Dog with torn cruciate ligament
In 1999, Riley(10yo male neutered Pembroke Corgi) tore his right ant. cruciate ligament. He healed nicely from it and we tried to be careful so that it wouldn't happen again....but it did this year. We had it repaired and he did quite well on it but this vet wanted to xray both legs and was concerned about the amount of arthritis there was in right let. His concern was that that leg would be taking most of the stress since the left had been operated on. So he wanted to xray that leg a couple of weeks after the surgery to see how it was doing. He noted it wasn't any worse. They had given him a shot so that they could xray it and another to wake him up. The problem is, it has been 3 weeks now and he continues to have severe problems with the right hind leg. It is difficult for him to go up the two steps to come inside. When he lands after going down a step he frequently falls to the side. The vet does not seem concerned by this saying he thinks it looks better when I bring him in but he DOESN'T look any better. You can hear that foot make a slapping sound when he walks because he is unable to clear it from the floor. He frequently bunny hops. He did give him cortisone injections a few times but I saw no change. Have you ever heard of nerve damage caused by an injection and if so, does it ever get back to normal? This has affected Riley's standard of life significantly. No way can he run up 16 steps to get to his favorite sleeping room or run around the back yard chasing squirrels. This has gotten us quite upset so I hope you will be able to give me some insight |
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When I came home from work yesterday, Sparrow(6yo female neutered mix breed), who stays in my basement with access to the crawl space under the house, was having trouble going up the stairs. She seemed sick - hot nose & depressed. She has a knot midway up her tail about the size of a quarter. Her hindquarters are slightly swollen and tender. Her behind was dirty with dust, some fecal matter, and little black dots that looked like flea eggs (she doesn't have fleas - she's on med from the vet.) It seemed she had been dragging her bottom on the ground. My gut feeling is that she may have been bitten by a spider or god forbid a snake (in my basement?!!) but I'm also worried that she's hurt her back. She can still walk - even jump on the bed - but she is not moving correctly. She is still eating and drinking. She's not any worse this morning, but no better. She's not limping, but she acts stiff - is not moving her hind legs with ease, but I don't see where they look out of whack. For example, when she goes up steps, she just goes one step at a time, very slowly and carefully when she usually bounds & skips steps. It doesn't look like she's knuckling over, and her feet and legs look normal. Another thought after babying her this morning - she has had trouble in the past with her anal glands being blocked. Usually I try to massage & expel them when I bathe her. I haven't noticed her dragging her butt, which usually happens when her glands are filled and need expelling, but is it possible this could be the problem? Or constipation?
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