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Our Sheltie's Mystery Limp
Our 1-1/2 yr old Sheltie has a gimp/limp with her front left leg.
She's not in any pain, she can run ok but after a lot of running she limps for a few days. She's been to the vet(s) and has had multiple x- rays done (up to $350+) with no conclusions. We're now facing seeing a specialist now who charges $125 for just walking through their door. Any ideas what's wrong with our Sheltie? One vet suggested growing pains (huh?) Any past experiences or advise is much appreciated. Thanks JaKe Seattle |
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Our Sheltie's Mystery Limp
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jkdrummer whittled the following words: Our 1-1/2 yr old Sheltie has a gimp/limp with her front left leg. She's not in any pain, she can run ok but after a lot of running she limps for a few days. She's been to the vet(s) and has had multiple x- rays done (up to $350+) with no conclusions. We're now facing seeing a specialist now who charges $125 for just walking through their door. Any ideas what's wrong with our Sheltie? One vet suggested growing pains (huh?) Any past experiences or advise is much appreciated. Thanks JaKe Seattle Just out of curiosity, how often has this occured? Did it suddenly start? If so, how soon after vaccinations? |
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Our Sheltie's Mystery Limp
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jkdrummer wrote: Our 1-1/2 yr old Sheltie has a gimp/limp with her front left leg. She's not in any pain, she can run ok but after a lot of running she limps for a few days. She's been to the vet(s) and has had multiple x- rays done (up to $350+) with no conclusions. We're now facing seeing a specialist now who charges $125 for just walking through their door. That might not be a bad idea, unless it's an eye specialist. It could be any number of things but the first thing I'd try to eliminate based on your description (and this is a *guess* - g u e s s) would be a soft tissue injury. It would not show up on x-ray. If your vet isn't good at orthopedic stuff (and I think most vets don't have a lot of experience with it) I'd either find a vet who does have experience or see an orthopedic specialist. BTW, dogs limp (people, too) because they're feeling at least a little owie. Also, I'd definitely lay off the exercise until you've got a diagnosis. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community |
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Our Sheltie's Mystery Limp
On May 8, 2:02 pm, diddy wrote:
in glegroups.com: jkdrummer whittled the following words: Our 1-1/2 yr old Sheltie has a gimp/limp with her front left leg. She's not in any pain, she can run ok but after a lot of running she limps for a few days. She's been to the vet(s) and has had multiple x- rays done (up to $350+) with no conclusions. We're now facing seeing a specialist now who charges $125 for just walking through their door. Any ideas what's wrong with our Sheltie? One vet suggested growing pains (huh?) Any past experiences or advise is much appreciated. Thanks JaKe Seattle Just out of curiosity, how often has this occured? Did it suddenly start? If so, how soon after vaccinations? This has been going on for over 6 months now. JaKe |
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Our Sheltie's Mystery Limp
"jkdrummer" wrote in message ups.com... Any ideas what's wrong with our Sheltie? One vet suggested growing pains (huh?) ........growing pains = panosteitis. Don't know if that's the problem, but here's some info: http://www.vetinfo.com/dencyclopedia/depano.html http://siriusdog.com/articles/panost...e-inflammation. htm Might be the elbow too. Hope you find an answer. And I agree, dog should be exercised on a leash - no running- until you figure out what it is. Won't be popular with a pup, but...... buglady take out the dog before replying |
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Our Sheltie's Mystery Limp
On May 8, 4:01 pm, "buglady" wrote:
"jkdrummer" wrote in message ups.com... Any ideas what's wrong with our Sheltie? One vet suggested growing pains (huh?) .......growing pains = panosteitis. Don't know if that's the problem, but here's some info: http://www.vetinfo.com/dencyclopedia...ss-bone-inflam.... htm Might be the elbow too. Hope you find an answer. And I agree, dog should be exercised on a leash - no running- until you figure out what it is. Won't be popular with a pup, but...... buglady take out the dog before replying This is great information and I believe that this is what our doggy is suffering from at this time - we'll take a wait and see approach since she's not in any real pain - at least that we can see. Thanks - it was a good first posting experience at R.P.D.H. JaKe Seattle |
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Our Sheltie's Mystery Limp
Dogs are stoic creatures and do not let on to how much pain they are in
until it is too unbearable then they cry. A pulled muscle, a strained ligament or cartilage damage would not show up on an x-ray. The most and best exercise for your dog right know is laying in a crate or dog bed and the occasional swim to keep him fit without placing weight on the injured part. If it didn't hurt he wouldn't limp. Shelties being a small breed are usually grown at a year old so growing pains don't seemed to be an issue at this point. Your dog injured itself and needs to be addressed before the dog gets arthritis. Some sights that might help you understand what might be going on. Please read all of them I tried to include different cases. Good Luck and prayers to you. http://www.2ndchance.info/limping.htm http://www.tipstrs.com/tip/60/limping-dog http://www.jersey.net/~mountaindog/berner1/ocd.htm "jkdrummer" wrote in message ups.com... Our 1-1/2 yr old Sheltie has a gimp/limp with her front left leg. She's not in any pain, she can run ok but after a lot of running she limps for a few days. She's been to the vet(s) and has had multiple x- rays done (up to $350+) with no conclusions. We're now facing seeing a specialist now who charges $125 for just walking through their door. Any ideas what's wrong with our Sheltie? One vet suggested growing pains (huh?) Any past experiences or advise is much appreciated. Thanks JaKe Seattle |
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