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So Ace greyhound is still lame and has been since mid-August; he has been seen by 3 different vets at my usual practice, who have suggested that the lameness could be in the shoulder, the wrist and the long bone (what I’d call the cannon bone) ?
He has had full X-rays of the affected leg from shoulder to paw, he has had laser treatment on his ‘wrist’ joint which they thought at one stage was the affected area, he has been on Metacam and has been put onto YuMove Plus... nothing has worked. I’ve stopped giving him Metacam because he was just as lame on it as he is off it.
There is no pain reaction, no heat, no swelling, no wound,no corns (greyhounds are prone to corns!) - my existing vets have simply suggested more rest, possible re-X-rays or an MRI scan.
So yesterday I decided I’d had enough. I asked the vets to refer him to my canine physio for treatment, and on a whim I took him to see a vet who I used to use all the time. Unfortunately this vet changed roles a couple of years ago and moved to large animal practice (long story) but he now does part-time work for a local small animal practice so I booked Ace in specifically to see him.
OMG what a revelation - why have I ever bothered going to see anyone else!!!! He started the examination and manipulated a few joints, and almost immediately got a pain reaction in the shoulder area. Although obviously it wasn’t nice, at the same time it was amazing to hear Ace yelp quietly!
So in one consultation my super vet has identified the source of lameness, put Ace on medication which might acrually help him, and we have agreed a course of future action. Ace will see the physio next Wednesday and depending on her report will receive further physio treatment or he may have one further X-ray to rule out whether there is a bone chip floating in the shoulder area.
I am absolutely delighted, at last some progress for my big lad ???
My one query is about gabapentin - I hate using that sort of drug for a dog ever since having a dog handed to me by a “rescue sanctuary” which had acute bone cancer and was doped up to the eyeballs on tramadol. I was supposed to ensure that the dog enjoyed his last days, after he had been stuck in rescue kennels for about 3 weeks in excruciating pain - I took him straight to my vets, and ironically enough it was my super vet who PTS for me. The vet still remembered that many years later when I reminded him last night.
How long does gabapentin take to kick in for dogs? Google says it takes a while for humans, but I forgot to ask the vet and I can’t find it online - does anyone know please?
Gratuitous picture of Ace taking his relaxation seriously ?
He has had full X-rays of the affected leg from shoulder to paw, he has had laser treatment on his ‘wrist’ joint which they thought at one stage was the affected area, he has been on Metacam and has been put onto YuMove Plus... nothing has worked. I’ve stopped giving him Metacam because he was just as lame on it as he is off it.
There is no pain reaction, no heat, no swelling, no wound,no corns (greyhounds are prone to corns!) - my existing vets have simply suggested more rest, possible re-X-rays or an MRI scan.
So yesterday I decided I’d had enough. I asked the vets to refer him to my canine physio for treatment, and on a whim I took him to see a vet who I used to use all the time. Unfortunately this vet changed roles a couple of years ago and moved to large animal practice (long story) but he now does part-time work for a local small animal practice so I booked Ace in specifically to see him.
OMG what a revelation - why have I ever bothered going to see anyone else!!!! He started the examination and manipulated a few joints, and almost immediately got a pain reaction in the shoulder area. Although obviously it wasn’t nice, at the same time it was amazing to hear Ace yelp quietly!
So in one consultation my super vet has identified the source of lameness, put Ace on medication which might acrually help him, and we have agreed a course of future action. Ace will see the physio next Wednesday and depending on her report will receive further physio treatment or he may have one further X-ray to rule out whether there is a bone chip floating in the shoulder area.
I am absolutely delighted, at last some progress for my big lad ???
My one query is about gabapentin - I hate using that sort of drug for a dog ever since having a dog handed to me by a “rescue sanctuary” which had acute bone cancer and was doped up to the eyeballs on tramadol. I was supposed to ensure that the dog enjoyed his last days, after he had been stuck in rescue kennels for about 3 weeks in excruciating pain - I took him straight to my vets, and ironically enough it was my super vet who PTS for me. The vet still remembered that many years later when I reminded him last night.
How long does gabapentin take to kick in for dogs? Google says it takes a while for humans, but I forgot to ask the vet and I can’t find it online - does anyone know please?
Gratuitous picture of Ace taking his relaxation seriously ?
