POOR bad SEAGULL!

Poor BAD Seagull has been very naughty lately ... ever since we castrated him, he becomes extremely greedy and this greediness nearly cause him his life! The door handle to my office door has broken for a while and I could not get a replacement, so the door is always shutting with a small gap and not tight. Last week, Seagull started to sneak into my office in the middle of the night when were in deep sleep, TO STEAL FOOD left on my work table, sometimes he could get out but most of the time he was totally shut and need to be released when we came down in the morning, just a few days ago, he ate a full box of Lindlt chocolate that Colin brought back to me when he was away to Switzerland, that gave him a bad stomach for a few days.

On Monday night, he struck again! This time, there were no food on my table (I have learned not to leave any eatable thing on my work table) but when I opened the door in the morning, rather than zooming pass me like he did before, he just sat there starring at me, when I went closer to him, he started to yelp, I was shocked to his reaction and put my hand on his collar, that really made him screamed non-stop for 5 minutes, he nearly wake all the neirghbours!! I could not see what happened as the closer I get, the louder he gets.

At the end, I have to leave him and walk away, as I walked into the kitchen, I saw him following me but limping, he had his left front leg hanging. I let him calm down before checking him but everytime I touch him, no matter which part of his body, he just would not stop screaming. As he is a very nervous dog, so I thought he must have somehow hurt himself and have a bruise and being very scared. I put him away in the crate to separate him from the others and hope it will heel up after a good rest.

This morning, I checked on him to see if he has improved but I didn't see a good sign, so I took him to see my Vet. I have to leave him there for an X Ray and Kevin just rang to tell me the bad news that I don't want to know. Yes, he has a crack on his shoulder joint cup and need an operation. I asked Kevin what can possibly caused the problem and he told me it could be Seagull tried to jump off the table (either onto my chair) and twisted his leg and landed badly! He is getting a second opinion from the Wimbledon Vet, so the earliest operation would be next week, for time being, he needs to be kept very quiet and no movement.

I am very upset, I do not think this will ever happen to Seagull as he is such a lazy, quiet, slow dog eventhough he is only 4! I am trying to think has he ever been injured and we were not aware of. I always complain that he is very slow when we go out walking and there is no way you can speed him up.

My poor Seagull

4:23pm - Poor Seagull is home now, he still drowsy after the anaesthetic

We are hoping for a better news from the Oteopath in Wimbledon on Friday.