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Here is the situation.
my 5 yr old Beau is behaving very odd.
last night he whimpered some
this morning he woke up late (sorta normal) but he started whimpering (not continually just a little)
he seems less steady on his feet (just a little)
shows a lack of interest in things
just plan odd actually he just looks very sad.
Called the new vet we are switching too, i have a puppy appt today at 3pm
she said bring him in at that time, but if he seems worse get there immediately
i need to know what to ask and make sure she checks for.
his belly feels fine, he pooped normal, he ate , his ears look normal. no wounds that i can find, paws seem ok.
he is on his bed now moved to the living room, he is sleeping but at times has his eyes open and they just seem lost. when i pet and rub him he barely responds, but as soon as i am about to run to the vet he responds somewhat, by being snuggly (but extremely mellow). it took me about 5 minutes to get him to get up off the patio to come inside when normally i would never have to call him he is where i am. right now i am waiting for my husband he is leaving work early for this, i have 2 kids and him and the puppy. he just seems off. he does not match any of the "it is emergency if" things but something is not ok. advise needed.
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Hi
Have you checked his temp?
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no i only have a digital ear one and i don't know how
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Kim, I'm very sorry to hear about Beau. Like your two legged kids...listen to the wee little voice in the back of your head. If you suspect something isn't right, act on it. You know Beau better than anyone.
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i am having him seen and the vet was great about it and said the same thing. i just want to make sure i ask the right questions
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HI
Use the digital ear one, it will give you an idea,
Normal is 101-102
Does he feel hot?
Can you get him to eat anything, A buffered asperine will not hurt him, try to
get something down him, even if it is yogurt.
It sounds as though he has a fever.
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the ear one says 100.1
he did eat, he ate normalish, he left some behind even though it had beef gravy on it.
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It sounds like a fever to me too. A good way to bring a fever down in a dog is to lay cold wet cloths on their belly. If he's relaxing anyway, you could probably lay the cloths on him then pet and message him all over the place to make sure you haven't overlooked anything.
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will try
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Check his gums...are they a nice pink or do they seem like they are losing color??
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check him for ticks.
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If he actually ate something he probably isnt to bad.
The cool towel idea is great. Press your finger hard onto his gums and check to see that the color returns when you remove your pressure.
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there are many things that can cause these symptoms
one of them is tick fever! they will also be unstable on there feet, (wobbly)
this can be treated easily with antibodics. blood work is needed to get
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Don't give him any aspirins!
Wait until you see your vet.
His temp seems OK.
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he just wanted out.
his back leg went limp
then he got it back under him. the back leg is the source of limping and whining the paws look fine and he will allow both legs to be felt over, without discomfort. i called the vet back she said keep him quiet until he comes in. he has not injured himself that i know of and he can make the back leg work and then it goes out again and he raises it to his body. i am so worried about my boy. as soon as my husband gets home we are taking him in. thank you all for responding. i will not give meds until i see the vet and i will make sure she does blood work. i have checked for ticks, but he is on advantage and we now live in florida so it is a concern to me now.
he is such a good boy when he went out and his rear leg went limp i tried to get him to lay down or come in, but he insisted to go pee in the grass, i would not have cared at this point if he would have peed on me. he then seemed to walk fine then it happened again, now he is laying on his bed.
plus his gums are pink and they turn white when pressed then return to normal just like a rash on us.
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I know how it just breaks your heart when one of our guys is sick.
Sounds like tick fever, but you just never know. good luck and
let us know what they find.
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Kim, the gums should turn white when you press on them, the timing of when they turn pink again is the thing you are looking at, it is called capilarry refill time, and it is a measure of anemia or blood loss. It sounds like an injury, or a tick problem. I have seen tick paralysis in our area, it only takes one small tick along the spinal colum to cause this. It is very treatable if this is indeed the problem. Especially if there is no apparent injury, ( they used to use niacin to treat tick paralysis) It could also be a small splinter between the paws of his pads, like the thorns from roses, and other plants. They are oftern very difficult to see, but can cause alot of pain, and an unwillingness to bear weight on the leg.
