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Originally Posted by gracielove  I would take him to another vet that will do some tests on your dog. He has a problem and i don't think it is "drama.' Sadly, dogs cannot tell us exactly what is bothering them and it takes some investigation to pinpoint some issues. I have a very hard time with vets that guess at the problem and send a pet home with a medication when they are unsure of what the actual issue is. |
I just wanted to clarify with Columbo. The vet did see a tiny bit of arthritis between two discs in his neck. He said that he (the vet) had the same in his own foot, but he didn't feel it, but that everyone (including dogs) reacts differently to pain and what bothers one may not bother another. So along with his physical, bloodwork and xrays, he determined it was the cause and that is why he prescribed the rimadyl. I switched vets a couple years later and had the new one look over his xrays as well and he was in agreement with the first vet about arthritis. There were a few things that bothered me about the first vet, though, and prescribing rimadyl as a maintenance drug to a 4 yr old dog was one of them and added to the reasons I switched vets a few years later. My husband and I had to find out the bad side effects of rimadyl ourselves on the internet.