Clare85
Well-Known Member
I posted a couple of weeks ago about our family dog Casper, a 12 yo black lab, who had been prescribed Rimadyl for arthritis. He had one tablet and had a very bad reaction, whereby he couldn't stand properly and his head was tilted to one side. As the day wore on he improved and was back to normal after a couple of days - we obviously didn't give him any more Rimadyl.
We took him to the vet on Monday who checked him over and said he seemed fine. She was concerned that he may have had a small stroke and that the medication was just a coincidence, but said best not to give him any more.
I've had a call from my Mum today (Casper lives with her) who says that he doesn't seem well today. She let him out for a wee this morning and he didn't come back in - she had to go up the garden to retrieve him. She said he is off his food and water and is generally very subdued. Apparently he has just been lying in the lounge all day, completely disinterested in anything - which is not like our Casper-dog. It transpires that he has had a few of these episodes (which Mum has only told me on the phone today). She said that the time between the episodes is getting shorter and shorter. I am away this weekend so I cant go round there to see him for myself but my sister is on her way over there.
I am concerned now that these are actually little strokes he is having. I don't want him to suffer, and Mum says he is definitely very unwell today. I think it might be time to say goodbye to him and the thought is breaking my heart, we all love that dog to the moon and back. Not really sure why I'm posting, maybe because I can't actually do anything positive right now. I'm waiting for a call from my sister to let me know what she thinks. I don't want him to be put down at the vet as he hates it there, I would rather he went at home, with all of us, where he feels safe. Until I speak to my sister I wont know whether we can wait to see if he improves or if we should contact the vet now. Just struggling to know what is right here, very very sad
We took him to the vet on Monday who checked him over and said he seemed fine. She was concerned that he may have had a small stroke and that the medication was just a coincidence, but said best not to give him any more.
I've had a call from my Mum today (Casper lives with her) who says that he doesn't seem well today. She let him out for a wee this morning and he didn't come back in - she had to go up the garden to retrieve him. She said he is off his food and water and is generally very subdued. Apparently he has just been lying in the lounge all day, completely disinterested in anything - which is not like our Casper-dog. It transpires that he has had a few of these episodes (which Mum has only told me on the phone today). She said that the time between the episodes is getting shorter and shorter. I am away this weekend so I cant go round there to see him for myself but my sister is on her way over there.
I am concerned now that these are actually little strokes he is having. I don't want him to suffer, and Mum says he is definitely very unwell today. I think it might be time to say goodbye to him and the thought is breaking my heart, we all love that dog to the moon and back. Not really sure why I'm posting, maybe because I can't actually do anything positive right now. I'm waiting for a call from my sister to let me know what she thinks. I don't want him to be put down at the vet as he hates it there, I would rather he went at home, with all of us, where he feels safe. Until I speak to my sister I wont know whether we can wait to see if he improves or if we should contact the vet now. Just struggling to know what is right here, very very sad