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02-05-2010, 05:33 PM | #31 |
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| I'm so sorry Callie is still not feeling well. Jackson came up limping a few weeks ago and it ended up being Lymes disease! Edit - oops, just saw this was already posted!
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02-07-2010, 09:11 AM | #32 |
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| Well I have noticed something new most of the time she lifts her leg that is on the shoulder that hurts normally besides the limping but three different times I have noticed her like tripping over that leg like it didnt move right or something it really was weird because the rest of the time shes moving it around and everything and it has me so worried. It feels like it is taking forever for Tuesday to get here I'm really worried it might be something really bad but then at least we will know and can get it fixed so shes not hurting.
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02-07-2010, 01:54 PM | #33 | |
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02-07-2010, 04:13 PM | #34 |
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| I have thought maybe thats a possibility
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02-07-2010, 07:04 PM | #35 |
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| I would think that a dislocation would show on an x-ray.
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02-07-2010, 07:32 PM | #36 |
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| check this out does this sound like what is going on ? Elbow Luxation in Dogs xray will depend on how they did the radiographs as to what they could see |
02-07-2010, 09:17 PM | #37 |
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| Well her paw has looked a little funny to me and when we went to the vet last monday I told her it looked swollen and different to me and the vet (who is new and just started working part time at our office) said it felt ok and when she pushed in the shoulder Callie screamed which is was happened the first time she was injured and thats what made them think just shoulder. She was laying on her side with her two front legs out and I messed and looked at them and there is a difference that I can feel in them and it seems to move a hole lot looser then the other one, when I "tickle" her foot she doesn't move it like she does the other one,then theres the tripping over it a few times and she doesn't cry or scream in pain when I mess with it. I'm not sure if maybe the shoulder and paw are the same thing or if they are two different things going on. I'm so worried and I am hoping that due to our 20 plus inches of snow that our appointment hasn't been canceled but I do plan to call tomorrow and check. If they are open I plan tog et her there no matter if I have to rent a snowmobil
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02-08-2010, 01:58 PM | #38 |
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| omg i just typed up this whole thing oh well here it goes again is it swollen ? did it sound like link i sent if it is paw they cannot see those bones on xray too tiny and they will only splint paws no surgery if broken it will be swollen sounds like dislocation is possible if they did not do xray frontal with both arms down they may not have seen it. If they laid her on the side to xray may not have seen it in that view. When dd had xrays they did both legs front view and then a side view - did you get xrays on a cd to take with you? i wanted that so went with vet that had digital xray |
02-10-2010, 06:38 AM | #39 |
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| I am so sorry I didnt post an update last night I was just so tired I couldnt even think. The people at the orthopedic surgeons office where so wonderful and nice. He examined Callie everywhere and layed a towel down under her so she didnt have to lay on the cold table. He checked her LP as well and said that instead of it popping out to the inside like most it pops to the outside. When he checked the shoulder she cried out and I wanted to cry but he was so sweet and as gentle as possible with her. He told us somethings he thought it could be and that he tried to look at the xrays I brought but that he couldnt get them light enough and zoomed in enough on a certain part and he wanted to stress a certain area during one of the xrays. So they sedated her and took xrays while we waited in the waiting room. He came back out and took us to one of the rooms to show us the xrays and said that pretty much the shoulder pops out 35% farther then it should which has stretched and weakened the ligaments. He would like to try the conservative approach by trying to strengthen the muscles around the shoulder joint by doing physical therapy and a harness/ shoulder hobbles by dogleggs.com. Then in 4 to 6 months he would like to recheck and see how its going and if this is not working to do an MRI to get a closer look and the ligaments. I donno how sedation is supposed to be normally but Callie was really out of it she had the stares, she would fall asleep and then her head would fall because she had it up when she fell asleep, then when we got home she just stood there and she fell over thank goodness she was right next to her pillow and fell on it so I finally got her laying down and she rested. I know I shouldnt have but I didnt have her buckled in her carseat on the way home because she just sat in it and stared at me trying to stay awake and falling over so I picked her up and she slept with her head on my shoulder the hour ride home. She seems pretty much back to normal this morning.Normally Callie is a kisser but when I asked Callie for a kiss after they gave her back to me she wouldnt and she wouldnt even look at me then later on I asked her again and she just put her mouth right up to my lips but after being home for an hour she finally relented and gave me a kiss.
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02-10-2010, 06:51 AM | #40 |
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| So happy that you now know what it is and can work with it! Physical therapy for dogs is amazing! I hope that she does really well and is good as new in no time! Thanks for the update!
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02-10-2010, 06:57 AM | #41 |
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| so glad you know what is going on for sure now - i am all for conservative mgt and a friend of ours is the head radiologist for a vet surgeon in los angeles and really knows her stuff she told me it is really hard to see ligaments and tendons in a big dog let alone on a small dog on an mri and they are very expensive - i wanted to do one when dd hurt her leg but she said it would be very hard to see anything and i may be wasting my money but that was a year ago and maybe the equipment is better now just wanted to pass that on. what did he say about pain meds though as nervous her being on nsaids for a long time |
02-10-2010, 06:59 AM | #42 |
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| also i know here there are pt for dogs and a friend took her malt there and she said it was amazing - they should her strength exercises like using stairs for stretching and stuff to help build muscle etc so you may want to look into that - the first appt is like $200 but once they show you the exercises you can do them at home |
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