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Post by cazypops on May 1, 2017 20:20:12 GMT
The way he's standing reminds me of the way Jasper stands when he's eating, and his injury is his hip, but if you saw him running around in the park you'd never know there was anything wrong with him.
He's back at the vets tomorrow for his 6 monthly injection of carprofen and the vet will check the range of movement in his hip at the same time. Maybe this is something your vet could do too?
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Post by orpheous87 on May 1, 2017 20:51:45 GMT
I shall certainly ask about his hip when we go cazypops. No scallywag, he doesn't seem to want to stand square at all. And he's started sitting with that leg stuck out a bit. He also still does frog legs, but while his right leg sticks out to the side a bit, his left one is pretty much straight. I'll have to try and get a picture of him doing that actually as he always used to lie with both legs sticking out sideways. He has charged around today like a mad thing, playing with dogs and kids alike (we met some kids in the park and they were throwing the balls for all the dogs), so I'm guessing it's been a bit much for whatever injury he has. It's hard to really see how little weight he's putting on that foot in the pictures. It looks a lot more obvious (to me at least) in real life. |
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Post by tonib on May 2, 2017 0:52:44 GMT
Good question @orpheous97 its a balancing decision between how much of an inconvenience it is for him (including the potential of pain which cats can hide well) against the risks/impact of any operation. The option to shorten the loose part of the tendon has risks, such as not being quite right adjustment & any such repair could lead to more weakness. Or if we go for putting a screw in the hock & fix it the down side is no spring in that hock which might cause him more problems when he's outside. So think I'll see what the vet says, it could be something else entirely, although I don't think the cruciate implant is the cause of the problem just the Achilles but we need to get that assessed as well. Hmm. It seems like cat owners must have more considerations to make when deciding to go for surgery or not. I think I would do the same as you and see what the vet says. They will surely be able to give you an honest opinion of what would be best. Luckily I trust our vets to be honest  , especially the head vet, it was his advice to leave it alone last year. Not sure cat owners have more considerations to make, just the same as any dog (or any other pet) owner - its what is best for the pet & its lifestyle. Our cats go outside without us & cats probably jump up on to things (including fences) so perhaps need more spring but cats with 3 legs manage very well indeed (perhaps better than one with all 4 legs but with one leg not functioning properly & then possibly getting in the way!). But then there must be a difference in the amount of exercise that various dogs need, including how much the variant in size can affect them, especially the weight bearing needs of some of the larger breeds or the speed & energy of a working sheepdog. The photos of Cody I'm sure will help the vet see the issue & glad your brother is now said he can have the Loxicom. I hope that helps Cody & will also be useful information for the vet. Hope you can get a diagnosis this time. |
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Post by orpheous87 on May 2, 2017 22:44:45 GMT
It does sound like you've got a good vet there tonib Fingers crossed we do. He doesn't seem to be holding it up today, and I know he'll have had more rest today than he had yesterday, so hopefully that's helped a bit. |
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Post by emilymorgan on May 29, 2017 7:05:47 GMT
Hello, I have read your problem in detail and discuss with many people. I think your dog is afraid of something like maybe he had hit his leg with something and after hitting he had felt too much pain and can put weight on her leg and now after recovery he still afraid of that if he put his weight on his leg then it will painful for him. Just take him to a good doctor and everything will be fine.
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Post by scallywag on May 29, 2017 7:17:37 GMT
Off Topic Hi-Jack - We would be pleased to see votes boosted in the May Comp on the Photograhy Thread up in the General Board , so that yet another tradition of 4 years doesn't fall by the way side   If you haven't already can you help Pretty Please xx
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Post by orpheous87 on May 29, 2017 22:49:07 GMT
Thanks for the reminder on this post scallywag. Made me realise that I hadn't updated after our vet visit. Conclusion after a lot of manipulation by the vet was that it IS his hip. He didn't react at all at movement of his knee, but would have liked to bite her when she moved his hip in a certain way. So, he now has an appointment with Pepper's canine massage therapist on the 17th! All the vet suggested was to put him on Yumove (vet strength) and try the massage to see if it helps. If not, we may have to consider hydroptherapy or physiotherapy. |
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Post by cazypops on May 30, 2017 19:13:50 GMT
orpheous87 did your vet not suggest an X-ray? Only asking as when our Jasper did his hip our vet said that it was a common occurrence with Jacks. And if he has partially dislocated it like Jasper then ask if Carprofen would be of benefit to him. Sorry just read back over the thread and realised he's had x-rays done, but were they of just his leg or did they cover the hip too?
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Post by orpheous87 on May 30, 2017 23:32:25 GMT
The x-rays covered his hips too cazypops and they noted that his hips are "a bit square" which I asked the vet about. It is apparently similar to hip dysplasia in that the joint is meant to be a ball and socket joint, but instead of having a ball, Cody has a bit of a square which could explain the occasional limping etc. She basically wants to try and manage any pain etc. that he has now to avoid him going on long term medication. |
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Post by cazypops on May 31, 2017 19:50:12 GMT
The x-rays covered his hips too cazypops and they noted that his hips are "a bit square" which I asked the vet about. It is apparently similar to hip dysplasia in that the joint is meant to be a ball and socket joint, but instead of having a ball, Cody has a bit of a square which could explain the occasional limping etc. She basically wants to try and manage any pain etc. that he has now to avoid him going on long term medication. Yes I can understand that, but cartrophen it not a pain killer it works on the joint. gypsy put a link on one of the thread to explain proper what it did. Also even though out Jasper will be on it for life it's only 1 injection every 6 month costing £15, plus it's not addictive. I wish I had a photo showing the muscle wastage that he had coz he wouldn't weight bear on that leg, and one now to show that the muscle has now recovered so you wouldn't know anything was wrong with him. Hope the YuMove and massage help. orpheous87 this is the link that gypsy put on if you want to have a read I've linked it to the whole thread so you can get the full picture of its use. www.yourpetforums.co.uk/post/101278/thread |
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Post by orpheous87 on May 31, 2017 20:54:00 GMT
Thanks cazypops, that's helpful! £15 every 6 months isn't bad. It'll probably work out a lot cheaper than getting Yumove every so often too lol. The vet did say that he didn't have a lot of muscle wastage, so that's probably a good thing. The link on the thread isn't working anymore so I'll have to have a bit of a google about cartrophen. Then I'll be able to mention it to the vet next time we're there. His massage appointment isn't until the 17th so we've still got a couple of weeks to wait. |
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, especially the head vet, it was his advice to leave it alone last year. 
If you haven't already can you help Pretty Please xx 
