Stacey Solomon issued an emotional update over a week after revealing her family pet dog, Teddy, had all of a sudden taken ill and needed to be rushed to the vets
Stacey Solomon issued a heartfelt update on her pet pooch Teddy after revealing the animal had fallen ill last week. The reality TV star, 35, took to her Instagram Stories to share the latest on the canine's health after worrying fans last week.
The Loose Women panelist had told followers her and her five children were “truly devastated” last week with the news Teddy “might not ever fully recover” from his condition. They hadn't been aware of the animal's condition when they rescued him, but Stacey had admitted the “next 3-4 days are crucial” when breaking the news last week.
Now, over a week later she has apologised for her delayed update. She revealed how Teddy “lost the use of his back legs” on Good Friday, leaving the family in turmoil. She admitted he had shown no signs of pain before the scary incident.
She went on to say the dog had suffered a burst disc, saying vets described how “all of his spine is not looking good at all” with all of the discs looking “really worn”.
As she began to open up fully on events, Stacey emotionally said: “He is home. I got to bring him home last week so he made it through the operation and through the period of time where it was the highest risk following the operation and I got to bring him home.”
Apologising again for her lack of activity, Stacey went on: “I've been trying to get me head around things and also I'm not a good crier.
“I'm not a good in-person crier. Like I hate crying in front of people. I just know if I'd have come on I would have cried. I've cried a lot.”
Explaining how she had kept herself away from everyone, she added she is “so grateful” Teddy is home. Despite being able to bring her pet home, Stacey revealed she's “really not well still”.
She continued: “I have moved my work to work from home and cancelled some things so that I can try and help him recover. I do physio with him every day and I have to express his bladder throughout the day. And he's on medication.”
Expressing his bladder has been “a whole humbling experience,” Stacey admitted. “That has made me cry on a number of occasions because I just felt like I was s*** and doing a s**** job for Teddy and being a really s*** dog mum.”
Stacey revealed her dog is on crate rest for at least four weeks following the major surgery. She teared up again as she explained “this might be Teddy forever” if the animal doesn't fully recover.
She admitted the family is now taking every day is it comes, with Teddy's future still in the balance. “We just need to see how it goes from here,” she said.
“There is like a 30 per cent chance he might recover fully but there's also a massive chance that he's going to be disabled and unable to urinate for himself and involuntary poos and will need a lot of physio and help for the rest of his life.”
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