Guest Greytluv Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 Poor baby. Sending lots of healing white light and prayers that Rocky feels better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyPoopon Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 Poor guy. I hope it gets figured out and resolved soon. Standard Poodle Daisy (12/13) Missing Cora (RL Nevada 5/99-10/09), Piper (Cee Bar Easy 2/99-1/10), Tally (Thunder La La 9/99-3/10), Edie (Daring Reva 9/99-10/12), Dixie (Kiowa Secret Sue 11/01-1/13), Jessie (P's Real Time 11/98-3/13), token boy Graham (Zydeco Dancer 9/00-5/13), Cal (Back Already 12/99-11/13), Betsy (Back Kick Beth 11/98-12/13), Standard Poodles Minnie (1/99-1/14) + Perry (9/98-2/14), Annie (Do Marcia 9/03-10/14), Pink (Miss Pinky Baker 1/02-6/15), Poppy (Cmon Err Not 8/05-1/16), Kat (Jax Candy 5/05-5/17), Ivy (Jax Isis 10/07-7/21), Hildy (Braska Hildy 7/10-12/22), Opal (Jax Opal 7/08-4/23). Toodles (BL Toodles 7/09-4/24) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dobiegrey Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 Update on Rocky please?!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Energy11 Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 I was also thinking of Rocky today! Hope he is ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KennelMom Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Hey guys...sorry I haven't updated. It's been crazy here lately (when isn't it ) As usual, Rocky's episode on Sunday passed and he was fine in the evening. Monday morning I called the vet and we decided to just wait and see what happened. As has happened in the past, Monday evening he had another episode and today he had two. He's pooping and peeing normally. Poop is formed but a tad soft...nothing terribly unusual. Quantity was normal. The primary vet that's been seeing Rocky on on vacation this week, but the other vet in the practice has seen Rocky before and examined him that last time he was in as well...just as a second 'in house' opinion. So, we're kinda in a holding pattern right now. Though having two episodes today means I'll be calling the vet tomorrow to see if we should go ahead and get the referral to the internist or if they want to see him again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFullHouse Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Well geez, poor guy. Hope you solve this mystery soon! Judy, mom to Darth Vader, Bandita, And Angel Forever in our hearts, DeeYoGee, Dani, Emmy, Andy, Heart, Saint, Valentino, Arrow, Gee, Bebe, Jilly Bean, Bullitt, Pistol, Junior, Sammie, Joey, Gizmo, Do Bee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dobiegrey Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Please keep us posted! Thinkin' lots about this beautiful Cow Doggie!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeh2o Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Wow, I'm sorry your boy is going through this. I hope you can get to the bottom of it soon and get him back to his normals self...no pain. Sunsands Doodles: Doodles aka Claire, Bella Run Softly: Softy aka Bowie (the Diamond Dog) Missing my beautiful boy Sunsands Carl 2.25.2003 - 4.1.2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kydie Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 for Rocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KennelMom Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Rocky saw the internal med doc yesterday and they brought in the ortho surgeon for a consult...they believe the pain is, in fact, in his neck. They recommended an MRI and possible spinal tap and possible myelogram. I dropped him off this morning for his MRI. Hopefully they find something. Potential diagnoses at the top of the list: tumor, some flavor of meningitis or a disc issue. My poor babe is in so much pain, not even tramadol seems to make a big dent in it anymore. This episode isn't waning like they have in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Crap. Praying the MRI shows something useful ... and treatable. Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazehund Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Double crap. Hoping for answers for Rocky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PiagetsMom Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Sending good thoughts for Rocky and hoping the tests will offer some answers for your boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MZH Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 We had a girl with a sore neck from time to time who carried herself like this. (It seemed to come out of nowhere whenever it happened.) The vet gave her pred and it resolved. It would reoccur now and then and we'd repeat the pred route. She never had an MRI though. The vets said it was probably a compressed nerve. It happened less and less and finally it went away for good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickchick2000 Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Good thoughts for Rocky. Alicia and Foster Yoshi ( pit bull) Always in my heart: WV's Milky Way 6/25/2000- 4/22/2013, Hank ( St Bernard/Boxer) ???? - 10/3/2017 and Sweet Pea (English bulldog) 2004 - 6/19/2019 www.etsy.com/your/shops/MuttStuffnc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest K9Cookies Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 