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| Melanie L Chang |
Solo has always been physically robust and somewhat insensitive to pain.
I can count the number of times he's vomited since I got him on one hand
and he never even looked sore after getting rammed into a gate by an
angry Scottish Blackface. But he woke me up this morning whining and
crying, very agitated, unable to settle down and get comfortable. He
kept turning around and looking at his rear end. I was unable to locate
any injury, foreign body, or tenderness but since he was clerly
uncomfortable I took him to the emergency room.
They were able to do a pretty thorough exam, and weren't able to find
anything in particular wrong with him either. No clinical signs of
orthopedic problems, foreign bodies, GI issues, bloat. He wasn't tender
anywhere at all, but he was still pacing and lying down and getting up and
turning around and looking at his rear end. They recommended that I take
Solo home with some painkillers (Rimadyl -- which I gave him but am not
going to repeat the dose unless it seems very necessary) and observe him,
since there was nothing obvious and they didn't want to sedate him and
start taking random x-rays without knowing what to look for. So $100
later we came home with our Rimadyl and Solo appeared to be much better.
This was at about 7 AM.
So, I've observed him all day and he seems to be getting better in that
his periods of agitation are not as severe and only happening
occasionally, but on the other hand it's obvious that something is still
bothering him. He looks unhappy, he lies down but he doesn't sleep, and
he wouldn't eat his dinner. When he gets up his back is roached, the
base of his tail is a little raised and he just looks uncomfortable. On
the other hand, I took him and Fly for a long walk by the river this
afternoon and while were out there walking freely, he was just fine. He
was trotting normally, jumping things happily, going up and down stairs,
taking commands, and eating treats. When we got back he started pacing
and whining again.
I'm calling my regular vet in the AM, but in the meantime, any ideas?
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| JustMel |
I know it sounds dumb,but could he be constipated?
"Melanie L Chang" <mlchang@mail2.sas.upenn.edu> wrote in message
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> Solo has always been physically robust and somewhat insensitive to pain.
> I can count the number of times he's vomited since I got him on one hand
> and he never even looked sore after getting rammed into a gate by an
> angry Scottish Blackface. But he woke me up this morning whining and
> crying, very agitated, unable to settle down and get comfortable. He
> kept turning around and looking at his rear end. I was unable to locate
> any injury, foreign body, or tenderness but since he was clerly
> uncomfortable I took him to the emergency room.
>
> They were able to do a pretty thorough exam, and weren't able to find
> anything in particular wrong with him either. No clinical signs of
> orthopedic problems, foreign bodies, GI issues, bloat. He wasn't tender
> anywhere at all, but he was still pacing and lying down and getting up and
> turning around and looking at his rear end. They recommended that I take
> Solo home with some painkillers (Rimadyl -- which I gave him but am not
> going to repeat the dose unless it seems very necessary) and observe him,
> since there was nothing obvious and they didn't want to sedate him and
> start taking random x-rays without knowing what to look for. So $100
> later we came home with our Rimadyl and Solo appeared to be much better.
> This was at about 7 AM.
>
> So, I've observed him all day and he seems to be getting better in that
> his periods of agitation are not as severe and only happening
> occasionally, but on the other hand it's obvious that something is still
> bothering him. He looks unhappy, he lies down but he doesn't sleep, and
> he wouldn't eat his dinner. When he gets up his back is roached, the
> base of his tail is a little raised and he just looks uncomfortable. On
> the other hand, I took him and Fly for a long walk by the river this
> afternoon and while were out there walking freely, he was just fine. He
> was trotting normally, jumping things happily, going up and down stairs,
> taking commands, and eating treats. When we got back he started pacing
> and whining again.
>
> I'm calling my regular vet in the AM, but in the meantime, any ideas?
>
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> Melanie Lee Chang | Form ever follows function.
> Departments of Anthropology and Biology |
> University of Pennsylvania | -- Louis Sullivan
> mlchang@sas.upenn.edu |
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| Melanie L Chang |
JustMel (debragriffin@cox.net) wrote:
: I know it sounds dumb,but could he be constipated?
I wondered about that too, but he's pooped today (it was a little runny,
actually). I'm completely puzzled.
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| JustMel |
It could be a blockage,or maybe irritable bowel syndrome..sometimes you get
a bit of diarrhea when there is a blockage*maybe the bodies way of trying to
void the blockage.I'm saying this because it sounds almost exactly like what
happened to my brothers JRT.
