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Originally Posted by
Bitkin
Lynn........I have just spoken to my friend who has had six of these wonderful, but medically difficult dogs.
She has given me the number of a lady, Jude Simmons, who is a worldwide renowned expert on the breed and who has been incredibly helpful to her in the past. Vets sometimes, in spite of their best efforts, just don't "get" the problems with Bernese dogs.
I will pm you her number..........just ring and leave a message and she will get back to you. It can do no harm, and you never know, she just might know what is going on with Ollie
Thank you very much. I know what you mean some vets are excellent and especially Nadia but they are an unusual breed over here and like you say can be a difficult breed health wise and have problems that no other breed shows up.
I researched them inside out but found even more information the other night while sat here googling trying to figure out this conundrum and discovered that this is around the age most will show up muskoskeletal (sp) disease. If could find out somethings that may help others in the future so Nadia and our regular vet could put on record in case anyone else came to them with similar problems it may save them having to test as much as we have had too and still be in the dark and have some ideas but noting in concrete.
This might sound terrible but we had discussed if the vet school had asked for an autopsy we couldn't afford one now we would of likely said yes not only for our benefit but again for the benefit of others with any breed but mostly for those with this beautiful breed. If it comes back or he declines in any way and they ask we would still consider it.
For those very reasons.
I will give her a ring thank you very much for the information.
Today so far. We had a very strong bark at the bottom of the stairs around 7 am. He was desperate for a wee Gorden took him and said it was hard t tell how his walking is he was in such a hurry.
We went back to bed and had a cuppa 15 minutes later another bark he wanted his breakfast he seems to be walking a little better and when he stood for his breakfast his back legs which are presenting much like a GSD at the moment seemed a little straighter. I will know more with his walking on our next toilet trip and when it is a bit lighter.