Irishcobs
Well-Known Member
My deerhound x bedlington greyhound, 9 yrs old a few weeks ago got up from lying down and run out screaming, she wouldn't let you touch her. She was very distressed so was rushed to vets. Vet couldn't examine her very well as she was just screaming the whole time so gave her a pain killer, anti inflammatory and a sedative and sent her home with 5 tablets of Tramadol, one every 12 hours. After the course of Tramadol we noticed a slightly swollen area on the left hand side of her spine, between hip and rib cage, but she wasn't in pain, no crying and would let you touch it.
This swollen area started to go down after a few days until this Sat when it started to get bigger but no pain. Yesterday she was lying in front of the fire and got up screaming. Same as before. She was stressed, panting and shivering. We gave her a Tramadol (I am on the same tablets) but she never relaxed, always standing and wandering around. She did lie down and get up with out screaming but wasn't happy. She went to the vets this morning and has been kept in for x rays etc. Vet has said there is no defined edge to the lump and couldn't feel anything from the inside, rectally. There is no heat to the lump. Temp etc was fine. So will find out at 4pm what the x rays have shown.
I'm not sure if the same applies to dogs as humans but I have ruptured discs and my back muscles get very tight and sore from holding my spine together. Atm I have a lump on the left hand side muscle because of this and I know long dogs are more prone to disc problems. Does anyone have any experience of this kind of thing?
This swollen area started to go down after a few days until this Sat when it started to get bigger but no pain. Yesterday she was lying in front of the fire and got up screaming. Same as before. She was stressed, panting and shivering. We gave her a Tramadol (I am on the same tablets) but she never relaxed, always standing and wandering around. She did lie down and get up with out screaming but wasn't happy. She went to the vets this morning and has been kept in for x rays etc. Vet has said there is no defined edge to the lump and couldn't feel anything from the inside, rectally. There is no heat to the lump. Temp etc was fine. So will find out at 4pm what the x rays have shown.
I'm not sure if the same applies to dogs as humans but I have ruptured discs and my back muscles get very tight and sore from holding my spine together. Atm I have a lump on the left hand side muscle because of this and I know long dogs are more prone to disc problems. Does anyone have any experience of this kind of thing?