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And I don't know what to do for her! She was fine this morning when we got up and went out for our walk. When I got home this afternoon she was sleeping (she usually greets me at the door for some play time), she didn't want to go out (hubby had taken her out an hour and a half earlier so I didn't fret it) she then ate her dinner and about 10 minutes later had an "accident" in the house. We cleaned it up and I took her out. She was moving pretty slowly, did her business (both specimines normal looking) and wanted to go back inside- only giving cursory glances at the squirrels that she usually likes to chase. Since we came back, she has been laying in her bed for the most part. She doesn't want treats, she got up when I went to the store only long enough to make sure it was us and is back in her bed again. I think her tummy is bothering her but the only thing I can think of that she might have gotten was some cinnamon that my other half spilled on the floor and missed. I am fixated on the tummy because she has really smelly burps/breathe today.
Lethargy is a really bad sign in an otherwise active dog. One of mine got a high fever (unknown cause) and was so lethargic, she didn't want to go outside, just stood there and looked at me. If you have a 24-hr. pet ER, take her in.
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I am so glad I listened to you and made the appt for first thing today. Watching her till 4am, hubby noticed that her tummy was fine- it was her legs that seemed to be giving her trouble. We called the vet this morning, they got her in today, and she actually has a ruptured disk in her back. The doc said that looking at her today- the pain was probably traveling down as the disk swelled.
She is on prednisone (for 10 days), hydrocodone and a muscle relaxer (for up to 6 days) and is confined to her crate for a minimum of two weeks. The doc said that once the prednisone kicks in, she will think she is back to normal and want to hop up on the couch and bed or go up and down the stairs like normal and that could cause a setback. The doc is checking her progress next week. She is currently resting comfortably (drugged up) in her crate and I have a half a dozen chicken breasts boiling and some rice steaming to give her something that will settle her tummy while she is taking the meds.
Oh- and she is a 4 yo Yorkie/Jack Russell cross and the light of my life.
I had a 20 lb. guy who had the same problem. My vet wanted me to carry him in/out to pee but I have a bad back, too. After 1 trip, I decided it was him, not me who might have trouble. The vet also wanted me to never again let him play with his 60 lb. "sister." Try explaining that to a dog! He never again had any problems. Good luck!
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Thanks so much Guys and Gals!
