Post by Danielle on Mar 20, 2018 8:57:51 GMT 10
Hi, my 8.5 year old greyhound started limping mildly 6 days ago. We assumed it was a muscle strain as he had become frantic when we were out of the house 4 days before the limping
anx the low battery alarm began sounding intermittently on the smoke alarm. He had been out of sorts since then but not limping but restless at night and fearful of the stairs..
He saw the vent the following day who noted a mild limp and right hip pain as well as some mid lumbar tenderness and started rimadyl. 24 hours later his limp was constant and pronounced and the following day would help to deficate and couldn't lift leg to urinate would help in pain. tramadol added. It by next morning refusing to walk and not always able to stand.
Saw the emergency vet who note mild temp 102.8 but he was shaking he was in so much pIn and panting.
Hip was very painful. X rays multiple views of hips legs and pelvis showed no tumor but ran Lyme panel for the low fever and was positive for erlichiosis. We always use frontline and I have never taken tick off him. Also there is still snow on round so the theory was deactivated old disease.Treatment was to start doxicyclin. Today he is about the same on round the clock rimadyl and tramadol still not bearing weigh hind quarters turn to lame side.
Does this make any sense. Today 24 hours after starting the antibiotics is picking foot on that leg and there are multiple round pick sores where shin is raw on and between toes of that foot. The vet said if this was erlichiosis would be much better within48 hours af starting antibiotics.
anx the low battery alarm began sounding intermittently on the smoke alarm. He had been out of sorts since then but not limping but restless at night and fearful of the stairs..
He saw the vent the following day who noted a mild limp and right hip pain as well as some mid lumbar tenderness and started rimadyl. 24 hours later his limp was constant and pronounced and the following day would help to deficate and couldn't lift leg to urinate would help in pain. tramadol added. It by next morning refusing to walk and not always able to stand.
Saw the emergency vet who note mild temp 102.8 but he was shaking he was in so much pIn and panting.
Hip was very painful. X rays multiple views of hips legs and pelvis showed no tumor but ran Lyme panel for the low fever and was positive for erlichiosis. We always use frontline and I have never taken tick off him. Also there is still snow on round so the theory was deactivated old disease.Treatment was to start doxicyclin. Today he is about the same on round the clock rimadyl and tramadol still not bearing weigh hind quarters turn to lame side.
Does this make any sense. Today 24 hours after starting the antibiotics is picking foot on that leg and there are multiple round pick sores where shin is raw on and between toes of that foot. The vet said if this was erlichiosis would be much better within48 hours af starting antibiotics.
