester... Poor fella. Hope that tail is back in full wagging order soon.

They do amaze us sometimes, even when they feel unwell and you think they might play up, they are as good as gold   

Poor Chester, get well soon   xxx

Aww no poor Chester, get well soon xx

Bless him! Hope the pain relief helps Xx

Aw poor Chester!

Poor Chester sure its not lumber tail? xxx

whats lumber tail? the pain relief has worked really well and hes even been trying to wag his tail a bit this afternoon which i have been trying to discourage of course (they always make me laugh at the vets when they say keep them calm err weve talking about a staffy)  but hes a much happier doggy this eve

Its an inflammation at the base of the tail, Vin has had it sometimes occurs from getting very wet through rain or bathing, or can be stress related. Vins thanfully came back to normal within about a week but its awful to see them struggling to wag their tail. Hope he continues to improve xx

Aw hope Chester feels better soon     

thanks for all the get betters ill pass them on to chester who is asleep by my side at mo!   his tail is swollen just below the base of his tail so ill look into lumber tail the vet didnt mention it, we have got very wet on a few walks lately to! what with his poor knees aswell i hope its not going to be something else thats reacurring my poor baby  

Sounds very much like it to me wont hurt to mention it but it should clear within a few days x

cheers the vet did only look about 12  

Poor chester, hope it heals quickly