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Awesome news!!!!! GO JOE!
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I'm very sorry you're going through this. A few quick answers -
The osteo thread in this forum has a bunch of good info on different treatments. If you go back to some of my posts from the previous (now closed) osteo thread, I asked very similar questions about going the non-surgical route (I'll see if I can dig them up for you). The info in the osteo threads is SO helpful.
Second - I don't think there really is a typical age for osteo, and I'd say a nearly 7 year old isn't all that uncommon an age to see it, either.
We are three weeks post-amp and honestly, I'm not sure how I would make it work with tiled stairs. Of course, I'm sure some folks have figured out the stairs thing and an amp but in our case, Berkeley gets freaked when carried and he's nearly 75 lbs so it really wasn't an option for us. Just something to consider if it comes to that.
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Could be bunch of things - soft tissue injury, break, etc. Watch for swelling or worsening of the limp. I usually give it to the next day and if they are still limping, we're off to the vet - a course of anti-inflammatories sometimes is needed.
If it is broken, I have usually gone the soft wrap route over a hard splint. I had one case where he had managed to break it right at the knuckle and there was concern that the bone chip could make it's way into the joint space and cause issue - that's the only time we did a hard splint.
These guys can be pretty stoic when it comes to injuries (I know it's not a bad injury if there's a GSOD, around here
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We lost Princess 4 days after she was diagnosed with kidney disease. It was like a blink of an eye - here one day, gone the next. No situation makes it easier, that's for sure.
So, I'm going to get a staple remover and see what we can do at home. If needed, he has to be in on Thursday for bloodwork and we'll deal with it then, unless it starts to totally disappear into his skin or something freaky like that.
Here's the latest video, two weeks + 1 day post amp.
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Sooo, they left a staple in. It has skin growing over it, and I barely noticed it so I'm sure that's why it was missed.
What now? Do I have to drag the poor guy back to the vet?
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The Berk-man did good.
Nervous, but not more than "usual" (according to the DH). Staples out and the vet was thrilled with his mobility and progress. -
Ditto that - cancer SUCKS.
Godspeed to both James and Grace. Berkeley's first chemo appt is tomorrow. If you could toss a few "calming" thoughts Berkeley's way, it would be appreciated. I'm worried he's going to be more nervous at the vet now with the post-amp 'incident'...and I can't go with the DH tomorrow.
Princess had this funny little dance she would do when I came home - she would have her mouth wide open and it made me think of an alligator - that's how she got nickname "alligatey". I miss that dance something serious. She's been gone 4 months now.
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The only time I've seen something similar was when Bauer had an infected tonsil:
They did exploratory surgery, found the infection - cleaned it out, added a drain and a round of ATBs and he was fine. I hope it's something straightforward!
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ok, slight freak out... it's much deeper. At least one inch. I got brave and took a look.
I'm torn.... How much does stitches cost?? I just paid rent and I have very limited funds at the moment.
Around here - $110 to walk in the door at the e-vet, another $150-250 or so for the local and the stitches, depending on the details. Our vet prices tend to be high in CT.
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It doesn't look bad in the photo, and it looks like the bleeding is controlled, so you're probably ok. If it's really almost an inch deep though be sure to clean it out really well.
I usually use Hibiclenssoap to clean out wounds (though not usually for something that deep). Most drug stores carry it.
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With something on the thigh I would worry about it ripping more, so I'd probably head to the vet for a few stitches.
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Crap. I'm so sorry.
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My understanding is that when you see LP symptoms and LS symptoms, that it's possible that it's not compression of the nerves like a stenosis causing the problem, but nerve degeneration - both the nerve controlling the back leg and the one to the largynx are "long nerves" and the first to show symptoms in nerve degeneration.
Has she seen a neurologist? Maybe there's one locally that will do a home visit? Did they do the Stack test for LS?
In our case, this is exactly what we had - nerve degeneration- and there was no effective treatment for the back end weakness and she wasn't a good candidate for tie-back surgery. We just had to manage the symptoms.
I'm very sorry you are dealing with this.
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If none of these things work, you can see if it can be compounded as a liquid. I had one dog who was just a bear to pill and the whole thing would stress her out to the point of not eating - the vet was able to compound her meds as a liquid, which was MUCH easier. I don't know if ATBs can be done that way, but worth asking.
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Hopefully, no one is diagnosing their dog with anything because of information on a message board.
BUT... what does help is if you are seeing suspicious or unusual things - raspy breathing, changes in bark sounds, gacking, etc - that you at least have some idea that this might be not normal and worth the vet trip.
To be honest, I thought Princess' odd "stuff" was just old age. I brought her to the neurologist because of her hind end issues, and left with a probable LP diagnosis. I am lucky she didn't have any issues before we realized the risk she might be in with hot temps, exertion, etc.
She, too, had that same gack as in the video - and NOT associated with food consumption (many of my guys gack after a dry treat, for example). It happened repeatedly over the course of a day, not just "once and a while" sort of thing. If you are seeing this, I would have the dog checked out, if just for peace of mind.
