Guest porkysmom Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Last night our 11 1/2 year old greyhound, Porky, lifted his tail and started to squat like he had to poo. We rushed him downstairs and out the door and he went potty a bit so we thought all was ok. Tonight, he was standing in the living room and did it again ... so we rushed him outside again. About 15 minutes later he squatted in the living room again and we realized that it wasn't a potty problem ... his back legs were buckling on him, causing him to squat. I felt along his thighs and that caused his rear legs to buckle more, but he didn't yelp or make any noise. I got him to lay down and felt all along his legs ... he didn't flinch or yelp. After about 15 minutes of being bored, he stood up and walked to his crate with no limping or buckling. The only leg injury we know of is a possible pinched vertibrae a little under two years ago when he woke up one morning and couldn't stand on his back legs. He had all kinds of tests, saw a specialist for awhile, and was on crate rest for weeks and it resolved itself after 8 weeks or so ... he has had no problems since then. I will be calling his vet in the morning, but am hoping someone out there has experienced a similar problem ... and I'm hoping it's just a pulled muscle or something else minor. Please send positive thoughts for our only pup. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trihounds Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Unfortunately no past experience with symptoms like that but wanted to send you guys some positive thoughts. Quote Doe's Bruciebaby Doe's Bumper Derek Follow my Ironman journeys and life with dogs, cats and busy kids: A long road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubcitypam Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 (edited) From personal experience my first thought would be LS, but it might be something else. Sending good thoughts. http://www.greytheal...umbosacral.html Edited April 23, 2010 by Hubcitypam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greytbookert Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Sounds like LS to me as well. If you take the info from Pam to your vet, it is pretty easy to dx. I hope your boy is ok! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiveRoooooers Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 I'm sorry you are looking at this, but it sounds similar to what my Pagliaccio has, and so far it has been very manageable. Pal receives a depo injection every ~6-7 weeks on his right side, and the improvement is huge. On his last visit, we did both sides to see if it will offer better improvement, as it appeared that his left side had been doing more compensating that usual. The two injections may have helped, we'll see. He also receives 100mg Tramadol BID, and he has been very comfortable. I still see the occasional "scooting" where he tucks his back end and crab walks, but these episodes are much further apart. Good luck with Porky. Quote Old Dogs are the Best Dogs. Thank you, campers. Current enrollees: Punkin. AnnIE Oooh M Angels: Pal . Segugio. Sorella (TPGIT). LadyBug. Zeke-aroni. MiMi Sizzle Pants. Gracie. Seamie . (Foster)Sweet. Andy. PaddyALVIN!Mayhem. Bosco. Bruno. Dottie B. Trevor Double-Heart. Bea. Cletus, KLTO. Aiden 1-4. Upon reflection, our lives are often referenced in parts defined by the all-too-short lives of our dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeofNE Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 From personal experience my first thought would be LS, but it might be something else. Sending good thoughts. http://www.greytheal...umbosacral.html I agree! Quote Susan, Hamish, Mister Bigglesworth and Nikita Stanislav. Missing Ming, George, and Buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaBehr Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Sounds like LSS to me. My Buddy had it for three years and it just got really, really bad a few months ago. We had to let him go to the Bridge at 13 years, 2 months exactly. He was fine on Previcox (227 mg 1 x daily) and 50 mg of Tramadol twice a day. Have your Vet evaluate him and take the info from Dr. Suzanne Stack's website about LSS. It's pretty easy for the Vet to diagnose without any major tests. Good Luck. Quote Mom to Melly and Dani Greyhound Bridge Angels - Jessie, Brittne, Buddy, Red, Chica, Ford and Dodge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyandHollyluv Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 My Indy had LS. Acupuncture and chiropractic were the ticket for him. Helped tremendously. It's tough to watch as they get progressively weaker - hugs to Porky (great name!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FreddyGirl Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Bobbi, 11.5 years, has compressed discs in her neck, causing some rear end weakness too. Accupuncture, chiropractic treatments, limited stairs, no running, etc. She gets deramaxx daily and Tramado as needed. She can now only walk very limited distances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ss556 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Alan has some rear leg weakness, not to the point of squatting down like that, but he wasn't a candidate for depo injections so he had acupuncture and that had helped him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spencers_Greyt Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Spencer has the same problem and it is because of a disc problem in his spine up by his shoulders. Seems weird but that causes him to squat a lot too. He's not in pain from what I can tell. So it might be that old disc problem of your boy's that might have flared up again. Probably would do go to get him on an anti-inflammatory to help ease it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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shawna Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Oh my! I think this may have been what was wrong with my Hiro-hound. He got worse and worse until he got to the point where he couldn't stand up to pee any more. He went to the bridge the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. I miss him, he was 12 years and two months when he was bridgebound. Quote Missing Hiro, Tank, and Tractor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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