No Rest For The Rescue

Roma really likes him and has settled in beautifully to her new life. She’s 10 years old now. But still happy and full of life. She’s going a little grey and one of her ears often sticks up but she still acts like a crazy 3 year old!

Sadly we lost Jak last year on 1st May 2025. His back end started to fail and he was in pain, so we let him go. He had a peaceful passing at home. He was 14 years old.

Recently, exactly a year to the day we lost Jak, on 1st May 2026. Tilly unexpectedly left. I was at work but I made it home to say goodbye. He passed on my chest. I miss that little man so incredibly much. Tilly was 14 years old too. He took a turn incredibly quickly. I wasn’t ready to say goodbye but I am so thankful he held on so I could get home to be with him. He too, came with Roma and I to start our new life together and he LOVED it. He had his own room where my partner and I would sit and game with him.

She did however hear a box full of 4 week old puppies and was so desperate to get to them she started crying to them (and they cried back 😭). She was very good and didn’t react once in the busy practice!

So glad I trusted my gut and chose to get bloods done!

January: bed rest

February: got diagnosed with hip dysplasia and food allergies

March: started hydrotherapy

April: met up with a friend

May: briefly got some chickens

June: did our first mantrailing session

July: celebrated her 5th gotcha day

August: celebrated Jak’s 11th birthday

September: did bikejoring

October: did two obedience competitions and placed!

November: leg started playing up so on bed rest

So Roma’s been diagnosed with potential hypothyroidism last Wednesday 8th December and is on a trail medication for 30 days.

Her front right wrist has flared up again and does not want to back down. Even with meds and rest and really short walks.

And I don’t know where this is going tbh. Her medical problems are mounting up with:

- hypothyroidism

- hip dysplasia

- arthritis in front wrist due to old injury

- Environmental allergies

- food allergies

- her left wrist has too much movement making it turn out more than it should

It’s just like, what else can she get? She’s always lethargic and I don’t know if it’s from the pain or the hypothyroidism. She’s started grumbling at me when she’s sleeping which she never did before (obviously I leave her alone).