Posted: 10/5/2010 4:32:38 PM EDT
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I have two healthy well behaved dogs. One of which had developed a limp in her left/rear leg. We took her to the vet about a month ago and he poked and prodded and couldn’t really find the source of her discomfort. As a result he gave her some rimadyl and told us to take it easy with her.
Since then the limp has gotten so bad that she wont put weight on it. So we reschedule an appointment, and they put her under this A.M. to take X-rays. X-rays come back negative….for anything. So they do blood work to check for lime disease. Negative. Cant see anything wrong with the poor girl and put her back on pain meds with the old adage to take it easy. WTF. Anyone out there know the next direction to take here. Both of our dogs are strays and health problems have happened in the past it’s just frustrating and paint meds are not a solution for the long run….. |
Rimadyl  Although there was no way to save him I lost a 10 year old healthy Lab to that drug. Do your research before you continue to administer.How old is your dog? I have had my guys injure their tendons just like (me) humans that take time to heal. Some of mine play rough and it took massage therapy (me) working their joints and muscles. Diet? Is the food complete? Make sure it has glucasomine Sometimes a simple aspirin (non-coated) can help a canine. |
| Thanks for the reply. She is about 5. She was a rescue and has been through some other health issues but never anything like this. She eats the "fancy" foot and we have started her on a dose of glucos. daily. Her and our other dog do play rough and I am thinking this has almost got to be a tendon or the like, I think I will try the massage therapy. Thanks! |
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Quoted: Thanks for the reply. She is about 5. She was a rescue and has been through some other health issues but never anything like this. She eats the "fancy" foot and we have started her on a dose of glucos. daily. Her and our other dog do play rough and I am thinking this has almost got to be a tendon or the like, I think I will try the massage therapy. Thanks! I am assuming that food is the little wet canned stuff? If she is a small dog price of the food will not matter for her. I would recommend that you look at Blue Buffalo or Diamond dry foods. They do not contain fillers (corn) but rather a complete and healthy diet which will make for a stronger body. |
| haha no I meant fancy as in expensive/natural. She gets the good stuff, dry food. I have done alot of research in terms of what terrible stuff is in supermarket brand dry/wet foods. Besides the fact that she is 75 lbs with a hell of an appetite I dont think I could afford all those little cans. |
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Quoted: haha no I meant fancy as in expensive/natural. She gets the good stuff, dry food. I have done alot of research in terms of what terrible stuff is in supermarket brand dry/wet foods. Besides the fact that she is 75 lbs with a hell of an appetite I dont think I could afford all those little cans. lolz |
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Your vet is probably a great helper. But even though I like my doctors, if they can't find the problem and help me fix it, I'll look for another opinion in order to try and get onto the healing path. It doesn't mean I don't like my doc, it just means that sometimes, another opinion might be helpful.
Your dog is fortunate that you won't just give up because your regular vet couldn't find anything. You might save quite a bit of money if your vet forwards the x-rays to a veterinary orthopedist before you get the second opinion. |
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Try another vet. Clearly there is a problem. If your vet is not skilled enough to find it perhaps another is. Our loyalties to particular doctors and vets are often badly misplaced. this +1000000 my dane had a luxating patella. the first 2 vets misdiagnosed it as a cruciate tear. GET A SECOND OR THEIR OPINION. before any surgery is done get a expert to look at it. maybe two. i would have been pissed if i had my dogs cruciate cut out and then the issue still remained(it was the patella that was luxating) mind you this happened to my 1 year old dane 
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