Take care and let us all know what is going on.
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Check inside his ears for ticks and between his toes.
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He could have sprained something in the leg, or twisted it. Perhaps it's causing him some grief until it heals.
Personally & hopefully, it doesn't sound like the vet is going to find anything major!
Try to slowly feel your way up that leg and see if he reacts at any specific point.
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i have checked between his paw pads and he is starting to be slightly irritable when his leg is touched. the odd part is that his leg goes really bad then he seems to walk almost normal. then it happens again. when it happens he pulls the whole leg into his abdomin and crys. he then tries to get it put down again and it takes him a momnet. when it is okish he barrely has a limp and does not cry
he is also breathing like he does when out in the sun even though he is in the house in the ac. we are keeping him rested till he goes in and i pray it is only a mild thing that will be easily treated.
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He is breathing that way b/c he is in pain, they do increase respiration when in pain. The fact that he will bear weight on it, and then not rules out a break, again, JMO sounds like either tick or a problem with a thorn or problem with something in the paw or leg.
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If it is off & on, it's due to a point of pressure that triggers pain.
That can either be a splinter, insect bite, or a pulled tendon/muscle.
It is localized in the leg and the leg only contains bones, tendons & muscles, which could cause this reactive response.
Sensitivity is the issue and the vet should palpate every inch of the leg and Xray it where she gets suspicious.
If nothing shows up on the Xray, then perhaps an anti inflammatory, rest & observation will be the Rx. The hip should not be overlooked either!
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also look for spinder bites in the leg mostly but also on his but and back. They will be hard to see with the fur but look closely. Tick can be small and hard to see so it still may be a tick. Just keep him calm and relaxed as much as possible until the vet can see him. HUgs!
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thank you all.
we are getting ready to go in about 20 mins. i will let you guys know what she says. i have searched and searched him. but he is brindle, so not that easy.
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Good Luck hope all will be well.
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hope nothing major will check back later to see what the vet says
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well we just got back. Beau is heavily sedated and we still do not have a definate answer. They took xrays. His hips are perfect knees perfect no twists or spains.
But he does have a major issue on his lower spine, by the looks of the x-rays he has had this growing problem for years. it is excess bone around the lower spine, when we rescued Beau he had no rear flank muscles and was abused. the vet seems to think that his muscles support the spine and not having had these his spine went through too much abuse. he also has new bone growth shadowing farther up him spine which i guess means more trama. So long story short He is having pitched nerves and possible nerve damage. they gave him an anti-inflamitory that may help or he will get worse. To go to the specialist will be $800-$1200 just the diagnosis then there will be the cost of treatment. if treatment is possible. My heart is breaking right now i have no issue with the money but to spend this amount for a possible answer with no guaranteed hope. saddens me. This is boy is my heart and i am devastated. if anybody has heard of anything like this please offer your opinion. the vet said i quote "i wish it was his hips" this in it self told me how bad it was. he seemed fine yesterday afternoon. i have to watch for knuckling under and if he does not feel any better with the meds in a few days they want blood work to check organ function.
the sick part of this is that most likely this ordeal was caused by the abuse and neglect of a sub-human being. Rescue are the best but your heart breaks when their past catches up.
I am not religious but please pray for my boy, i am still in denial and am hoping to find a thorn in his paw and that the xrays didn't matter.
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Many prayers going out to you...but do just as your vet says...keep him quiet and see if the meds will work. Hopefully, someone on this Board will have encouraging advice than I do. Just wanted to let you know that I'll be thinking of you guys.
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Sorry about your boy's pain.....breaks my heart.
I would take him to a Chinese Medicine Vet, Acupuncture, Massage and Herbs.
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I am so sorry your boy is in such pain. Hope they are able to do something for him that will give him some releif. He is a lucky boy you rescued him.
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Well at least you know what you are dealing with, hopefully the anti-inflammatory medication may give him some relief.
