Thanks for the messages and calls to ask about Loki. On the morning of the 23rd he didn't eat. Loki always eats! His temperature was Ok, but he was holding him self stiffly and was obviously in pain. After a walk he was better and ate 2 meals during the day. On Xmas Eve morning he didn't eat again and was obviously in a lot of pain, his back was arched, and he was knuckling on front and back left. He was tripping and lopsided. He was obviously not going to be able to do the group walk, but Sammi was quite happy to do a short extra walk with him later, which again helped. I boiled up the turkey giblets with some veg and added that to a meal for him deciding to give him 10mg instead of 5mg of preds and a paracetamol, in my mind his immediate comfort was better than any long term side effects. He spent most of the day in his crate and seemed distressed to move about. I let him be where he wanted to be, but even getting him out to have a wee was difficult. Xmas day morning I was dreading what I was going to get up too, but as I opened the outside door he got straight out of his crate and went out. He was far more mobile and not as hunched. Other than one "accident" in the house that he seemed to be totally unaware of, he has continued to improve. Ive been giving him 10mg of steroid daily instead 5mg every other-day and 1 paracetamol every 12 hrs, and he's back to where he was before the 22nd of Dec. I've spoken to a vet this morning, and he says I can carry on with this until he is due to be seen on the 2nd of January. We can then discuss whether we continue with the librela or/and use something else like gabapentin.
