Thank you I really needed to hear that. I'm absolutely shaking at the moment. I hope to god he's just incapacitated or something and will recover - not least selfishly so we can then make sure there's no 'evidence'

I do hope to god he's ok, I'll be so upset if he's gone. we genuinely became friends. I just can't help thinking the worst.

Thanks everyone who's commented I really need a handhold right now and there is no one else I could possibly speak to ❤️

Please don't feel nervous or guilty as I would hope that most of us would feel/do the same thing given the situation. The police shouldn't ask you too many probing questions other than your own details, your relationship and when you last saw him to which you say you're a friend and leave it at that.

You've done a lovely thing and from reading your post I don't think your conscience could have let you leave things without going to his house.

Like someone has just said,  we're  here waiting to see the outcome..fingers crossed he's ok.

Nice thing you've done x

Well done, you have most likely saved his life x

Hoping for a good outcome OP and your intervention may have made all the difference!

Oh and I fed the chickens but didn't think about putting them away for the night so I hope they're ok. I'll have to mention that to his sister - she said she was coming up tomorrow but she's a long way away

I daren't have a drink as I don't think I'll stop but I'm having a long soak in the bath as apart from everything I got frozen solid there today, I said outside for hours and hours.

I'm now totally freaking out for absolutely no reason at all that the police will turn up at my door for some reason. There's no reason to think they would need to but iam utterly paranoid. My adult son is at home at the moment and he knows nothing about this so I'm stupidly working myself up into a right state thinking what if they turn up at the door, I've no idea how I'd explain.

Thank you I really needed to hear that, I know I'm being silly  but I'm over stressed and exhausted and totally overthinking and panicking because of it.

Frustratingly his sister can't get updates from the police about the dog as they'll only speak to me who reported it!  So I've had to call them again this evening but couldn't get any information. Hopefully I can speak to someone tomorrow who agrees to just deal with his sister as this really isn't my responsibility and I certainly can't make any decisions.

His sister got through to the hospital and had to call back at 10 and hopefully get an update so hoping I'll know more then.