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Report on Charlie's Costs/Medication

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 I first started seeing signs that Charlie wasn't right around Christmas time. At first I put it down to the colder weather as I know pouchies struggle more in the colder climates, so I just made sure I kept him warm. It was around New Year that I knew something was seriously wrong. When I got him out for free range he was wobbling a lot and was obviously in some discomfort going by how he was moving. I thought maybe he'd injured himself when running about. On 2nd January I took Charlie to my local vet in Southport, Rufford Veterinary Practice. The options were either put Charlie on baytril and hope he improves, or get an x-ray. Even though I didn't know what was wrong with Charlie I knew that an x-ray was the right way forward as I didn't believe baytril would fix his problem, especially if there's a possibility he's broken his leg. It was later that same evening that I got a phone call from the vet. There were 5 main issues that showed on the x-ray. 1.