Pete the Vet: My little dog Kiko was very sick - she's 13 years old but I want her to live to 23

"Kiko is my friend and a family member in our home: the thought of losing her was not something that any of us want to contemplate."

Pete the Vet's little terrier Kiko wih her feeding tube.

When my own little terrier, Kiko, fell seriously ill last week, I shifted roles from my usual persona of the “reassuring vet” to the opposite side of the consulting table, as a “worried owner”. 

The saga of her illness gave me a different perspective to my usual viewpoint. I learned some useful reminders about what it’s like being the owner of an unwell animal.