Stitches for my Spaniel

[Ravenwood]

Spaniels are the most amazing dogs. Whilst out working my spaniel today not once did I hear him yelp, limp or show any signs of discomfort at all - he loves his job and has been his usual very energetic self.

But this evening, not long after we got home, my daughter was stroking him and discovered the most horrible tear to the lose skin above his stifle - very clean cut but very open showing the muscle underneath. Poor little thing suddenly showed signs of terrible pain - so immediate trip to the vets to be stitched up. She did two inner dissolvable stitches and four outer skin ones.

I am going to have a very sore Spaniel for a few days to come and have to keep him quiet (The only time he has ever been quiet in his life was when he was under sedation!!)

 

[GinaB]

Poor little guy, hope he's feeling better soon. Is it the one in you sig? If so, what a lovely dog.

I do love watching spaniels working, they have so much energy!

 

[Ravenwood]

Yep - the funny looking one in my sig!! Poor thing is still slightly woozy and dopey and not the least bit interested in his breakfast - fortunately he doesn't seem to be licking it either although I have caught the other dog licking it for him!

Quick healing vibes for Flynn please!!!

 

[kibob]

Poor Flynn, hope he is feeling better and back to work soon

 

[Maesfen]

Poor Flyn, the adrenaline must have been flowing for him not to notice - but you know spaniels, no sense no feeling!

(sorry, couldn't resist!

) I bet if you put on your beating gear he'd be sound in a trice and raring to go!
Have to say, I love to watch a dog doing its proper work, what it was bred for, whichever breed that might be; just feel so sorry for all those frustrated and neurotic spaniels/retrievers that aren't allowed to be proper dogs at the end of the day.

 

[Honeypots]

Poor chap..hope he's feeling better soon.x

 

[Ravenwood]

Thanks everyone he has just eaten some of his breakfast and looks a little perkier now.

MFH - agree with your second paragraph - you can spot a non working spaniel or lab a mile off!

 

[keeperscottage]

My two and a half year old Springer bitch is as tough as old boots! While the Munsterlander and retriever squeak at the slightest thing, Springer never wimpers.......which includes the time I cut a furry knot from under her ear resulting in TEN stitches! Not a peep out of her! (I haven't lived this episode down....)

 

[Ravenwood]

Oops!!

Can you put up a picture of your Munsterlander please. I have only heard very favourable things about them but have never seen one in the flesh - only in magazine articles. Do you work him/her?

I quite fancy getting an Italian Spinone - they are really intelligent working dogs - but huge and hairy!!

 

[keeperscottage]

Here we are Ravenwood, specially for you, Bryn our baby Munsterlander! He's about six monts old now; my friend has one of his brothers and a local farmer has another! Farmer will work his one, but my friend and I won't be (except perhaps for agility!). He's daft and gorgeous and loves our two 10 week old Springer pups! Photos aren't brilliant, but it's so hard to keep him still unless he's asleep! I'd recommend them!

Please note - the whole house is currently devoid of rugs until housetraining is complete!!!!

 

[k9h]

Hope your lad is feeling better soon.

That area tends to heal very well & quickly. Hounds seem to have a nack of doing it with all the wire that is used now adays.

Also the other dogs licking it will actually aid the healing. It's what they do in a pack.

But you can't keep a good dog down!!

 

[Ravenwood]

Keeperscottage - he looks lovely. He has very unusual markings - are the two siblings similar or are they more mottled?

K9H - Flyn is now at the stage of being bored stiff and most put out that he can't come for a ride!

 

[keeperscottage]

My daughter really wanted a mottled ("ticked", I understand is the correct term - only just found that out myself!) puppy but they were all black and white with a few ticked marking, My springer started life with just a few spots, but is now covered, so we hoped Munsterlander would develop more, but he hasn't. So what - we still love him! He's a lovely dog, but he's unbelievably greedy and steals food a lot, too. Last night, he reached up onto the work surface in the kitchen and stole a saucepan of ratatouille and today stole a large number of hard boiled eggs we'd boiled "in bulk" to feed to the Springer pups! Just can't believe how far he can stretch! On the plus side, he was unbelievably easy to housetrain!

 

[Ravenwood]

He sounds lovely (if not a bit greedy!) My spaniel is also a particularly strange looking specimen, long in the loin, Queen Anne legs and unusually all white with a black head! But like you we love him, he is so full of character, really soppy and a fantastic gundog. He would certainly never win a show but he has won gundog scurries and is admired for himself rather than his looks!