Speak to your vet about reducing his calcium intake, as the bone growth on the nerves may slow if levels are lowered.
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I am so sorry Kim! Prayers going out to you and him. I would also try Acupuncture. It may help and relieve some of his pain.
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Hey Kim,
I'm so sorry Beau is hurting! I work for very conventional MD's and when her dog was sick with no real treatment working from the conventional vet, she had acupuncture done a few times (weeks) not really sure -but her Molly is doing very well! That was 1 1/2 years ago!
Even if you are unsure about it -I think you need to give it real consideration!
I hope he turns around.
Know too that we are all sending positive vibes and prayers for your family- this is hard for everyone in it I'm sure
Keep us updated with his (hopefully) progress
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I am sorry to hear about your boy. I hope he gets better! You mentioned that the vet would maybe do blood work in a couple of days to check his organ function. Now I am no expert but I had a hybrid that I just put down a couple of months ago. One night for no reason he got up and his legs went out from under him. He got back up and was fine. He was eating fairly normal. You could tell he didn’t feel good because he wasn’t being lovie dovie and just wanted to lie on his bed. The next day he was totally fine, everything was normal. Then that night it happened all over again. His legs kept going out from under him. He was eating very little, laying in bed and didn’t seem to care if anyone was around. Then at about one in the morning he got up to go outside went on my deck and collapsed and started having a seizure. I rushed him to the emergency room. After the seizure he didn’t seem like the same dog. He looked at everyone as if he didn’t even know who we were. He stayed at the hospital for two days and then I brought him home. My gut told me he wasn’t going to get better. But he seemed like he was doing better for a week, he was back to his old self and then it went down hill again. He acted like he didn’t know my family my other dog or even where he was. He stopped eating. He wouldn’t even eat liver and he loved liver. I then took him to my vet and they found his organs were failing and he had acetone building up in his system which is usually only seen in older dogs. My vet said that all the meds and stuff that the hospital was pumping into his system was masking his symptoms. They believe the acetone attacked his brain and that is why he didn’t know where he was. They do not know why this all happened or why he had acetone in his system but it was too late to do anything for him. I believe the hospital just wanted to make money because after my vet read the reports she said there was nothing that could have been done and all the medicine they gave him was given as a “maybe it will work”.. Now I am not saying this is what is going on with your dog but some things sound familiar. I personally would have his blood tested right away. But ultimately listen to your gut. I didn’t listen to mine and now feel my dog suffered for several days more then he needed to. If it is his organs it can happen very fast. I hope your boy gets better and that it is something that is treatable. Praying for you!!!! Melissa |
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Melissa,
That does sound somewhat like it, but with beau when his leg goes out he crys, he also will NOT allow it extended back, his x-rays showed trauma (if i could find his previous owner i would be going to jail) in his past to his lower spine and that the instability over the years is what is causing this. the pain seems to be caused by an inflamed disk pressing on his spinal cord. What we are hoping for now is to fix the disk, pray it does not rupture (he will be paralyzed if that happens). If we can get the disk healed, he will still have the instability of his spine but just like humane if you mess up the disk in your back it can heal but it can happen again and the next time it could be worse. We figure if we can get him healed enough, we will just have to watch how he plays, he's five but plays like a puppy, and limit walks. the blood test was because depending on what nerves the spine is pinching it can cause organ failure, so far he only has pain in one hind leg , he still has bladder and bowel control without pain which is a great sign.
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Kim, I just read your update and I'm so sorry to hear what's going on with Beau! Hopefully they can do the bloodwork today so you'll know what's going on. FYI, we've had great success with accupuncture on two of our dogs. One has a disc in her lower neck that "goes out" and the other has a disc in his lower back that gets aggravated. It's incredible to watch how relaxed they are during treatment - one has even fallen asleep thru it! We're sending good thoughts & HUGE HUGS!
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How do i find an acupuncturist that will work on a dog?
He is too inflamed for chiropractic care. the blood work they don't seem to want to do unless he gets worse or does not improve. The poor boy doesn't understand why he has to lay in bed all day and seems to think i put him in time out.
