It's been about a year. He is 9 years old. Athletic his entire life, still wants to be.
The vet took X-rays of his front leg, no arthritis. He tested positive early in the year for Lyme. Treated with Doxycycline. Limped in a couple months, took him to another vet. He squeezed, poked, and rotated his legs, back, head and neck. No problems indicated. The dog still tested positive for Lyme. Treated again, he is still limping.
Back to the first vet, blood work on the liver and kidneys show no issues. Steroids provided, they help, but still have not gotten to the bottom of what is wrong.
The first vet wants to do joint taps. I am on the fence. I am giving him Glucosamine Chondroitin and MSM, for about a month, but no improvement yet, if results come it'll probably be in another few months or so.
I live in NYC and it seems as soon as I walk into a vet they have tons of suggestions for tests that rack up the dollars and don't provide any concrete solutions.
Thanks for the suggestions and questions. I was giving him the Grizzly Salmon Oil from Leerburg. I will follow up on that.
I give him 1.5 g of glucosamine and chondroitin. 350mg of MSM.
The limp, until this last week, has been after/during his walks. We do about a mile with a rest in the middle. If he wrestles a little with other dogs he limps sooner.
Did they xray his spine? Same kind of deal with my oldest male and they found a few tiny places of arthritis on his spine, the limping (back right leg) comes and goes. The symptoms stayed for more than a month one time.
Hi Doug,
I am in agreement with Al to have the spine checked.
My boy started limping around his 11th birthday and it is due to arthritis in his spine. He is being treated with high dose fish oil and vitamin e as well as Metacam an RX from the vet. He is still very active and athletic and rarely displays any limping or signs of discomfort.
BTW, it is not uncommon for dogs to test poitive for Lyme even after being successfully treated.
I would consider taking him to a chiropractor. If you can find a good one (ask for recommendations in your area) many times they can tell by feel what is causing the problem, and if it's an adjustment issue, can fix it pretty easily. And for a lot less than a vet visit, xrays, etc. I love my vet, and give him plenty of money each year, but anymore when one of the dogs is limping they almost always go to the chiropractor first, unless I'm 99% sure it's soft tissue.
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I am sorry to hear about your Mal. I would definitely appreciate an update on how the chiropractor visits go if you decide to go by that route. All the best and hope the concerns will be fixed soon.
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