I feel bad

[Bustem' Down]

I wish dogs could talk. I came home thurs night and my older dog (6 years) was acting funny. He was shaking and had his tail down and generally acting scared of me. When I laid down with him though, he would lean in against me and tuck his head down. I started to get worried and the first thing I did was look around the house to see if he had gotten into anything. Nothing. He perked up when I asked him if whe wanted to go for a walk, and we did, but as soon as we were home he was back to shaking and looking scared. I rode it out through the night, still thinking he had just eaten something and was maybe sick. the next morning he was still the same and so I was getting a little scared. I took him to the vet right away and after some x-rays it turns out he has a compressed disk in him back. He must of jumped off the bed wrong or something, and the pain caused his speen to swell slightly. Got him some pain meds and now he has to be kenneled for 5 days (not good for a jack russel ). I feel a little bad now because when I took him on a walk, I had him run some.

 

[Bustem' Down]

Sorry to hear about Bustem What kind of dog?

Jack Russel.

 

[Bustem' Down]

Wow I did not think you could hurt or kill one of those if you tried...is he on a steroid?

Yeah you can. He'll jump off anything, no mater how high. I did some research and evidently small dogs are prone to this kind of injury.

 

[Suz]

I wish dogs could talk. I came home thurs night and my older dog (6 years) was acting funny. He was shaking and had his tail down and generally acting scared of me. When I laid down with him though, he would lean in against me and tuck his head down. I started to get worried and the first thing I did was look around the house to see if he had gotten into anything. Nothing. He perked up when I asked him if whe wanted to go for a walk, and we did, but as soon as we were home he was back to shaking and looking scared. I rode it out through the night, still thinking he had just eaten something and was maybe sick. the next morning he was still the same and so I was getting a little scared. I took him to the vet right away and after some x-rays it turns out he has a compressed disk in him back. He must of jumped off the bed wrong or something, and the pain caused his speen to swell slightly. Got him some pain meds and now he has to be kenneled for 5 days (not good for a jack russel ). I feel a little bad now because when I took him on a walk, I had him run some.

I'm surprised the vet did not recommend synovi G3. do research on it. my Taz was on it for hip diplasia/arthritus. scuse the spelling... He was a new 'puppy' in days. I still have his 'leftovers' and your welcome to it. It ain't cheap.....

 

[Bustem' Down]

I'm surprised the vet did not recommend synovi G3. do research on it. my Taz was on it for hip diplasia/arthritus. scuse the spelling... He was a new 'puppy' in days. I still have his 'leftovers' and your welcome to it. It ain't cheap.....

I'm going to kinda play it by ear. They didn't schedule any follow up appointment so I guess it' not too serious, but, I'm going to take him in after Christmas anyways.

 

[camily]

Too bad about the dog. Are his pain meds any good?

 

[camily]

I'll, I mean Camily will take two.

 

[LexiGirl75]

Sorry to hear that Bustem, I hope he gets well soon. Don't worry the fact that the difference in your pooch bothered you shows that you are a good dad.

 

[Ponytail]

Yea, Bustem', I know how ya feel. Glad that you found out what it was though and that it's not too serious. You've gotta know your dog pretty well to know when something isn't right. Funny, you did exactly what I used to do with Daisy. "what did you do now". But you stayed on top of it, like every responsible dog owner would. We're not "dog whisperers". But we can "listen", even if the only thing we're listening to is their body language.

Our dogs have a unique ability to show loyalty before pain. Wouldn't it be great if humans could do that?

Sounds like you'll have your buddy back to normal in no time though.

 

[MysticalMom]

Sorry to hear about the fur baby. It's obvious you love the little fella and would never do anyting to intentionally harm him. Don't be so hard on yourself. I'm so gald he'll be ok.

Now about those pain meds?

 

[Bustem' Down]

Thanks, all. He's doing good. The pain meds must be good, cause he back to being a holy terror.