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Kim, tell the vet you want the bloodwork done now. Remember, it's your dog and with the weekend coming up I'd want it done now! As for finding an accupuncturist, start with your vet and see if they know of anyone. If there is a vet school around, call them and ask. It might take some digging but they are out there. The vet that does it for our dogs started out practicing traditional vet medicine and still does but has broadened her expertise over the last 12 years to include homeopathy /accupuncture/accupressure. She also does house calls which we love and is so much easier on the dogs. How's Beau doing this a.m.?? Any improvement???
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Kim, where are you??? I just had a thought.....I can ask our vet if she knows of anyone in your area! She attends conferences/seminars all over North America - DUH - why didn't I think of that sooner!
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here is a list for Florida
Alice Reakes, DVM
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| Posted 06/12/08 at 11:29 AM | Reply with quote #44 |
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Angie - this is wonderful!! Kim, you've got lots of info on this now.
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| Posted 06/12/08 at 11:46 AM | Reply with quote #45 |
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Oh Kim I just read what is going on I am so sorry you are going through this. You are in my thoughts & prayers are going your way. Give that handsome boy a big hug from all of us. Please keep us posted.
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| Posted 06/12/08 at 02:30 PM | Reply with quote #46 |
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one of the ones listed is at the office we go to, but she is not taking any new patients.
Thanks for the list we plan on looking and finding all our options. I found out today they want to wait the few days before the blood test for a reason i was not aware of. they have him on Previcox 227mg tabs 1.5 daily and they need to make sure the drug does not cause organ failure. i am not sure how i feel about this...my mind is going nuts and nothing makes sense. Beau does seem better today he has not cried and is not limping he does seem to have a harder time getting up and he shows consideration for that leg. i am waiting on a call back so that i can get info on the specialist and see if i can add things to his food, he will not eat today. Every way i turn seems blocked. on that list was another name that i tried but he is out of business, then another lady moved to Washington state. For the Holistic people on here i want to ask. Is there a holistic anti-inflammatory that may be safer.
By the talk the treatment may be worse then the problem. I just want my boy back and the other odd effect he is having is . he seems to over react to noises, almost like he is vulnerable and doesn't want anybody to know, he went off yesterday and today when he heard noise out side like someone was here, that is not like him he normally just does a low woof and gets happy. thank all of you for the advise and listening (reading) to my ramblings.
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| Posted 06/13/08 at 10:32 AM | Reply with quote #47 |
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Hey Kim,
I just spoke to the pathologist I work with that used the acupuncture vet-His name is: Dr. Muskgrave in Hudson,Fl- his phone number is: (727) 863-2771
I know Hudson is way too far for Beau-even if you considered the drive-he would be way too uncomfortable to ride that long!
But maybe their office could give you a reference of someone close to you.
Best of luck-keep us posted
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| Posted 06/13/08 at 11:20 AM | Reply with quote #48 |
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Thanks Bridget
Beau is doing awesome since last night, it almost feels like a dream. unfortunately i know there is a problem. We have a appt. next wend for a fasting blood test, if he seems off at all we are to take him in at anytime to the emergency clinic, they work with this vet and wave the fees for emergency visits for their patients. We are starting to be optimistic and when the vet called to check on him today she seemed more open to alternative's . At least for today i have MY Beau, and i count myself lucky. Sanuk is being a pain to him but today and last night Beau has been nice and tolerant even snuggling him. the first day i thought Beau would eat Sanuk he was so annoyed with him so i had to keep them separated. Thank you all for your messages and reply's they mean a lot to us and Beau seems to listen to all of you so keep the good vibes coming.
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| Posted 06/14/08 at 09:47 PM | Reply with quote #49 |
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Let's hope this is the start of good news for you guys.
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| Posted 06/14/08 at 11:51 PM | Reply with quote #50 |
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Glad he is feeling a little better! Prayers all goes well with the blood work! poor guy! Give him a big hug from all of us!
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