Neck Pain...
 

Hi everyone, recently my little girl will let out a cry if you make a sudden move and/or scare her. So I started feeling on her and she doesn't make a noise, then I turned her head left and right and she lets out a cry, something hurts her. Do you guys know what could be wrong with her?

She does play with my other two yorkies.



Thanks!

Where in the neck? Around the throat area? Or the back of the neck? Or can you tell? She was possibly injured while playing. I would take her in and have her checked or x-rayed.

oh no :( sounds like AAI get her to a neurologist fast make the appt monday they may need to brace her

this happened to my friends malt and it started at groomers but it is a condition that runs in yorkies and maltese

how old is your little one?

This was my first thought. Hopefully it's not the problem, but this pup needs to be seen by a vet immediately.

AAI is congenital in Yorkies, unfortunately. Bleu Boy and a few other YT Yorkies have battled this condition:

Roo Bear Yorkies & Biewers- home for Biewer Yorkshire a la Pom Pon and Yorkshire Terriers - atlantoaxialinstability

This is what it could be

Atlantoaxial Instability (Luxation)

What is AAI???


Edited: okay I see we were posting at the same time, I'll read about AAI..

here is vickie's home page contact her

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/member.php?u=26599

where in northern cali are you - are you near ucdavis? as we have another owner on here that had a good neurologist she just went to in that area we can refer you - ucdavis will charge the same as private practice is what i find :( I called them on this other dog so she ended up going to private practice

She cries when I turn her head, can't really tell where its coming from.

She's about 4 years old, she doesn't really do much I don't know how it could be AAI. She plays some with the other two but not rough and the rest of the time she just lays around... I have a camera in yorkies area and she is never rough housing with them, just plays a little then goes about her bussiness.

that is a sign of AAI it is because the neck is not stable it is a degenative disease :( and it affects the neck

here are some videos on youtube

yeah does not matter it is a genetic deffect :( it can pop up at any time if there is a weakness in the neck area :(

do you take her to a groomer as they use those noose things and if she gets blood work at vet and gets stressed and twists neck wrong etc anything can trigger this so think back before this started did anything occur like grooming or vet visit

more possibilities

Intervertebral Disc (Ruptured Disc) Disease in Dogs

http://www.peteducation.com/article....+2105&aid=1520

keep her quiet and away from the other dogs and rest her as much as you can until you can see neurologist

OMG!!!!!! She went to the groomer for the first time in her life 5 weeks ago, I have done all the grooming myself but thought what the heck I'm taking the dogs in for once.... I've had her since 10 weeks old she has never went to the groomers before, this was the very first time..

I'm taking her in to the vet tomorrow, my vet is open 1/2 a day on Sundays.

yeah it was probably not groomers fault though as she may have been susceptible to it and then if she was figity then it could have triggered it as they use those nooses on the table - so pain did not start for 5 weeks after? it could have been start of it then any wrong move jumping off couch playing with the other dogs any wrong twist could have triggered it - i would see a neurologist though and hopefully vet will refer you asap as they need to brace them if this is it and possible surgery as the surgery will help them alot but some just brace them - bleu boy and val on here both their dogs had surgery and are doing great now. DO NOT GO TO CHIROPRACTOR they will make them worse

do not move her neck and keep her real still until you get to vet - do not let her jump on and off stuff

I know its not the groomers fault, its just funny how her whole life I didn't take her to a groomers then the first time I do something happens (eventhough it was bound to happen--per articles). She is such a gental dog, she doesn't rough house, jump or anything. She just loves laying in the sun, she would do it all day if she could. I took her to the groomers February 1st, and she started crying when touched on this past Thursday (March 11th). Could it be a spider bite or something else?

Keeping her still will not be a problem, she doesn't move much normally, she's just a lazy dog, lol..

i know it is frustrating trust me i am so paranoid with food and my dog got pancreatitis :( it happens these guys have a laundry list of things they can get and alot is due to breeding so it is tough at times as see alot of sick ones

It could be a bite and i hope so but my gut is no and i would not mess with this one as this one needs to be addressed asap as the sooner you get on neurological things the better as more time can cause more damage.

glad she is a mellow one which is rare in a yorkie lolll

Ok here are some aai stories on yt

AAI - Google Search

All the stories are of yorkies under a year old, is it common in older dogs? My girl is almost 4 years old. I guess the vet will let me know tomorrow.

could possibly be a disc situation but either way it is critical as you need pain meds for her if she is crying out in pain and tramadol is prefered by me as nsaids like metacam and rimadyl i am not a big fan of but they do have anti-inflammatory in them but if it was me i would do prednisolone as anti-inflammatory and tramadol as you can mix those -either way take her in - i think my friends dog was diagnosed at 2 or 3 but i can ask her

in the link i sent you it states this

Causes

Breeds at risk for congenital atlantoaxial instability include all toy breeds, especially Chihuahuas, Pomeranians, Pekingese, toy poodles, and Yorkshire terriers. These dogs usually show signs at less than one year of age, and symptoms can occur after very mild trauma, such as jumping off furniture, which would be considered normal activity.

Any dog, young or old and of any breed, is at risk for atlantoaxial instability after a traumatic event, such as being hit by a car or being an unrestrained passenger in a car accident.

they can do xrays but make sure to get digital if you can so they can put on a cd to go to neuro or orthopedic

read through this thread

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sic...need-help.html

chiari is another neck issue so check this all out - do not want to scare you just want you to be prepared for worse but we are hoping for best

I took her in this a.m. and the vet moved her neck from side to side and not one cry came out. She felt her neck and said there's nothing to be concerned about that she probably hurt herself. She gave me some pain meds. I don't want to sound rude but its not always good to jump to major conclusions and get people scared the way you did. I know you were trying to help but you basically gave me no other option except she was an AAI dog.

actually i did give you other links like disc issue and also the other issue of chiari - we can only give you info on information you give us and you said your dog had neck pain so had we said nothing would that have been better information for you? sorry i would want to know all possibilities and a few of us felt it could be that as we see that alot on here and it is common in yorkies. If you do not want information then best not to ask as we are going to give you the info we see on here and it is up to your vet to diagnose the dog but we can only give information based on the symptoms we are given. We help alot of dogs here and we try to give you all options but it is up to the owner to go to the vet or specialist to see what is going on. If this was something more serious you would have been thanking us for giving the information but the good news is you went to vet and got a diagnosis and hopefully it is accurate and no other problems in future. I am not one to just say go to vet only i will always pull up info and post based on symptoms and it is not to scare people it is to educate them on what things we see and what runs in the breed and base it on our experiences and i have 3 dogs all 6 and none of them have ever had a sore neck so personally i think that is not normal and they jump off and on the couch, etc.

I am not scared when people try to help me i am thankful that they gave me info to help me with my dog and to gather that info then go to the vet or specialist to get a diagnosis - no one on here is a vet we are just pet owners trying to help when people have a sick dog which i think is a good thing. It is not to scare or torment people but to educate them on the possibilities.

Did your vet do xrays? Why did she give pain meds if there was no pain as i would not do pain meds if my dog was not in pain? sorry but sadly vets make mistakes too it has happen with mine many of time. You said your dog does not rough house etc so how would she hurt her neck?

Again I am hoping the best for your baby but knowledge is not a bed thing and being prepared for the worst and hoping for best is always the best way to approach things as then you are a prepared pet owner

I agree. Also agree if no pain, then why the meds :quizzi:
Think I'd of insisted on at least x-ray. Better safe than sorry. Please keep us posted.