My husband's Shiba Inu has been limping on her right front leg for the last three months now. We have not been able to find a reason behind the limping. Before I take her to the veterinarian, I was wondering if there is a known genetic issue that could be the source of her limping.

Well I hope what ever is wrong you haven't make 100% worse by neglecting to
take her to the vets. You know some would consider this abuse and I'm one
of them. Anything like this should be seen within a few days if it doesn't
go away on it's own.

Celeste

"WhiteHusky" wrote in message
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My husband's Shiba Inu has been limping on her right front leg for the
last three months now. We have not been able to find a reason behind
the limping. Before I take her to the veterinarian, I was wondering if
there is a known genetic issue that could be the source of her limping.


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WhiteHusky

"WhiteHusky" wrote in message
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My husband's Shiba Inu has been limping on her right front leg for the
last three months now.

I sincerely hope you meant days and not months.

We have not been able to find a reason behind
the limping.

That's because you're not a vet, haven't taken & read x-rays and aren't
skilled in manual manipulation.

Before I take her to the veterinarian, I was wondering if
there is a known genetic issue that could be the source of her limping.

I'm sure you came here thinking you'd get a bunch of helpful advice but I'd
be floored if you didn't get seriously flamed for neglecting to get the dog
help months ago. Take the dog to the vet immediately. You've probably
allowed the damage to worsen due to her use of the leg all this time which
may negatively impact a vet's ability to fix the problem. If nothing else
you need to find out if the dog is in pain and get her proper pain meds.


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Tara

On Thu, 1 Sep 2005 19:21:48 +0000, WhiteHusky
, clicked their heels and said:


My husband's Shiba Inu has been limping on her right front leg for the
last three months now. We have not been able to find a reason behind
the limping. Before I take her to the veterinarian, I was wondering if
there is a known genetic issue that could be the source of her limping.


3 months and you still haven't seen the vet? I find it odd that this
is "your husband's dog". You don't own her too?

Get off your butt and take her to the vet.

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Janet B
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bestfr...bedience/album

It isn't neglect or abuse to keep an eye on the dog to see if the problem corrects itself. Even her veterinarian said that very same thing to me today when I brought her in. He said he would've done the same thing when it's an issue like limping with no known source and comes and goes on occasion.

Anyway, my dog has Lyme's Disease. She is now on the proper medication for it. She will have the disease the rest of her life but will only have to be on medication if she relapses.

Thanks for the lack of compassion, guys. I won't be returning.

"WhiteHusky" wrote in message
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It isn't neglect or abuse to keep an eye on the dog to see if the
problem corrects itself. Even her veterinarian said that very same
thing to me today when I brought her in. He said he would've done the
same thing when it's an issue like limping with no known source and
comes and goes on occasion.

Anyway, my dog has Lyme's Disease. She is now on the proper medication
for it. She will have the disease the rest of her life but will only
have to be on medication if she relapses.

Thanks for the lack of compassion, guys. I won't be returning.

You said the dog has limped for 3 years which indicates a 24/7 condition.
You never said it "comes and goes" or specified "on occasion"

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Tara

"WhiteHusky" wrote in message
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It isn't neglect or abuse to keep an eye on the dog to see if the
problem corrects itself. Even her veterinarian said that very same
thing to me today when I brought her in. He said he would've done the
same thing when it's an issue like limping with no known source and
comes and goes on occasion.
..............then I wouldn't go to that vet. 3 DAYS is my limit. Some
orthopedic problems need to be corrected within a short time frame or
they're irreparable. You can watch and wait, but testing and X-rays need to
be done to rule out stuff that needs to be fixed now.

Anyway, my dog has Lyme's Disease. She is now on the proper medication
for it. She will have the disease the rest of her life but will only
have to be on medication if she relapses.

Thanks for the lack of compassion, guys. I won't be returning.

.........well at least you got your dog to the vet. ;-)

buglady
take out the dog before replying

Tee wrote:
"WhiteHusky" wrote in message
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It isn't neglect or abuse to keep an eye on the dog to see if the
problem corrects itself. Even her veterinarian said that very same
thing to me today when I brought her in. He said he would've done the
same thing when it's an issue like limping with no known source and
comes and goes on occasion.

Anyway, my dog has Lyme's Disease. She is now on the proper
medication for it. She will have the disease the rest of her life
but will only have to be on medication if she relapses.

Thanks for the lack of compassion, guys. I won't be returning.

You said the dog has limped for 3 years which indicates a 24/7
condition. You never said it "comes and goes" or specified "on
occasion"

Actually she said the dog had been limping for 3 months, not years. But
there was no indication that it was occasional.

What the OP fails to see is that the compassion was felt for her
supposedly-limping-constantly-for-3-months-with-no-medical-attention dog,
not for her.

"Janet Puistonen" wrote in message
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Tee wrote:
"WhiteHusky" wrote in message
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It isn't neglect or abuse to keep an eye on the dog to see if the
problem corrects itself. Even her veterinarian said that very same
thing to me today when I brought her in. He said he would've done the
same thing when it's an issue like limping with no known source and
comes and goes on occasion.

Anyway, my dog has Lyme's Disease. She is now on the proper
medication for it. She will have the disease the rest of her life
but will only have to be on medication if she relapses.

Thanks for the lack of compassion, guys. I won't be returning.

You said the dog has limped for 3 years which indicates a 24/7
condition. You never said it "comes and goes" or specified "on
occasion"

Actually she said the dog had been limping for 3 months, not years. But
there was no indication that it was occasional.

Sorry, I meant months.

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Tara

Well this doesn't speak well for your vet either. Any vet that would tell
you it's OK to wait three months to see if a limping issue clears up isn't
worth a crap as far as I'm concerned. And yes it is neglect when you let a
dog go on for this long in pain. Lyme disease can be very painful so it's
no wonder the dog was limping. Now lets just hope start the medications
immediately when it recurrs because it most likely will.

Celeste



"WhiteHusky" wrote in message
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It isn't neglect or abuse to keep an eye on the dog to see if the
problem corrects itself. Even her veterinarian said that very same
thing to me today when I brought her in. He said he would've done the
same thing when it's an issue like limping with no known source and
comes and goes on occasion.

Anyway, my dog has Lyme's Disease. She is now on the proper medication
for it. She will have the disease the rest of her life but will only
have to be on medication if she relapses.

Thanks for the lack of compassion, guys. I won't be returning.

Janet B Wrote:
On Thu, 1 Sep 2005 19:21:48 +0000, WhiteHusky
, clicked their heels and said:
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My husband's Shiba Inu has been limping on her right front leg for the
last three months now. We have not been able to find a reason behind
the limping. Before I take her to the veterinarian, I was wondering
if
there is a known genetic issue that could be the source of her
limping.-


3 months and you still haven't seen the vet? I find it odd that this
is "your husband's dog". You don't own her too?

Get off your butt and take her to the vet.

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Janet B
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bestfr...bedience/album


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WhiteHusky