Jessie

I am afraid I am going to lose Jessie this year.

Her back legs are really starting to get bad. She is starting to stumble and is having trouble getting up from a sitting or lying down position.

She must hurt too because if I try to help her by lifting her hind area off the ground she growls.

I started her on Previcox last night and I saw some improvement this morning but it took her a long time to be able to come back in the house from the yard.

John built a ramp for them years ago so they wouldn't have to use the steps and she stumbled on it and just laid there for a while.

I am going to call the vet this morning and see what else we can do for her. Maybe some cortisone or stronger pain meds might help.

I had her groomed yesterday. I had one of those groomers who come to the house because it's so hard for her to get in and out of my car to go to the groomer here in town.

But she had to get into the groomer's van so that really wasn't an improvement and she's been limping more since then.

This is so hard.