My bulldog pup is in inscruciating pain.
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My bulldog pup is in inscruciating pain.
Submitted by melinda75 on April 21, 2010 - 12:04amI woke up 5:11 in the morning to a sound I have never heard before. My 6 mos old bulldog pup was crying so loud, I thought he was being attacked by something. I turned on the light and saw him sitting up, I then started thinking he probably had a bad dream. I tried to go to sleep, just until he started walking towards me in bed, whimpering. I observed him and found that his right rear leg was limp. I put him on the floor to see if he can walk, but he instantly collapsed on his right back side. I took him to the emergency and they just gave him a pain medicine and a shot to help him relax. They said it can be a lot of things, a sprain/strain, insect bite, OCD, panosteitis, or patellar lesion. I made an appointment at my regular doctors to do xrays. A couple hours later, we went to the Doctors and he noticed that the left leg was getting weak as well. I am so stressed, I had to leave him there to be xrayed and examined. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Please, any help or advice will help.
pano goes from leg to leg-front and back
Our newf had pano. Very common in larger dogs. But she didnt appear to be in pain, just kind of limped a little and she would limp for a few days on one leg and then it would move and she would limp on another leg. Waking up at 5 am and the dog in and out of the bed sounds more like maybe ACL tear. Legs also are not normally limp with pano. If he jumped down off the bed and landed funny or turned on a dime-he could of tore his ACL. Of course, with a luxating patella if it gets hung up they will howl also until it corrects itself. We had a dog one time with a luxating patella that would run around like a banshee running into walls and such until the ligament slipped back into place. I sure hope the vet finds out what is wrong. Easy to diagnose patella problem with palpatating. The ACL is a little more difficult.
Good luck hope just growing pains.....
L
Laura
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pano goes from leg to leg-front and back
Our newf had pano. Very common in larger dogs. But she didnt appear to be in pain, just kind of limped a little and she would limp for a few days on one leg and then it would move and she would limp on another leg. Waking up at 5 am and the dog in and out of the bed sounds more like maybe ACL tear. Legs also are not normally limp with pano. If he jumped down off the bed and landed funny or turned on a dime-he could of tore his ACL. Of course, with a luxating patella if it gets hung up they will howl also until it corrects itself. We had a dog one time with a luxating patella that would run around like a banshee running into walls and such until the ligament slipped back into place. I sure hope the vet finds out what is wrong. Easy to diagnose patella problem with palpatating. The ACL is a little more difficult.
Good luck hope just growing pains.....
L
Laura
Thunderstruck Bulldogs
http://sitekreator.com/thunderstruckbulldog/index.html
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Yes, Trace has growing pains
Which is panosteosis. But, he has never acted as if he was in pain. But, your pup is at the right age for pano.
Yes, Trace has growing pains
Which is panosteosis. But, he has never acted as if he was in pain. But, your pup is at the right age for pano.
It could be his back
Especially if it is affecting both legs. Poor baby! I hope the Vet finds the answer soon and can help your baby.
It could be his back
Especially if it is affecting both legs. Poor baby! I hope the Vet finds the answer soon and can help your baby.
not sure I am of any help
but I have heard of bullys that have growing pains. Not sure this is what your baby has, but it could be possible.
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I think Jacinda's Trace has them.....she will probably post a little later....
not sure I am of any help
but I have heard of bullys that have growing pains. Not sure this is what your baby has, but it could be possible.
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I think Jacinda's Trace has them.....she will probably post a little later....
sounds more like back to me, too
Limp legs & screaming didn't happen with patella or ACL with mine, and certainly not changing legs. Did have one dogs whose hips spontaneously dislocated, and while she couldn't walk very well, she wasn't screaming and the legs weren't exactly limp. Besides which, those are all easy to identify.
Please keep us posted. My fingers are crossed it's nothing.
sounds more like back to me, too
Limp legs & screaming didn't happen with patella or ACL with mine, and certainly not changing legs. Did have one dogs whose hips spontaneously dislocated, and while she couldn't walk very well, she wasn't screaming and the legs weren't exactly limp. Besides which, those are all easy to identify.
Please keep us posted. My fingers are crossed it's nothing.
I thought maybe ACl when i first read the post BUT
that would not cause the dog to go limp in the other leg as well..would it? or did I read that wrong..
anyway..here is some info for the poster!
ACL info
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=2+2084&aid=474
my other concern would be hemivertebra
http://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/abs/10.2460/javma.230.4.532
http://www.upei.ca/cidd/Diseases/musculoskeletal/hemivertebra.htm
Keep us posted as to X-ray findings please.
Rhiann,Mia,Roland and Oy
RIP Samson & Karma
Foster mom to:
Chloe-apx 9- hospice
Angel- 9 (adoption pending)
Blaze-6
Sam-6 (adoption pending)
Foremen-5
Dante- apx 5-6
Ole Miss P- now at the bridge- was 13 years old.
I thought maybe ACl when i first read the post BUT
that would not cause the dog to go limp in the other leg as well..would it? or did I read that wrong..
anyway..here is some info for the poster!
ACL info
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=2+2084&aid=474
my other concern would be hemivertebra
http://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/abs/10.2460/javma.230.4.532
http://www.upei.ca/cidd/Diseases/musculoskeletal/hemivertebra.htm
Keep us posted as to X-ray findings please.
Rhiann,Mia,Roland and Oy
RIP Samson & Karma
Foster mom to:
Chloe-apx 9- hospice
Angel- 9 (adoption pending)
Blaze-6
Sam-6 (adoption pending)
Foremen-5
Dante- apx 5-6
Ole Miss P- now at the bridge- was 13 years old.