Rockys 6 Month MOT

We have Rocky booked in for his 6 month check up tomorrow afternoon, hopefully all should be OK. We do have a couple of things to question the nurse about though:

1) Rocky does seem to chew at his right dew claw a bit

2) 3 years ago Rocky received a wasp or bee sting, we were never sure which it was. Now every time he sits out in the sun on a warm day the area where the sting was seems to swell up into a bump, very odd.

Hope it goes well xx

Thank you Saz   

That is an odd one. Good luck

Hope all goes well - I would like a 6 month stretch when Moo wasn't at the vets!

janey wrote:Hope all goes well - I would like a 6 month stretch when Moo wasn't at the vets!

Awww poor Moo and poor you too going through all that   

Sure Rocky will sail through, Moo chews her dew claw it keeps them short as they don't get rubbed on the ground, and the sting could have caused a scar so the skin is more susceptible to the sun light Xx

Fingers crossed for rocky today Kathryn here's to a clean bill of health

Hi, how did Rocky get on at the vet's?

Kathy wrote:
1) Rocky does seem to chew at his right dew claw a bit

By coincidence, Douglas was at the vet yesterday - for his annual jabs and MOT. 22.4kg and in rude good health.

I asked the vet to inspect his claws as well (which were naturally worn down, no clipping required). With the dew claws, the vet said that Douglas himself is keeping them short . Which is true, same as Rocky, Douglas chews on them. The gnawing sound can be truly dreadful and I wish he wouldnt. But apparently, this is fine, or it was fine in his case. The thing to watch for is any sign of infection or inflammation, but if that is absent then all is well. St Bernards, apparently, have some sort of genetic dew claw issue (often have double dews).

Hope Rocky got on ok Kathy xx

Thanks guys, all went well for Rocky, just need to keep an eye on his waiste line, not an issue now but will pop him into the vets to be weighed from time to time.

Yippee!   

Aww glad to hear it went well xx