Doug Finke wrote 01/18/2011 05:35 PM What questions do you ask an ortho vet? #312368 - 01/18/2011 05:35 PM
Doug Finke Webboard User Reg: 04-25-2004 Posts: 17 Loc: Offline	My dog has been a week on antibiotics for Lyme. His xrays show no signs of arthritis. He is still limping. He can go for walks and was running like a nut in the snow (I should not have encouraged that). After he has laid down for a while he gets up and really favors the leg for a few minutes. As we go out he stops limping. I move his paw and leg around, I can't tell if anything is wrong and he does not complain when I do it. I live in New York City and guess I need to find an orthopedic vet. What questions do you ask to figure out if they are the right one for your dog? Thanks
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Connie Sutherland wrote 01/18/2011 07:24 PM Re: What questions do you ask an ortho vet? [Re: Doug Finke ] #312383 - 01/18/2011 07:24 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Do you feel heat anywhere around the joints?
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Doug Finke wrote 01/18/2011 08:31 PM Re: What questions do you ask an ortho vet? [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #312395 - 01/18/2011 08:31 PM
Doug Finke Webboard User Reg: 04-25-2004 Posts: 17 Loc: Offline	Thanks for the reply. I don't feel any heat. Both hind legs, feet and hip feel the same.
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Connie Sutherland wrote 01/18/2011 10:01 PM Re: What questions do you ask an ortho vet? [Re: Doug Finke ] #312422 - 01/18/2011 10:01 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Can you remind me/us: How old is the dog?
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Betty Landercasp wrote 01/19/2011 01:49 PM Re: What questions do you ask an ortho vet? [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #312534 - 01/19/2011 01:49 PM
Betty Landercasp Webboard User Reg: 11-30-2009 Posts: 3724 Loc: minnesota Offline	Are the dogs symptoms consistent with tick borne disease, or would you suspect something else? Have I treated the dog long enough to rule out tick borne pathology? Do the radiographs already taken rule out boney disease(HD, arthritis)? What steps/tests will happen to nail down the source of the lameness? Perhaps your specialist could look at the films before he sees your dog, giving you a little more time on the antibiotics, and little more rest. If the dog is only intermittently lame, taking a little video of him rising in the morning or whenever he has the most symptoms,even if it's just with your phone, could really help your vet. http://s922.photobucket.com/albums/ad67/Grasvaly/
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Connie Sutherland wrote 01/19/2011 05:29 PM Re: What questions do you ask an ortho vet? [Re: Betty Landercasp ] #312551 - 01/19/2011 05:29 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	The video clip is an especially outstanding idea!
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Doug Finke wrote 01/19/2011 05:51 PM Re: What questions do you ask an ortho vet? [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #312554 - 01/19/2011 05:51 PM
Doug Finke Webboard User Reg: 04-25-2004 Posts: 17 Loc: Offline	Thanks for the great replies, really appreciated. He is 8 years old. He has been on antibiotics for 12 days. If I take him for short walks he only shows up lame after he has laid down for a bit. If he runs around some at the dog park he favors the leg, limps, rests at home for a little while and on/off again limps. The video is a great idea. I will use it.
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John Lister wrote 01/20/2011 01:27 PM Re: What questions do you ask an ortho vet? [Re: Doug Finke ] #312693 - 01/20/2011 01:27 PM
John Lister Webboard User Reg: 11-12-2002 Posts: 189 Loc: VA, USA Offline	Doug.. My last GSD had very similar problems and it turned out to be arthritis. I wish you luck finding out what it is. as a arthritis relive for my last GSD I gave him: Grizzly Fish Oil 2x day (Natural Anti-inflammatory) Vit E and Vit C (Azmira I believe) glucosamine & chondroitin (it was an all natural powder don't recall the brand ) that helped him live a pretty normal life after that. I also stopped stairs, jumps and hard wood floors.
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Doug Finke wrote 01/20/2011 08:37 PM Re: What questions do you ask an ortho vet? [Re: John Lister ] #312757 - 01/20/2011 08:37 PM
Doug Finke Webboard User Reg: 04-25-2004 Posts: 17 Loc: Offline	Thanks John. I appreciate the reply. Yeah, I am leaning in that direction too. Weird that the xrays didn't show that. Thanks for the list of supplements. Very helpful. Doug
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