"Melanie L Chang" <mlchang@mail1.sas.upenn.edu> wrote in message
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> JustMel (debragriffin@cox.net) wrote:
> : I know it sounds dumb,but could he be constipated?
>
> I wondered about that too, but he's pooped today (it was a little runny,
> actually). I'm completely puzzled.
>
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| windswept |
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I bet he has abdominal cramping due to that runny stool thing. I use baby
kaopectate with Buford - but consult your vet definitely.
"Melanie L Chang" <mlchang@mail1.sas.upenn.edu> wrote in message
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> JustMel (debragriffin@cox.net) wrote:
> : I know it sounds dumb,but could he be constipated?
>
> I wondered about that too, but he's pooped today (it was a little runny,
> actually). I'm completely puzzled.
>
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> Departments of Anthropology and Biology |
> University of Pennsylvania | -- Louis Sullivan
> mlchang@sas.upenn.edu |
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| windswept |
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Gastro intestinal upset?
Buford is afraid of farts - his or anyone else's. I don't know why - he
just is. I have a lot of funny stories around that. But when he has GI
upset - it doesn't show up upon exam - its gas and stuff. But he acts like
you describe when he has an upset. When it gets really bad he farts -
runs - cries - farts - runs - cries. But mostly he paces and whines a
little and wants my attention.
Also it could be that he hurt a joint that does not show up in an exam.
Buford has has really bad joints for some time - he's old - but you can
touch them - move them and he won't cry out in pain or even show much
reaction but he constant changes position and will want to be close and
won't eat when they bother him. He is a different dog once the medication
relieves that pain. When I distract him with doing things he likes he will
act like his normal self for a short time and then when its quiet time - he
does the changing position, pacing thing.
A visit to the regular vet is probably a good thing. He will know his usual
reactions to things and maybe take some xrays and you will know more.
In the meantime, I'll be holding a good thought for you - I feel awful when
Buford is hurting - its a really helpless feeling.
"Melanie L Chang" <mlchang@mail2.sas.upenn.edu> wrote in message
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> Solo has always been physically robust and somewhat insensitive to pain.
> I can count the number of times he's vomited since I got him on one hand
> and he never even looked sore after getting rammed into a gate by an
> angry Scottish Blackface. But he woke me up this morning whining and
> crying, very agitated, unable to settle down and get comfortable. He
> kept turning around and looking at his rear end. I was unable to locate
> any injury, foreign body, or tenderness but since he was clerly
> uncomfortable I took him to the emergency room.
>
> They were able to do a pretty thorough exam, and weren't able to find
> anything in particular wrong with him either. No clinical signs of
> orthopedic problems, foreign bodies, GI issues, bloat. He wasn't tender
> anywhere at all, but he was still pacing and lying down and getting up and
> turning around and looking at his rear end. They recommended that I take
> Solo home with some painkillers (Rimadyl -- which I gave him but am not
> going to repeat the dose unless it seems very necessary) and observe him,
> since there was nothing obvious and they didn't want to sedate him and
> start taking random x-rays without knowing what to look for. So $100
> later we came home with our Rimadyl and Solo appeared to be much better.
> This was at about 7 AM.
>
> So, I've observed him all day and he seems to be getting better in that
> his periods of agitation are not as severe and only happening
> occasionally, but on the other hand it's obvious that something is still
> bothering him. He looks unhappy, he lies down but he doesn't sleep, and
> he wouldn't eat his dinner. When he gets up his back is roached, the
> base of his tail is a little raised and he just looks uncomfortable. On
> the other hand, I took him and Fly for a long walk by the river this
> afternoon and while were out there walking freely, he was just fine. He
> was trotting normally, jumping things happily, going up and down stairs,
> taking commands, and eating treats. When we got back he started pacing
> and whining again.
>
> I'm calling my regular vet in the AM, but in the meantime, any ideas?
>
> --
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Melanie Lee Chang | Form ever follows function.
> Departments of Anthropology and Biology |
> University of Pennsylvania | -- Louis Sullivan
> mlchang@sas.upenn.edu |
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"Melanie L Chang" <mlchang@mail2.sas.upenn.edu> wrote in message
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> I'm calling my regular vet in the AM, but in the meantime, any ideas?
i am a day late and a dollar short - i hope he is okay today. Sounds like
gastro distress to me. Please keep us posted.
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