joyalmond Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 (edited) Hi everyone, I,m putting my hand up for some help. I,ve read numerous post on this topic and would like to know if there is a vet who deals in pressure points or chiro in the maitland, newcastle area that I could take my dog to for treatment. Brittany is neally 12 months old and has been limping on and off for quite a few months. More noticable when she walks as it doesn,t stop her from running. She still climbs up on chairs and my bed Etc, doesn,t seem to slow her down at all. My vet I go to is very good but tends to thiink of the worst in situations and would order a thousand test, cost me a lot of money, stress more poor dog out, so I,d like alternate treatment instead of the medical one. I hope you guys can help, thanks joyacacia ;) ;) Edited April 1, 2007 by joyalmond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavNrott Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 (edited) . Edited June 7, 2009 by cavNrott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CavsRcute Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 If you read the recent thread about Traumeel, from MellG, you may find some answers or you could PM me. Tight trigger points never stopped my dog from running eitherLOL Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILuvAmstaffs Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Can you tell us more of the symptoms? Have you ruled out ED or Pano? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joyalmond Posted March 5, 2007 Author Share Posted March 5, 2007 Can you tell us more of the symptoms? Have you ruled out ED or Pano? I was looking very closely at her this am and her left foot does slightly turn out, not all the time, but when she walks fast her shoulder looks a bit loose, I starting to think now I will take her to the vets for examination, I do have a lot of faith in them, I guess I,m fearful if there is somthing major wrong with her. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CavsRcute Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Loose shoulder muscles was one of the diagnosis I got after spending thousands on x rays and specialists etc. Went to a canine physio for exercises which helped and then went to a vet who does trigger point therapy. Worked wonders and now we go about every three months for a "tune up" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgrubber Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 (edited) I'm not suggesting that you skip vet diagnosis / treatment or alternative therapy. But swimming does marvels for a lot of muscular/skeletal problems. I have worried about minor limps in several pups and they've all rayed out fine. In the most recent case I went to the vet and he said, "can't find anything. Wait till she's a year old and do the Xrays"; meanwhile swim her or exercise her on soft sand. She rayed out fine. But I've had to discard a few pups from breeding because their hip/elbow scores weren't up to it. Edited March 6, 2007 by sandgrubber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fit for a King Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Have you/your vet considered HOD as the problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miranda Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 (edited) You need a proper diagnosis before you go ahead with any therapies. Lameness in any young dog warrants investigation, going ahead with alternative treatments when you don't know what is actually wrong with the dog is dangerous as the treatment may actually exacerbate the problem. I would suggest that you get your dog x-rayed to rule out conditions such as FCP, UAP or OCD, then if everything looks structurally normally you can then go ahead and seek other advice. Edited March 6, 2007 by Miranda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOE Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 My Elka limped from the time she was 6 1/2 months to 12 months, missed out on a lot of shows had been to the vet, had bowen therapy you name it. Nothing ever showed up I though my gorgeous girl would never go to a show ever again. Then I her xrayed on that leg at 9 months and nothing showed up. When she was a bit over 12 months I thought well I would have her hips and elbows done through the GSD scheme, and funnily enough from the day she was stretched out as they do to xray she has never limped since. So we are assuming that she was out somewhere and by the position she was placed in to xray it put it back in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaturallyWild Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Have you thought of trying someone that does bowen therapy. Bowen Therapy Association Just follow the links to find your nearest animal practitioner - i don't know if you are close to anyone. Always wise seeing seeing your vet if there is lameness, so you can get a diagnosis. If they think that numerous tests/scans/etc are required to find out the problem, ask them why they think this is the case (eg what indicates the need for those tests?) and could a trip to a physical therapist be beneficial. A large number of problems could (and should) be diagnosed by hand, and the further tests are to confirm and