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Originally Posted by WiL11o6  Thanks for the support and advice everyone!
I was keeping him in his crate and minimal movements. The day after the vet, he seemed to have gotten 80% of his energy levels back and with no pain in his back when I put small pressure on it with my hands. I am sure his energy level is probably due to the medication. His back no longer hurts but I am assuming that's due to the pain meds while it's still injured? Because he still tries to run around and jump.
Anywhoo, good news! My vet called me and told me that since she wasn't so sure, she passed it on to a radiologist and he said the x-ray looks normal and my vet said she probably saw some artifacts on the x-ray and thought he had a herniated disc. Could he just have sprained a muscle on his back? Are there even muscles there?
If I hadn't known he got hurt, I would assume he's normal at this moment because he feels no pain and just wants to play, but of course I will keep his movements to a minimal. |
Actually there are a LOt of Back Muscles, The paraspinals, the gluteal muscles, the rotatores etc. And yes a grade 2 sprain is possible on any or some combination of the back muscles. Iliopsoas muscle strain can present with trembling in rear legs and weakness.
I can only share with you that given the severity of the pain, albeit that severity was brief, I would be headed out to a specialist, along with the Xrays to have a full evaluation done. In the long run, you may save your dogs legs, and in the short run, you should get a clear evaluative diagnosis that other therapists can model an exercise program on.
Also you vet if they didn't should be doing some basic neuro evaluative testing.
I wish you and your pup the best. And a happy and full life together