Poor poorly boy

The big man has been hopping lame for a week, it started with what appeared to be a cut at the back of one of his digital pads so I bathed it in salt water a couple of days but it didn’t get any better so then I thought maybe he had something in it, a thorn or grass seed or the like, and applied a poultice for a couple of days, nothing came out and still no better…not swollen or inflamed at all just very sore to the touch and by this time it had turned into a black lump which looked more like a sort of wart than an injury so it was off to the vets this morning where he stayed and had the offending item removed to be sent off for histology. Hopefully it won’t be causing him any more pain or discomfort and fingers crossed it’s nothing sinister. Either way he certainly won't be running at Newark this weekend which is really disappointing when the team is just starting to come together nicely. Ah well, that’s the joy of dealing with dogs I guess.

Here he is...post op...bandaged but happy with his ball :)