Originally Posted by
Losos
Thanks, and
likewise to all those who sent good wishes for Casey.
Not good news I'm sorry to say. He has
severe arthritus in his right hip and the one on the other side is not much better. Vet was not too happy with his heart either, pulse was
very high and one or two '
missed beats' and he seems to have lost muscle tone at his hips and around his back.
So he has to take two 40mg
Onsior (robenacoxib) tablets every day. The vet said these are a
newish type of anti-inflametory which targets the joint a lot better. I do hope they work ('cos they are bleedin expensive!!!)
And he is booked in for an
'ultra-sound' scan on his heart on the 14th. a year ago a different vet reduced his Cardiosure from two down to one tablet a day, that may need to be increased.
During the whole examination he
didn't grumble one bit even 'tho some of the movements the vet did on his hip must have hurt.
He is a loveable old boy but sadly (As LG was saying above)
life moves on. I just hope that he will be around well into next year, in March he will be 12 we think.