Dozer's Limp, advice?
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Dozer's Limp, advice?
Submitted by Krazegurl_ds on April 20, 2010 - 11:21pmToday i took Dozer to the vet for his limp, he has had it off and on since he was 8 months and it mostly only shows up when he exercises hard or runs too much. A couple days crate rest usually saw him back on his feet and happy. Lately though he's been limping more and has had less pep in his step, not meeting us at the door as much things like that. He's only been going out to potty and he's been int he crate and it's just not getting better like it used to. The vet checked him out today and said she doesn't believe its elbow dysplasia, and she thinks it could be his Biceps Tendon? She's sending us to an orthopedic clinic for x-rays and then if it is his bicep tendon she says he'll need a steroid shot in his elbow joint? Does this stuff sound right to anybody? She said he has good range of motion in the elbow and he was only slightly limping at the vets office. She is very familiar with bullies and i've seen her before for other issues Dozer's had in the past. I just like asking my fellow BDW'ers what they think when Dozer has a health issue. She put him on Dermamaxx for the next week til we get the x-rays back. So next wed we get to try and find out what's causing his limp.
Jackson had shoulder pain when he was about that
age, amd I crated him for about two weeks, only out to the bathrrom and he got better and it never came back. Other than his knee which he blew out completely after jumping off the bed.
Jackson had shoulder pain when he was about that
age, amd I crated him for about two weeks, only out to the bathrrom and he got better and it never came back. Other than his knee which he blew out completely after jumping off the bed.
How old is he now?
could it be panosteitis?
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How old is he now?
could it be panosteitis?
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Will a Xray show Bicep or tendon damage?
I am no expert but wouldn't a MRI be needed? I have done plenty of troubleshooting with Lola when it comes to limping aand I would say try acupuncture then adequan.. I cannot say enough about adequan shots and most people will speak highly of acupuncture.. Some times glucosime pills will help but from what I remember you are already giving those.. Explore adequan..Lola went from limping bad to running like normal in less than 2 weeks..
Will a Xray show Bicep or tendon damage?
I am no expert but wouldn't a MRI be needed? I have done plenty of troubleshooting with Lola when it comes to limping aand I would say try acupuncture then adequan.. I cannot say enough about adequan shots and most people will speak highly of acupuncture.. Some times glucosime pills will help but from what I remember you are already giving those.. Explore adequan..Lola went from limping bad to running like normal in less than 2 weeks..
Well...
He's 1 1/2 now and the vet says since its an orthopedic specialist they will be able to read more on the x-ray's than she can. He is on a glucosamine/chondroitan pill already and i have had him on crate rest for almost 3 weeks now and he does ok til he starts getting active and it comes right back again. The crate rest isn't working like it did before. I figure its worth a shot at least if its anything obvious.
Well...
He's 1 1/2 now and the vet says since its an orthopedic specialist they will be able to read more on the x-ray's than she can. He is on a glucosamine/chondroitan pill already and i have had him on crate rest for almost 3 weeks now and he does ok til he starts getting active and it comes right back again. The crate rest isn't working like it did before. I figure its worth a shot at least if its anything obvious.
