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Post by tara on Apr 23, 2007 9:16:47 GMT -5
does anyone have any positive stories about their grey limping (that it turned out to be something simple - something in pad, sore joint or something like that). Ty woke up this morning limping ... bad. took him out to go pee and he almost crumpled down on me. He has an appointment to see the vet later today. Ty baby we hope everything is okay!!! Tara
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Post by rocco's parents on Apr 23, 2007 10:23:02 GMT -5
Came home one day and Rocco was limping could'nt put any weight on one of his front legs, rushed him to the vet, and fortunately it was only a soft tissue tear, a bottle of Metacam later he was good to go.
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Post by tara on Apr 23, 2007 10:59:34 GMT -5
I am hoping something like that as well. There is no swelling at any joint is this a good sign?
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Post by rocco's parents on Apr 23, 2007 11:45:06 GMT -5
That is a good sign, there was no swelling on Roccos leg either, is Ty on glucosamine I think you should put him on it, and I'm pretty sure your vet is probably going to recommend it as well. What you could do is take the leg and at each joint bend it really quick and if he yelps than I would probably be 100% certain he has a soft tissue tear, muzzle him first though just in case.
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Post by multiplicity on Apr 23, 2007 12:56:05 GMT -5
Devin was limping one morning and it sent me into a state of panic! I also post on Greytalk so I often read about limping and the dreaded osteo! So, I rushed Devin to the vet where it was revealed that Devin had a tiny pin prick wound from the pine needles in the back yard! We came home with antibiotics and soaked his foot ever night for a week and he was fine. I think the vet spent more time fixing my state of mind than he did on treating Devin!!!
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Post by multiplicity on Apr 23, 2007 12:58:02 GMT -5
Oh yeah, I forgot to mentioned that Chevy will often limp the morning after playgroup. It is because he has a bad shoulder that he treat with Metacam and chiropractics.
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Post by tara on Apr 23, 2007 13:19:05 GMT -5
Thank you for the stories. I am trying to keep myself from fearing the worst I tend to be a panic...er. I just put Ty on glucosimine (last week Thursday) because I noticed his one ankle (the leg he is now limping on) and toes would crack when he walked.
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Post by jiffer on Apr 23, 2007 17:14:32 GMT -5
Hoping it's nothing. In most cases, limping is from an old track injury. As our guys age, the old injuries tend to come back to haunt them. Miss Echo is currently recovering from a torn ligament in her paw. She came up completely lame 3 weeks ago but now just has a small lump on her tendon. Icarus limped after we were attacked by an offleash dog. It turned out to be a slight ACL stretch. It was cured with rest (the first time; later pains ended up needing chiropractic and acupuncture). Atlas has a permanent limp.. he broke his rear left hock in his last race ... but I guess that isn't really valid here. Both Icarus and Atlas have been known to store acorns or stones in their paws and that result in limping until I pulled the offender out of it... their paws are just too tight. LOL
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Post by brandynt on Apr 23, 2007 17:56:57 GMT -5
Syd came up lame one day and it turned out he had a broken knee (not very relevant here) but what I realized later was that he would occassionally be lame on that leg previously. When I had his x-rays examined by a radiologist she said is looked like a chronic injury (track, perhaps?) but I had Dr's look at him every time he was lame.... Also he dislocated some toes one day- apparently not uncommon in greys because of the longness of them. That made him very lame. I guess my mantra would be a have a vet take a look- better safe than sorry with our little guys. Brandy and Syd
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Post by GreyPoopon on Apr 23, 2007 21:49:10 GMT -5
I'm hoping that the vet didn't find anything serious. There's been a lot of sudden lameness around here--sore toes, old injuries, bumps from playing, and--just today--a pine needle inbetween Betsy's pads that made her very lame. I'm glad we didn't rush back to the vet (we'd just left after blood work for all four and an annual for Betsy) and demand x-rays.
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Post by tara on Apr 24, 2007 6:49:39 GMT -5
Well the good news is it wasn't serious. But painful for our boy. It turned out that he had a stone in his pad that had healed over and got infected so he had to have it dug out and now has a small hole in his pad. We are to soak it in salt water 3-4 times a day, wrapped/cover it when we take him outside ect. The vet first checked his muscles, tendons and joints Ty just stood there no flinching, yelping ect. Then the vet started to touch his pads and Ty started to shake and his nose dripped and as soon as the vet touched the pad that was sore he pulled it away but no sound. He still didn't make a peep when the vet stared poking at it. He was such a good boy he got yogurt (his favorite) when he got home. Thanks for all the stories it helped me to not panic ... which I would have done.
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Post by jiffer on Apr 24, 2007 7:49:39 GMT -5
Glad to hear it's relatively simple. We had to do the whole soaking in salt water, wrapped outside thing when Icarus had a small piece of glass lodged in his paw (thanks to the kids in the neighbourhood who think it's funny to break bottles). You gotta love how stoic these guys are. Even when faced with a fair amount of pain, they just stand there with their noses dripping.
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Post by GreyPoopon on Apr 24, 2007 8:04:14 GMT -5
Erm, well, some of them are stoics. You should have heard Betsy screaming during her blood draw yesterday. She started as soon as her vet crouched down near her rear leg. Before the syringe was full enough, she moved. On the second attempt, I bribed her with treats, and there wasn't a peep out of her. Edie, on the other hand, was a perfect angel.
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Post by ontariogreys on May 4, 2007 10:56:33 GMT -5
Glad Ty is doing okay
THe fear of osteo is truly one of every owners worst nightmare when they see their grey limping, and everytime I hear a scream, the first thought is please not again
Maya is like a little wild indian outside when she gets playing often twisting her front wrists and screams like the thingyens, but a quick examinate and massage and she is good as new in less than a minute giving a bunch of kisses for rescuing her before bouncing around again, but have her fall sliding across the cement walkway degloving the skin off her leg and shredding foot and she'll carry on as though nothing happened.
Sunny is far less clutzy the last few years, so has not went for any tumbles, but when he screams tends to be for good reason, so thankgoodness heard a scream from him
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