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I hope that you soon get some answers, Amymay.

There is a place for the temporary removal of pain relief whilst a diagnosis is made.

You would not take a horse to the vet for a lameness work up if it was on bute. Or if you did, you'd be wasting everybody's time. Amymay can video Jack's lameness when it presents and show that to the vet, even if he doesn't show lame when he goes back for further investigations.

It's all part of the history, but agree that he needs x rays soon.

Good luck.
 
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I have mixed views on removal of pain meds - this isn't aimed at the OP but I've had experience where the owner was lulled into a false sense of security and the dog then hoons around and when the drugs wear off they are even worse than before. Pain meds and rest MUST go together IMO, not 'meds and back to normal/a bit of normal' (not saying this is what SD was advocating, either!).

When my female wrapped herself around a tree and was dead lame in front as a youngster she had no walks at all, just out in the garden for a pee and a poo and then rested in crate. Was expecting carnage on the x-ray but no long lasting damage thank goodness and HD/ED normal at 18 months old. But I literally rested her for two weeks. She is a young, very energetic dog but she and I just had to deal with it.
 
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Tiddlypom said:
There is a place for the temporary removal of pain relief whilst a diagnosis is made.
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If advised by the vet, but then the vet must have already seen Jack before prescribing the Metacam.

Amymay said despite Metacam he was "absolutely crippled at times". Time to return to the vet and ask for further investigation and review of pain meds not withhold pain relief on the advice of someone on an internet forum.
 
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I had expected to be told to rest him CC. But vet was adamant that gentle walks should be taken to prevent muscle wastage. Thankfully he’s also not prone to hoonies.
 
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Tiddlypom said:
I hope that you soon get some answers, Amymay.

There is a place for the temporary removal of pain relief whilst a diagnosis is made.

You would not take a horse to the vet for a lameness work up if it was on bute. Or if you did, you'd be wasting everybody's time. Amymay can video Jack's lameness when it presents and show that to the vet, even if he doesn't show lame when he goes back for further investigations.
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Well quite. I’m hardly suggesting AM lets the dog suffer forever more. As Tiddlypom says, you wouldn’t do a lameness workup on a buted up horse.

I’d also suggest that the adrenaline of being at the vets masks lameness, I’ve seen it with my lot, Mitch barely looked lame at the vets, he had been crippled at home. Fortunately, we’d taken videos.
 
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Cinnamontoast said:
Well quite. I’m hardly suggesting AM lets the dog suffer forever more. As Tiddlypom says, you wouldn’t do a lameness workup on a buted up horse.

I’d also suggest that the adrenaline of being at the vets masks lameness, I’ve seen it with my lot, Mitch barely looked lame at the vets, he had been crippled at home. Fortunately, we’d taken videos.
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I absolutely realise that neither you or TP were suggesting that.

I’ve been taking daily videos of him. From being buggered, to barely noticeable.

And of course I’ve gone down the Google wormhole ?
 
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Amymay said:
I absolutely realise that neither you or TP were suggesting that.

I’ve been taking daily videos of him. From being buggered, to barely noticeable.

And of course I’ve gone down the Google wormhole ?
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We went from accepting we’d have a disabled dog to seeing him bounce round like a normal puppy. He might well be fine. Some injuries take ages to heal. (Not going to offer any more internet advice!)
 
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Is there a dog chiropractor local to you?
My 9 year old malamute has seen a chiro multiple times for lameness. Luckily with my dog is has always been muscular so sorted with the chiro treatment. She was lame infront once as she had strained a pectoral.
 
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Zoeypxo said:
Is there a dog chiropractor local to you?
My 9 year old malamute has seen a chiro multiple times for lameness. Luckily with my dog is has always been muscular so sorted with the chiro treatment. She was lame infront once as she had strained a pectoral.
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Possibly something to consider once we have a diagnosis. But certainly not at the moment.
 
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Just a quick update. It looks like bone cancer, sadly. He’s been referred to specialist vets for a bone scan, but it looks like we’re going to loose him.
 
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