Brodie's injured

Thank you for your reply!!!!

 

Thank you for your response Ann! Currently icing the joint on and off, Hubby has the other two on the opposite side of the house.

We use Bartlett here, also a natural based treatment.

Not putting any weight at all tonight, a 3 legged hobble.my poor baby!!!!!!

 

A bit of an update although not much news. Saw the vet, she gave me an option of anti-inflammatory and wait to see but I opted for xrays and a Lyme's test - annual heartworm while they're at it since he's close to due. She said there is no break, she sees some soft tissue swelling but nothing crazy. His 'wrist' joint is very stiff - said dogs should be able to almost touch their legs with their front paws but his are quite stiff. She said might be Lyme's, might be a touch of arthritis in the joint. He is hobbling on 3 legs, does use it to stand on to pee, poo and actually ran for our deck when we got home because Kooper and Deacon where out on it and he went up 4 stairs.

She gave me Gabapentin for pain relief and Meloxidyl for an anti-inflammatory. I will get results from the Lyme's panel tomorrow. They run Cornell's Multiplex test.

On a positive note - Brodie weighed in at 19.8 lbs. 15 months ago, he was a VERY pudgy 26 lbs 12 oz, believe it or not! He might be the only being in existence loosing weight during Corona Lockdowns! He gets 3/4 of a cup of Fromm Adult Gold per day; 1/4 in the morning and 1/2 at night. We've cut out almost all treats except for homemade chicken liver bits, a Mother Hubbard mini biscuit before bed, the 'must have' bully stick but only one or two a week and I've ben using BowWow Labs waggy wafers as special treats. They are 12 calories a treat, but I split the treat into at least 8 pieces so he's getting about 1.5 calories each treat, less if I split into smaller pieces. The salmon and chicken have pea fiber in them which I am not a fan of; the turkey does not. They are supposedly made of REAL meat and at least the salmon one smells as if it does.

Deacon is NOT a happy camper being kept at bay from Brodie. Brodie is quite happy with the attention and being spoiled...

 

Agreed! And not in his bloodlines. And he's been on a joint supplement since 6 months of age. Befuddled. We have had him in agility and he is active and crazy and love frisbee, etc. but we have always been careful about heights of jumps - never what he can do always low and just high enough where he gets enjoyment. He gets lots of walks and like I said, my guy has lost weight - a good amount of it too! We NEVER exercise him on frozen ground. He is crazy, literally crazy, about running and jumping in snow. Like I said, befuddled....

Was reading up on Green Lipped Mussel which is already in his supplement, but I might get extra and add more in - not until he improves though and I read up a bit more on it.