asses the amount of damage. Any good therapist will refer you on, or back to a vet if they cannot find, and/or fix the problem. Best of Luck Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joyalmond Posted March 6, 2007 Author Share Posted March 6, 2007 Thanks everyone for your replies, I have her booked in tommorow at the vets, they will problly xray her if it shows nothing, crossing fingers, I will be looking into bowen and trigger points. We have a dam but she only likes to stand in the water, will not swim out into it, which is okay with me, she stays by my side but she loves going for a walk. I.ll keep you informed joyalmond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kymbo Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Can I just suggest that if you are getting xrays, that you find out how good the machine is. I had some done for my dog, and then was told that they were inconclusive because of the quality, because the machine is old ( it wouldn't show fine detail) ...I now have to get another full set at another place with a better machine to see what's what... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joyalmond Posted March 6, 2007 Author Share Posted March 6, 2007 (edited) HI everyone, I,m back from the vets. She was put on a 7 day course of anti-inflammatorys, rest and to be reviewed in 10-11 days. I have to take note of any improvement while she is on the medication. The vet thinks she might have OCD. The vet is going to talk to another practice were they take digital films, more accurate, and then get a specialist to review them. This wll probilly happen in about 2wks. She offered xrays but I said I,d rather pay a bit more money and get the digital ones. I hope its not OCD, what depressive news, as the vet reckons I shouldn,t breed with her either if it turns out to be OCD. I,m not going to jump to any conclusion yet!!! joyalmond Edited April 1, 2007 by joyalmond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CavsRcute Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 That's one of the things that they thought my dog had but it wasn't. One specialist thought it was ED, even though it didn't show anything on x-ray, and another thought it was ?polyarthropy. Thank heavens it was only the tight trigger points Good luck and keep us posted. I will be really interested to know what the diagnosis is. The anti-inflammatories did nothing for her as it wasn't in the joints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joyalmond Posted April 1, 2007 Author Share Posted April 1, 2007 update: Hi everyone, My girl had her xrays and I was told by the vet the specialist had reported that Brittany has a lesion in her left upper humerous. Its the size of a 10 cent piece. The vet believes that it is either a bone cyst or cancer. The plan is to repeat xrays in 4wks to see any change in size of tumour and if its growing in size than a bone biopsy to be attended and if its cancer limb to be ampuated. If its a bone cyst the vet reckons overtime it will settler down and she shoudn,t have any complications with it. The limping should also stop. So I,m worried incase its cancer :D Good news she has no dysplasia in her joints. the right elbow is slightly changed but the vet reckons its caused by her gait, compensating for the lesion and its insignificant. So I guess I was wondering if bone cyst are common and if anyone else has had this problem with their dogs. Karen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavNrott Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 (edited) . Edited June 7, 2009 by cavNrott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joyalmond Posted April 1, 2007 Author Share Posted April 1, 2007 Thanks cavNrott for your reply, This is very depressing news, after reading info on bone biopsy, 1. The result is only 85% accurate 2. You could fracture the bone while collecting the specimen 3. Could leak cancer cells into the dogs system If its positive for cancer than amputating the limb will not save her life because the odds are its already spread. My girl is an Aussie Bulldog so she needs her two front legs to support her heavy frame. Chemotherapy- I couldn,t afford this--------thousands of dollars SO what do I do? Spend another $400.00 on xrays and if its cancer basically i carn,t afford the treatment anyway, or save my $400.00 and if its a cyst then it will settle by itself or forget the xrays and put the money towards a biopsy, but then she runs the riskof a fracture when doing the biopsy. I am really am in limbo of what to do. I feel like doing nothing and see what happens. My girl is only 12 months old and she is nicest dog I,ve ever owned and I,m actually in tears writing this, I just hope like crazy its a cyst. Does anyone know if a tumour this size ( ten cent piece ) is a normal size for a cyst and is it very common as not much info on the net , hoping the odds are in my favour, are cyst more common than tumours? I guess these are questions I can ask my vet but i,d like to hear your thoughts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavNrott Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 (edited) . Edited June 7, 2009 by cavNrott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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