My two cents.
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Yeah, I'm with you - I'd think the left hock is causing the problem. And I would not do the MRI at this point either - in my experience, they are expensive options and may or may not give you anything you don't already know/suspect.
Has Dr. Dudley weighed in? The only other place locally I can think of might be Veterinary Specialists in West Hartford - Dr. Berzon is an ortho surgeon, no? He also has worked with greyhounds before, too.
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The limping in the splint is new, I take it? If so, I would take it off today - another day of rubbing can make a sore go from bad to worse. In the meantime, keep her off her feet as much as possible - the less motion of the splint, the less rubbing against the sore.
Don't freak if she does have a sore - in most cases, they resolve on their own once out of the splint. Only a few times have I had a dog that needed stitches from a cast sore (in those cases, they were broken leg dogs and no way around a cast...)
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I would suggest leash walking for at least another two weeks (I would personally leash walk for a month-6 weeks, but we've had bad experiences with re-injuring dislocated toes). Soft tissue injuries can be a real PITA to deal with, depending on how bad the dislocation is.
There are a couple of old threads on dislocated toes, too, that have a lot of good info.
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I would just vacuum up the spiders. (though spiders do a great job of keeping the bug population down)
If the ants haven't made their way into your house, I'd leave them be, too. If they ARE carpenter ants, try to figure out where the nest is - are there any downed trees nearby? Rotting wood, etc? If you can find the nest, you can treat that only rather than a broad application.
In the boonies, it's a losing battle to remove all insects from the property - and would require a lot more chemicals than I care to use. I would only treat things that really are causing a problem and let everything else be, especially if they are outside.
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Right, I agree - I was just saying that your comment that "form doesn't matter" isn't necessarily accurate as cooked meat and raw meat are different enough to cause different reactions for some cases. Heat-sensitive proteins like BSA mentioned in that article can take pretty different forms after cooking.
I have also had a dog not tolerate cooked chicken as well as raw chicken, but I don't think it's an allergic response at that point - not sure what it is, just one of those things.
And I def. agree about food issues driving you bonkers.
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Even form makes a difference. My good friend has a dog that is extremely reactive to chicken, but only when cooked, not raw.
The form wouldn't matter. They would have to be different products in some other way. The proteins are the same, and that is what allergy is to.
Cooking denatures and decoils protein structures. And I have read that raw fish tends to be more problematic than cooked fish because of the denaturing of the allergenic protein for seafood allergies. I can't say that it would work the other way 'round (ok with raw, problems with cooked), but it is plausible that cooked proteins and raw proteins can be different enough to cause different reactions.
A quick google search found this article that talks about different processing and allergic reactions:
Because industrial heat processing is more efficient than domestic cooking in reducing reactivity in beef-sensitive children, freeze-drying and homogenization may support the introduction of processed beef into the diet of beef-allergic children.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0899900700002859
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I don't have experience with any in CT, but here are my MA recs:
Angell Memorial, Boston MA - Dr. Sisson (neurologist)
VCA Northboro, Northboro MA - Dr. Dudley (ortho surgeon)
Those two get my votes, too.
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With a very heavy heart, it is time to let James go. I can't fool myself any longer. He is struggling. I told myself at the beginning that I wanted to let James go peacefully before he suffered. Before his amputation we had made a list of 5 things that make James, James. We are only down to 2 things that he still enjoys. He rallies all the time, I think for my benefit. I know he doesn't want to leave us so he puts on a brave face when I am in the room. But he is withdrawling from the rest of the family. He bit my husband last night as he was getting pet and has been sleeping in another room from where the family is.
I know I won't feel 100% confident about timing. It is just an awful thing we have to do as pet owners. But it is the most important thing. I owe it to James to give him permission to let go.
I'm so sorry. The greatest gift we can give them is a peaceful passing, even though it royally sucks.
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Awww, Dude, feel better soon buddy!!
Poor fella. Is he able to keep water down ok?Berk jumped on the couch today. Uhhhh? Bud, you aren't even a week out of surgery! He's going to give me (more) gray hair....
And we had a firm(ish) poop today! Metamucil did the trick.
) so the fact that he's not making a huge fuss isn't necessarily a good indicator of how he's really feeling.
Nervous, but not more than "usual" (according to the DH). Staples out and the vet was thrilled with his mobility and progress.
Godspeed to both James and Grace. 
Been there done that!
Fungal Bone Infection Or Osteo
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You're already way ahead of where I was when I was waiting for the OSU read on the x-rays! Took me a week after the diagnosis to figure out what to do.
It's good to have a decision made, though - so if it is osteo (of course, I'm hoping it's not though) you can focus on the future and not be stuck in that "what the @*#&$# am I going to do?!" phase that royally sucks.
There's really no right decision with anything in the osteo world, all you can do is look at your situation and do what you think is right. You've obviously given it a lot of thought.
Keep us posted!