Are Spaniels distantly related to TB's?

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Archie is ALWAYS breaking! Just got over the stick in throat incident (7 months of treatment) and now he's done something to his back. Tail is straight and not moving and he's walking but cries when he goes up stairs.

Got some painkillers so will keep an eye on him over the weekend but vet told me a while ago that they're renowned for spraining their backs. We've also had barbed wire incidents and getting ourselves stuck in odd places incidents. Love him to bits but it's like owning TB's again! :eek::eek::rolleyes::D
 
Just after I got my first spaniel, someone on here told me that when you register it at the vets they will whoop with delight and pass round the Carribean holiday brochures!!
How true - my 2 spaniels have knocked up vets bills of over £2000 this last 12 months!
Hope your spaniel recovers quickly.
 
Well my two are springers but I know of a fair few cockers who have got themselves into scrapes. It just comes with being a spaniel I think!
 
My cavvies haven't been too much hassle... Though the lad is a right pain, he's so naughty, and they definitely have the working dog instinct still in there :D
 
It's a springer thing. My vet says most spud like injuries that require stitches are springers! When he was younger, Brig was forever at the vets. Once, he had an eye ulcer and it was sewn shut with a weird plastic button on top, horrible!
 
cinnamontoast said:
It's a springer thing. My vet says most spud like injuries that require stitches are springers! When he was younger, Brig was forever at the vets. Once, he had an eye ulcer and it was sewn shut with a weird plastic button on top, horrible!
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Think it's a spaniel thing - archie is a cocker, not a springer! Cockers are renowned for twisting their backs my vet said.
 
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