Vincent - the over friendly German Shepherd

looking out the windows of his little house :)

So we took Vincent to the vet today as he has been walking with difficulty since last night. The vet was kind and after a thorough check up felt that my boy was suffering from a muscle sprain. He has advised medications and feels that in sometime he will recover.

The vet said that he has suffered in his life, he maybe between 5-7yrs of age, from what could be made out from his teeth, but due to him also suffering from gingivitis it was hard to tell. He also has a swelling in the distal part of his foreleg and the vet wants us to get it x-rayed to get an idea of the mass. His worst fear is my own as well. Cancer. Bony cancers are difficult to manage and I am praying it is benign. His muscle mass to bone ratio is also skewed and I am trying my best to help correct it by giving him a good diet. He is already on a lot of medicines so the doctor didn't want to put him on anything too strong right now.

Vincent was a total champ throughout the examination. No muzzle required. Not once did he snap or growl or express pain or displeasure. He is in pain I know, I can see it but he refuses to stop following us around the house. He was very friendly with the vet and his assistants and they rewarded him for his cooperation with a biscuit after eating which he promptly tried to climb up to the larder in search of more.

I am very worried. It doesn't bother me that he maybe older than I had first thought, its just that the very thought that I may have lesser time with him than I originally hoped for saddens me. But I am going to try my best to help my boy regain his health. After what he has been through he deserves all the happiness in the world.