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Ask your vet if they feel this is Lyme nephritis. Treatment would involve antibiotics and diuresis (In hospital IV fluid therapy).

What diagnostics were run? X-rays, cytology, biopsy?

My boy had horrible allergies-found greyt refief with frequent bathing (2-3 times weeks during flairs).

Need to establish if this dog has a clotting problem (ie VW) before assuming he’s had gh post operative bleeding in the past.

One would think that if this dog had such a heavy hookworm burden you would see anemia which would have been picked up on a general chem panel. I would see an internal medicine Vet at this point.

How was the ibd diagnosed?

Ahhhhh-you posted bun/crea—got it now-it’s the bun/urea. ;-)

Can you post what the bun was? Was the increased amount of water intake acute? You might consider starting an antibiotic (ask about clavamox)-with really dilute urine it’s hard to know if an infection is present.

Honestly I didnt read the article but I have first hand experience with ivermectin and can tell you that when given in higher doses blindness can and does absolutely happen. This is why I cringe when I hear of folks trying to save money using straight ivermectin as their hw preventic.

Vet-I would bring in a fresh caught voided urine (in a clean container-disposable Tupperware)-need to rule out a uti before pursuing behavioral issues.

Really need to identify the type of tumor. There are many types of soft tissue sarcomas. Going on a limb here and I’m going to guess it might be a hemangiopericytoma. They are commonly found on the limbs of greyhounds-often are low grade. If I’m correct in my guess if it should return Dr Couto does have a protocol that involves an injection directly into the tumor (f5u). Keep us posted!

The ruffwear harness is really better when you have a right front leg amp. They really need to place buckles on both sides. It was really hard to place it on and off on my left front amp dog. On the positive side they do make a wide breastplate that is used with the harness-really does prevent alleviate the pressure off of the belly strap. https://ruffwear.com/products/brush-guard

Im with Ducky-I think its that act of putting on the sweater.

I work in an imaging veterinary center and we do scans that can run 2 hours. We scan some rather critical pets and take the best precautions. The patients are placed on a ventilator, anesthesia constantly monitored and they packed in blankets to keep them warm during the procedure. If at anytime the patient appears to be at question the scan is halted and the patient checked. I suggest to call the mri center you are considering going to and ask of their protocol-I imagine it’s much of the same.

Regarding nsaids-you can try Galliprant-more renal friendly.

Rebound ;-)

Entyce works really well -just an FYI for kitty owners..... it’s off label for cats but, it works well with them too (must use a lower dose) !

Hate to hear of any injuries, however, given other options I’ll take soft tissue injury for 1000 :-) !

The hock area is not a typical area to see osteo. Sounds more like a soft tissue injury.

Doesn’t sound like a neck problem. Have those rads re-evaluated by a radiologist.

Were the rads send to a radiologist for interpretation? Front leg lamenes can stem from the cervical area and truly only an mri can really diagnose that. Does your dog cry out when rising from a lateral position? You should also look very closely at the bottom of the pads-a corn needs to be ruled out before looking for something more sinister. Edited to add-I would absolutely hold off on PT or chiro until you have a definitive diagnosis.

You might consider asking your vet about trying amantadine.

What medication was he dispensed?

Latest general feeling with most vets is there’s very little pain control with tramadol. Gabapentin is being dispensed more instead.

I’m terribly sorry :-(