Post by spitforspat on May 23, 2014 9:34:45 GMT -5
Sending you guys positive thoughts. My dog has bad knees, and sometimes when his knee cap would pop out of place he'd have similar symptoms. Maybe it's something like that, but in his hip?
Post by kellsbelles on May 23, 2014 9:34:52 GMT -5
That happened to our dog out of the blue last year. I was freaking out and devastated. We took her to the vet and they couldn't find anything obviously wrong. We started her on a chondroitin and glucose liquid supplement and within a few weeks she was back to her old self. We still keep her on a maintenance dose. Hope it's something like that for you guys-good vibes your way.
Oh no. What kind of dog do you have? I have little matipoos and this happens to one of them sometimes. The vet said it was a luxating patella and it was common in small dogs.
Post by thatgirl2478 on May 23, 2014 9:37:31 GMT -5
I'm sorry your doggie is broken.
It happened to my dog, but he was really old. Turns out it was his back. We were able to get most of his function back with prednisone & tramadol. However, he was already becoming incontinent so the back issue made that worse. Eventually he was requiring more and more tramadol to get through the day and we put him down .
I hope your dog's is something fixable - maybe a dislocated hip/knee?
Oh no. What kind of dog do you have? I have little matipoos and this happens to one of them sometimes. The vet said it was a luxating patella and it was common in small dogs.
He's a big dog. It seems like it would be something like this, though. He doesn't seem to be in a lot of pain, mostly discomfort and stiffness.
Mine is a small dog, but she has the luxating patella thing going on. If it's any comfort to you, she feels no discomfort whatsoever, as far as we can tell. I'll notice she's walking on three legs but after a while (might be 20 minutes, might be a few hours) then she's right as rain again. Even knowing what's up it's still disconcerting to watch. I hope it's an easy trouble like that.
He's a big dog. It seems like it would be something like this, though. He doesn't seem to be in a lot of pain, mostly discomfort and stiffness.
Mine is a small dog, but she has the luxating patella thing going on. If it's any comfort to you, she feels no discomfort whatsoever, as far as we can tell. I'll notice she's walking on three legs but after a while (might be 20 minutes, might be a few hours) then she's right as rain again. Even knowing what's up it's still disconcerting to watch. I hope it's an easy trouble like that.
This exact same thing happened with our large cocker spaniel. It seemed the kneecap would pop out of place and slide back in at some point. He was never in any pain as far as we could tell. We did eventually have it surgically corrected to keep it from getting worse and he is back to totally normal now.