armndingo3
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Hello,
I am new to this thread, but am in desperate need of some help. This is going to be a bit long, but I want to give all the information I can.
About two months ago my Bo (14 month old Sheltie) started raising his left leg when he went up stairs, or played outside for a while. Eventually he stopped running around when we would go outside, and that was his favorite thing to do. I felt his Ankle, and it was swollen, but not with fluid, it was actually solid. He started having trouble getting up, so we took him to the Vet. She took an X-ray of the ankle and everything was fine. We gave him some steroids to try and help, but it did not get better. Next thing we knew he was having a hard time getting up once he was lying or sitting. We took him to the vet again because now his right leg was swollen as well, but it was filled with fluid. Bo had his Lyme 's disease vacc. but the vet tested anyway. Also did a blood test for arthritis etc., as well as tested the fluid in the ankle to see if anything would come back on that. The blood came back perfect, the fluid came back inconclusive, and Lyme was negative. We did more X-rays of the hip and spine and other leg, and everything was fine. No signs of dysplasia, arthritis, or autoimmune. They put him on Lyme disease meds anyway, 5mg of preg(steroid) and an antibiotic, just in case the test came back with a false negative.
The swelling in the left leg went away completely, and the fluid in the right leg finally started to go away, but now it is still swollen but hard. We then took him to a Neurologist at Red Bank Veterinary, and he tested Bo but found that it was not a neurological problem and we should go to an Orthopedist. We were told one Orthopedist that he may have a Pulled tendon and may need surgery. We were told to keep him on the meds for a while longer and see if it gets better. Keep him quite and let him get rest. About two weeks later he was not getting better, so we took him to another Ortho at Red Bank Veterinary. He tested his ankle and said he did feel movement so it definitely could be a tendon, but they are still not sure what it is. His left leg was no longer swollen at this time, and the right was a bit better. This time I was told to keep him on the meds a bit longer before we decide to do surgery.
As of now he is still having trouble getting up, and now is having trouble walking. If we get him up, he will start to bark because we left him in the other room. If we go back to get him, he has trouble moving. If we bring him outside he will no longer walk on the grass now either, and he use to love walking on the grass. He goes to the bathroom on the blacktop. He pee's with both legs down, and when he gets in position to pee, he gets stuck and can not move anymore. He is ONLY 14 months old, and this is killing us. We feel absolutely horrible and do not know what to do. I would be more than willing to do the surgery on his tendon if someone was sure that was what the problem is. I don't want him to go through this and not get any better. The strange thing is that if he really wants to, he will get up quick, or play for a bit. If friends come over he will get all excited and walk and jump, but then it dies off quick and he is back to lying on the ground. It seems that unless his adrenaline is flowing, he has issues. When he is down his legs are always to the side, and he can move his front legs with no problems. The more he moves the worse he gets, so we try to keep him from moving around too much.
So my questions are so:
1. Has anyone else every has a problem like this or similar?
2. Has anyone had the surgery done to repair the tendon?
3. Does anyone know where I can go in this area for more answers? (Woodbridge NJ)
4. Would heat help if it is a problem with the tendon?
Sorry for the long thread but I am looking for any help at all.. Please, anything can help.
Thank you very much,
I am new to this thread, but am in desperate need of some help. This is going to be a bit long, but I want to give all the information I can.
About two months ago my Bo (14 month old Sheltie) started raising his left leg when he went up stairs, or played outside for a while. Eventually he stopped running around when we would go outside, and that was his favorite thing to do. I felt his Ankle, and it was swollen, but not with fluid, it was actually solid. He started having trouble getting up, so we took him to the Vet. She took an X-ray of the ankle and everything was fine. We gave him some steroids to try and help, but it did not get better. Next thing we knew he was having a hard time getting up once he was lying or sitting. We took him to the vet again because now his right leg was swollen as well, but it was filled with fluid. Bo had his Lyme 's disease vacc. but the vet tested anyway. Also did a blood test for arthritis etc., as well as tested the fluid in the ankle to see if anything would come back on that. The blood came back perfect, the fluid came back inconclusive, and Lyme was negative. We did more X-rays of the hip and spine and other leg, and everything was fine. No signs of dysplasia, arthritis, or autoimmune. They put him on Lyme disease meds anyway, 5mg of preg(steroid) and an antibiotic, just in case the test came back with a false negative.
The swelling in the left leg went away completely, and the fluid in the right leg finally started to go away, but now it is still swollen but hard. We then took him to a Neurologist at Red Bank Veterinary, and he tested Bo but found that it was not a neurological problem and we should go to an Orthopedist. We were told one Orthopedist that he may have a Pulled tendon and may need surgery. We were told to keep him on the meds for a while longer and see if it gets better. Keep him quite and let him get rest. About two weeks later he was not getting better, so we took him to another Ortho at Red Bank Veterinary. He tested his ankle and said he did feel movement so it definitely could be a tendon, but they are still not sure what it is. His left leg was no longer swollen at this time, and the right was a bit better. This time I was told to keep him on the meds a bit longer before we decide to do surgery.
As of now he is still having trouble getting up, and now is having trouble walking. If we get him up, he will start to bark because we left him in the other room. If we go back to get him, he has trouble moving. If we bring him outside he will no longer walk on the grass now either, and he use to love walking on the grass. He goes to the bathroom on the blacktop. He pee's with both legs down, and when he gets in position to pee, he gets stuck and can not move anymore. He is ONLY 14 months old, and this is killing us. We feel absolutely horrible and do not know what to do. I would be more than willing to do the surgery on his tendon if someone was sure that was what the problem is. I don't want him to go through this and not get any better. The strange thing is that if he really wants to, he will get up quick, or play for a bit. If friends come over he will get all excited and walk and jump, but then it dies off quick and he is back to lying on the ground. It seems that unless his adrenaline is flowing, he has issues. When he is down his legs are always to the side, and he can move his front legs with no problems. The more he moves the worse he gets, so we try to keep him from moving around too much.
So my questions are so:
1. Has anyone else every has a problem like this or similar?
2. Has anyone had the surgery done to repair the tendon?
3. Does anyone know where I can go in this area for more answers? (Woodbridge NJ)
4. Would heat help if it is a problem with the tendon?
Sorry for the long thread but I am looking for any help at all.. Please, anything can help.
Thank you very much,
