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04-26-2010, 06:18 PM | #1 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Saskatchewan
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| Worried about Layla I posted this under general discussion but now that we've been to the vet I thought I'd move it here and maybe get some more views. Last night Layla didn't want to walk up the stairs to our second floor bedroom, so after watching her struggle, I lifted her. She wouldn't get on the bed, and just walked around with her tail tightly down. She would barely move this morning, and after we let her outside, she wouldn't come back up the stairs onto the deck (only 4 steps). We thought she maybe wasn't feeling well and might be okay after a day of sleep. We came home and she couldn't walk. Her back seems to arch a little, and her back legs are stiff and straight. She can't sit down at all. We finally got through to a vet, and even though it was after hours, she was going to meet us there within minutes. We rushed over. What she found is that Layla has no fever, didn't seem to have stomach pain, and didn't seem to have neurological damage (she did the backwards paw test). She suggested giving her anti-inflammatories for tonight and to bring her in in the morning for x-rays and to admit her for the day so they can watch and see if she gets any worse or better, or (and I'm hoping not) having seizures. When we put her down as we were paying, she fell over a couple of times. One leg seems to get stuck under her and she just falls to the side. And she can't get up without backing into something to stand up again. She can walk on it with a straight leg, but can't seem to bend it or pull herself up when she's down. The vet said if it IS a slipped disk, she would be giving the same medication she gave anyway. She thought it would relax her for a bit tonight so she would sleep well. Since we got home we tried to limit her mobility but she was walking constantly. I tried to lay her down on her side but she was very uncomfortable and her legs were sticking straight out. I got her up and put her in my lap, and she was shaking and wouldn't relax. My boyfriend just put her on her pad in case she had to pee, and her back legs couldn't hold steady and hold her up... she started to lean until he caught her. I am crying hard. I can't stand to see her in this much pain. I love her so much.
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04-26-2010, 06:21 PM | #2 |
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| Poor baby. How many times we've all wished they could just talk and tell us where it hurts. did the vet rule out a bowel obstruction and impacted/infected anal glands? |
04-26-2010, 06:33 PM | #3 |
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| She felt her tummy and said if that was the source of pain she would feel Layla get upset or yelp, but she didn't, so she thought an x-ray could wait until tomorrow. Of course she said if we wanted one immediately, she would do it. Or at any time tonight if we thought things were worse, she would do an x-ray. She didn't check her anal glands at all. We did let her know that she was peeing and pooping as usual, but we haven't been around to see if she's in pain while she does it.
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04-26-2010, 07:03 PM | #4 |
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| She felt her tummy and said if that was the source of pain she would feel Layla get upset or yelp, but she didn't, so she thought an x-ray could wait until tomorrow. Of course she said if we wanted one immediately, she would do it. Or at any time tonight if we thought things were worse, she would do an x-ray. She didn't check her anal glands at all. We did let her know that she was peeing and pooping as usual, but we haven't been around to see if she's in pain while she does it.
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04-26-2010, 07:04 PM | #5 |
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| We're on the phone with the vet, because Layla has no use of her back legs anymore. They will not hold her weight and just fold under her. Her stomach has turned a dark dark brown. I think we are going over there now for x rays.
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04-26-2010, 07:16 PM | #6 |
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| We're thinking of you and Layla - please keep us posted.
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04-26-2010, 07:16 PM | #7 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | I'm so sorry and hope you find out it's nothing serious! I do think she needs to be seen by a vet again tonight if possible. Please keep us updated.
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04-26-2010, 07:28 PM | #8 |
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| I wonder if it could be a reaction to a recent vaccine? Scary stuff. Still thinking of you Layla....
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04-26-2010, 07:30 PM | #9 |
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| sending prayers. Poor little thing. |
04-26-2010, 07:59 PM | #10 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Saskatchewan
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| She thinks it's a slipped disk. She did x rays and it seems that in her last few vertebrae before her tail, the spaces between them seem to be a tiny fraction smaller than the others. One also has some calcium build-up so she thinks she has had trouble with that vertebrae for awhile and possibly just put it over the edge. She pushed hard between the pads of her back feet, and Layla could feel it, although she couldn't do anything about it. It shows that she still has deep pain sensation, but something is interrupting her nerves. Her brain is sending the signal to move, and her legs won't move. We're supposed to keep her still for the next few days (and still take her there tomorrow so they can watch her all day) and see if the medication she got will improve anything. If not, our only option will be back surgery. Please please please send your thoughts and prayers that she will not need surgery.
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04-26-2010, 08:09 PM | #11 |
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| You and Layla will be in my thoughts... please keep us updated!
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04-26-2010, 08:15 PM | #12 |
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| I am sending prayers your way. I really hope that she does not need to have surgery. |
04-26-2010, 08:30 PM | #13 |
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| Do you have specialists there? I would think seriously about getting her to an orthopedic specialist...and quickly! I had a pup who had problems in his back and he ended up needing surgery....he went to Texas A&M. They told me I got him in just in time or he would have ended up a quad. Not to scare you, but when they start progressing with neuro signs like this I strongly believe in specialists....neuro preferably. I will say a prayer for her...and for you.
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04-26-2010, 08:43 PM | #14 |
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| no specialists that I know of. If she's not improving, or getting worse, we will take her to the emergency small animal hospital for mri and cat scan. The vet said that we could try taking her anywhere right now but they couldn't do more for her at this hour than my vet could do here. So she suggested bringing her home to relax with us for the night and taking her in in the morning for a day of observation. She said we need to give the anti inflammatory medicine some time to do its work. She just tried to get onto her pad from her bed... saddest thing I've ever seen. Her back legs are literally jello to her and would just drag behind her if we didn't try to pick her back end up. She would not pee or poop with us holding her. I think I will be up all night. This just hit her like a ton of bricks out of nowhere. Yesterday she was our happy go lucky dog barking at everything and running around the house, and today we need to start thinking that if it comes down to it, can we afford back surgery to save her ability to walk in the next couple of days? She is the most important thing IN THE WORLD to me. She is only 4 years old and so healthy... I can't stop asking why.
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