mine just went in for about the Ninth time this year for his butt...he cost a bunch of money we dont have, but he looks at me funny if we dont take em...he is going on 12...pretty old for a Springer...we are bracing for having to put him down soon...got cancer near his butt...and he is on pills for his bones fusing together, just started bleeding in his butt...sounds gross...smells sometimes too...but we will keep em around as long as we can, but we know its coming....

hope it works out for ya...they do have way too much unconditional love for us to ever understand....c
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see ya on the river smile