18-03-2007, 08:59am
the shredder 3 Wrote:After just coming back from a great week away ridding the busa ,HI ya dude Im here in devon england having just lost to wales at rugby,
I took the wife & my 2 rottis away for a weeks holiday up the coast.
All was fine great times etc till yesterday
We had all just come back along the beach & we were all having a dip in the surf before
heading up for breakfast when it happened.
1 of the boys was standing in the water close to shore when the under tow/drag
went back out to sea, he was standing still in it as if things were fine & he was just
fighting it no worries.
Wrong when he left the water he was strugling to walk but with his chin up as always as they do & with our help he walked the short distance home.
So here we were thinking ok he's strained himself he'll rest up which he did.
But Later in the day things weren't looking good he couldnt stand & was lam in the rear end
We got to the Vet's & it turned out he had a Smashed Vertebra & was infact now paralysised
The Vet  said this was a freaky thing to have happened but was not uncomon.
So we had to lay our boy to sleep packed & headed home.
The other dog isnt quite sure whats going on yet , he will miss his brother.
Not sure what to do about another 1 at the moment,wife is heart broken as he was here little boy.
The 1 on the left is leo who we let go
Anyway we've had two rotties the 1st eva (cos we got her on christmas eve , and sophie cos her previous owners called her roxie, mmmm anyway, eva got cancer in back leg mercenry vet offered to cut her leg off but not guaranrtee of success, soph ( my favorite even though she got got carsick, only ever saw her shoulderblades in the mirror...)
Wish you all the best mick