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My worst fears were confirmed today when Ace went back into the vets for further X-rays - his lameness had significantly deteriorated over the last couple of weeks, and my wonderful vet Mike agreed this was the best thing to do. Sadly the X-rays showed significant changes in the bone structure of Ace’s shoulder which were very likely to be osteosarcoma, so Mike and I agreed that he should be PTS before he came round from the sedation from the X-rays.
Ace was a total unknown quantity when I took him on in April 2019, he had only been out of racing kennels for 2 weeks and he was very nervous and shut down when I brought him home. He box-walked for the first few days and I wondered what on earth I’d let myself in for! To see my big brindle fella blossom into a relaxed, happy, friendly and outgoing dog who greeted everyone with a wagging tail and smiling face was so incredibly rewarding, I just loved him so much. He had so much love to give and I loved him equally in return. He will leave a massive space in my life, it is so unfair that he got such a short time of being happy after a racing career in a vile kennel - why does it always happen to the good ones ?
Ace was a total unknown quantity when I took him on in April 2019, he had only been out of racing kennels for 2 weeks and he was very nervous and shut down when I brought him home. He box-walked for the first few days and I wondered what on earth I’d let myself in for! To see my big brindle fella blossom into a relaxed, happy, friendly and outgoing dog who greeted everyone with a wagging tail and smiling face was so incredibly rewarding, I just loved him so much. He had so much love to give and I loved him equally in return. He will leave a massive space in my life, it is so unfair that he got such a short time of being happy after a racing career in a vile kennel - why does it always happen to the good ones ?
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