Limping dog
On 10/17-03 we found Simon (the pug) very lame, cried when he walked and spent most of his time lying down. On 10/18/03, we took him to the vet and she said he had a possible spinal injury. She put him on a 30 tablet 5mg Rx of prednisone tappering down to every other day until gone. He responded well within 2 days of starting the predisone. On 11/14/03 we woke up to Simon in the same condition he was in on 10/18, unable to walk, wimpering, limping and spending most of his time lying down. We took him back to the vet on 11/14 and she suggested arthritus & put him on Rimadyl 25mg cut in half, twice daily... He does not seem to be improving. He is eating and drinking well. No xrays have been done. Blood work has been done to rule out heartworm & lyme. He will not walk more than a few feet without lying down and has to be carried up & down stairs, etc...he is only 5 years old, we have ased twice for an x-ray but since there is no obvious sign of "injury" the vet declined. Where do we go from here... Simon is in pain... could this be something internal i.e., cancer and what tests should be done ? Thank you. |
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