Zapper goes to the vet today

Submitted by Dave and Zapper on November 24, 2012 - 7:03am

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over the last year is has become more difficult for him to walk. X-rays showed very bad bone spurs in his front shoulders. His vet said surgery was an option but advised against it. He told me most surgeries for bone spurs eventually end up making things worse.

I carry him up and down the steps and around the house as much as I can. Every now and then he will jump up in the office chair and wait for me to help him up on the desk :)

I hate to see my lil buddy struggling to walk but he seems to be happy and content otherwise so I just spoil him like always and he eats it up :)

Thx,

Dave

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Oh Zapper.............

Submitted by VickyIzzyApollo on November 24, 2012 - 10:27am.

good luck at the vet. So sorry to hear this and I hope something can help.

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Maybe some pain killers will help.

Submitted by Stephanie and David on November 24, 2012 - 11:30am.

Kisses to Zapper.

ay zapper...as adorable as

Submitted by Pegsy on November 24, 2012 - 11:32am.

ay zapper...as adorable as ever...i hope he gets better...

smoochies the scrunchy face

aww....look at that SWEET face!!! So sorry to hear about

Submitted by ArchimedesMommy on November 24, 2012 - 3:14pm.

his bone spurs...poor guy! So blessed to have a wonder-bull Dad like you! (( hugs ))

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Aw Zap

Submitted by Tim and Forever... on November 24, 2012 - 4:44pm.

Hang in there buddy.

Thanks everybody.. he got a shot of Adequan today

Submitted by Dave and Zapper on November 24, 2012 - 7:13pm.

and I'll give him 3 more shots of it once a week over the next three weeks. Then we go back to the vet.

He has taken Rymadil on and off before but I don't like to give that to him very long because it can casue liver damage.

Doc says he has had very good success with Adequan so we'll just have to wait now.

Thx,

Dave

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Hope the adequan works for him...

Submitted by Kathy Chester N... on November 25, 2012 - 12:07am.

we have used Tramadol in the past with no side effects. Two of our guys had bad reactions to rimadyl.

I've used Tramadol before too Kathy

Submitted by Dave and Zapper on November 25, 2012 - 7:10am.

Doc says he has a lot of positive results with Adequan so we are going that route this time.

Dave

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A good read on Adequan..

Submitted by Dave and Zapper on November 25, 2012 - 9:33am.

http://www.caberfeidh.com/Adequan.htm

Dave

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Oh Zapper...

Submitted by Angela and PollyAnna on November 26, 2012 - 10:24am.

I am so sorry that he is having trouble.. Prayers that a new medication will help!!

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