When your dog is in pain so are you.

[Susky River Rat]

Our dog is a very important part of my and my wife’s life. We have no kids just our fur baby. He got diagnosed with a uti. Then after two weeks on the antibiotics he stopped wanting to eat and drink. Yesterday he was shrieking in pain trying to stand up. He would just lay flat on his stomach and head flat out. We spend 5 hours at an emergency vet yesterday. They determined he has a strain neck/back. His Skeletal structure is good. They did not think x rays were needed at this point. So he is prescribed pain meds and rest. Once he does get up from laying down he isn’t doing bad. The threshold he has to pass for him to get up brings me to tears. He shrieks and will go back down and shriek again trying to get back up. It’s terrible to hear and see.  I hope he starts to show some signs of improvement over the next few days. If not we will be going to or normal vet for x rays.

 

Sorry for the rant. It’s just so hard to watch and him not be able to tell me what’s wrong.

[padlin]

How does a uti morph into a strained neck/back? Think I’d do a return, or at least a phone call, to your regular vet, if you trust them.

[gim]

Hope your dog improves quickly @Darnold335.

[Susky River Rat]

12 minutes ago, padlin said:

How does a uti morph into a strained neck/back? Think I’d do a return, or at least a phone call, to your regular vet, if you trust them.

It didn’t. We thought it was related. He was full energy and fine for two weeks. then just a crazy turn around. The uti was confirmed by a urine sample. The time line of everything fits from when he jumped out of my truck bed. We didn’t think of that till then mentioned about the strain. All his blood work is good. He’s not having a bad reaction to the antibiotics and all his other functions are spot on.  He goes through spells where he is very good you would never know anything is wrong. Then it’s almost like he has a spasm. We are going to call our regular vet Monday. 

[Mobasser]

Hoping your dog gets well soon.

[steve carpenter]

I can feel your pain. My last dog Dolly suffered from seizures for about 3 years. Watched her go from hyper to barely moving. Was giving meds 3 times per day and seizures just got worse.. Hope your dog recovers soon.

[GreenPig]

Emergency vet simply keeps them from dying, right then. Get your pup to a regular vet for the best care.

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[Woody B]

Dolly and Sammy, as well as the hoomans in the "B" household hopes your Pup gets well soon.  

 

[GaryH]

Hope all turns out good for you and your fishing buddy. 

[Susky River Rat]

I talked to my vet he reviewed the meds the emergency hospital and their report. I added in what he has been doing. He said it’s a strong possibility that it’s a slipped disc. Tomorrow I will be taking him there for x rays. We will get a game plan after that to be sure that’s what it is. We may need to go to a specialist for surgery or it may be treatable with lots of rest and steroids. Regardless I am going to take the best option for his well

being. Not what’s best for my wallet. His quality of life is most important to me.

He needs to get fixed up so he can break in the new G3 when it comes in 

[steve carpenter]

Good for  ou. I took Dolly to the vet hospital at Texas A&M and they did a spinal tap, Mri and other tests.  Determined it was Epilipsy . Never did figure out what triggered it. Dogs are so special. spelled backwards GOD.  Good luck.?

[Susky River Rat]

Update: the x rays were good. Now we are doing a long steroid regimen. If we do not start to see improvement after 5 days we are looking at an MRI for soft tissue issues.

[steve carpenter]

Best wishes

[Susky River Rat]

UPDATE: the steroids seem to be helping him tremendously. I am glad to see my boy getting back to somewhat normal. The hard part will be keeping him resting for the next 4-8 weeks.

[galyonj]

Excellent.

[steve carpenter]

Great

[GRiver]

Good deal seems he is on the road to recovery 

[ironbjorn]

I cannot handle seeing children or animals in pain. It's humbling to learn how soft you are in intense moments. 8 years ago my 9 year old daughter was crawling around in the kitchen. My ex wife didn't notice her by the oven and opened the oven door to check on the food. I was coming out of the bathroom at the exact moment my daughter pressed her arm against the hot inside part of the oven door to try to stand up. The horror was too much to handle. I think I almost went into shock. Her entire forearm was melted. Luckily she has no scar all these years later and healed perfectly.

 

July 2022 we got our rabbit spayed at the exotic animals clinic in our city. It's the very best clinic in the state for pets that don't fall under the realm of cats and dogs. This was supposed to be a routine surgery, but our little Freya didn't take the surgery well. She was refusing to eat or drink. If a rabbit goes 24 hours without eating, they go into GI Stasis and die. Their digestive system has to constantly be moving, hence why you always see them chewing and why they're known as poop machines. We took her to the clinic where she would stay for a few days being force fed by hand by experts with a product called Critical Care. She ended up recovering well from that. However, upon going to pick her up we were horrified by her condition. Her eye was swollen, inflamed, and stuck mostly shut with gunk. They claimed to not know what happened. It took 2 months, many vet visits, way more money than my fiance and I have, and a lot of stress to heal her eye. She has been back to normal for a year, but that damaged eye has a slight cloudiness and blue color to it that it didn't have before. She can see out of it, but to what degree we have no idea. She obviously has some permanent damage and some level of blindness in it, but she does very well. Below is a picture taken at some point during her time with the injury. We didn't have a choice but to get her spayed because the majority of unspayed female rabbits die of female reproductive cancer between the ages of 3-5. Now we can expect 8-10 years of life, of course assuming that she maintains her health.

 

 

I'm glad your dog is on the mend. Sorry for the selfish long winded post. I was just letting you know, I GET IT. It hurts when our babies, human or fur, are suffering. 

[Susky River Rat]

@ironbjorn it was very rough. I had tears in my eyes every time he made those terrible noises. When I finally saw him stand again without pain I finally felt like I could breathe. 
 

Trust me I 100% understand your post. It was not selfish at all. We have pets and care deeply for them. If you don’t you shouldn’t have them. My dog isn’t here to exist. He is here to be part of the family and involved in everything we can possibly involve him in. My wife and I both agreed no matter what it costs we are going to do what is the best for his quality of life. Not what is best for our bank account.