I'll be thinking about you guys today. Hope you find some answers and can get Rocky some relief after this MRI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GreysAndMoreGreys Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Tons of good thoughts headed your way for some results of something treatable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mychip1 Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 My Bridge Beagle Lily had a back injury that was excrutiating and caused that wierd hunching.....Steroids fixed the problem....We will pray for something like that with pretty non-invasive treatments!! Good luck. Robin, EZ (Tribal Track), JJ (What a Story), Dustin (E's Full House) and our beautiful Jack (Mana Black Jack) and Lily (Chip's Little Miss Lily) both at the BridgeThe WFUBCC honors our beautiful friends at the bridge. Godspeed sweet angels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vahoundlover Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Tons of good thoughts headed your way for some results of something treatable! From VA too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KennelMom Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 (edited) We had a girl with a sore neck from time to time who carried herself like this. (It seemed to come out of nowhere whenever it happened.) The vet gave her pred and it resolved. It would reoccur now and then and we'd repeat the pred route. She never had an MRI though. The vets said it was probably a compressed nerve. It happened less and less and finally it went away for good. Our regular vet said if we weren't willing to go to the specialist, that steroids would be her next step. Rocky's dad could not tolerate prednisone at all and it's not something I give lightly or as a "let's see what happens." ...this is definitely the more expensive route, but I would feel better knowing what we're treating. Hopefully it's something that's easily treated! Edited July 21, 2010 by KennelMom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFullHouse Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Gosh Heather, I hope they can find the problem and it's an easy fix. Good thoughts for your sweet Rocky. Judy, mom to Darth Vader, Bandita, And Angel Forever in our hearts, DeeYoGee, Dani, Emmy, Andy, Heart, Saint, Valentino, Arrow, Gee, Bebe, Jilly Bean, Bullitt, Pistol, Junior, Sammie, Joey, Gizmo, Do Bee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MZH Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 We had a girl with a sore neck from time to time who carried herself like this. (It seemed to come out of nowhere whenever it happened.) The vet gave her pred and it resolved. It would reoccur now and then and we'd repeat the pred route. She never had an MRI though. The vets said it was probably a compressed nerve. It happened less and less and finally it went away for good. Our regular vet said if we weren't willing to go to the specialist, that steroids would be her next step. Rocky's dad could not tolerate prednisone at all and it's not something I give lightly or as a "let's see what happens." ...this is definitely the more expensive route, but I would feel better knowing what we're treating. Hopefully it's something that's easily treated! I hope so too. If Rocky's not allergic to it, pred could work for him. But hopefully the MRI will confirm that he needs pred -- or not. I think we gave prednisolone, not prednisone. Would that make a difference for Rocky, should he need it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Energy11 Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Rocky is sooo handsome and cute! I am sorry he AND you, are going through this ... Truly! Hoping it is something easy to treat, so this boy can feel like himself again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MorganKonaAlex Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 This probably isn't the same issue, but I'm going to throw it out there. Morgan had several episodes where he seemed to "throw his neck out"; for lack of a better term. His posture was very similar. The Vet manipulated him and he wouldn't let her raise his head. We put him on Valium, a muscle relaxer and a pain killer cocktail. It would seem to resolve itself as suddenly as it started. Sometimes it would take less than 24 hours. Other times it would take a week. We never did an MRI since it seemed to fix itself. I kept the meds on hand so we could start them right away when it happened. I think jumping off our patio stairs caused it one time, so we built a ramp for him to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinM Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Heather, watch this. Beau had his foot wrapped but that was not what was causing his him to walk like this. We never did find out. But he was on steroids at the the time. We had to wait it out. This was about 18 months ago. ROBIN ~ Mom to: Beau Think It Aint, Chloe JC Allthewayhome, Teddy ICU Drunk Sailor, Elsie N Fracine , Ollie RG's Travertine, Ponch A's Jupiter~ Yoshi, Zoobie & Belle, the kitties. Waiting at the bridge Angel Polli Bohemian Ocean , Rocky, Blue,Sasha & Zoobie & Bobbi Greyhound Angels Adoption (GAA) The Lexus Project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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