my dog seems to be losing control in his back legs.. our vet wasn't very helpful, does anybody have an idea?
my dog is a 9 year old pure bred pug, no inbreeding as far as anybody knows. he has had no health issues up until this point, and this set in very quickly. usually during the winter he slows down a little bit since we can't walk him as far in -30 degree weather, but lately he has been very tired. i noticed he was sleeping a lot, and just thought maybe he had caught a dog cold or something. but now he can hardly lift his back legs! i carried him down stairs so he could go outside and pee, but when he tried to lift his leg he barely could do it, and put it right back down. once i saw this, i took him into his vet. they checked him for a slipped disk, and in the end noticed he has arthritis in his spine. they attributed everything to that, but didn't seem too certain. the pain meds they prescribed him don't seem to be helping, and tonight he was slipping and tripping over his left hind leg! he has always walked with a slight waddle, but now when he leans to his left leg he falls onto his side.. he was totally fine a couple of weeks ago! they also noticed one of his kidneys is enlarged, so we're going to take him back in and get that checked over, but i'm just really scared because now he is having a really difficult time walking. i think it is a slipped disk, but i'm not a vet so i was wondering if anyone else has experienced this and maybe thinks it might be something else.
you have an older dog. arthritis was a reasonable first diagnosis. your vet did the right thing by going with the most likely diagnosis and conservative treatment. 

since the arthritis meds have not helped, that means there may be something else going on. 

you need to make another appointment with your vet and take your dog back. this time, your vet may want to do more expensive testing such as blood work or x rays. 

since dogs can't talk and tell us what is going on with them, sometimes a condition has to be diagnosed by process of elimination. a good vet will start with the most common conditions and be mindful of your budget. it sounds like you have a good vet. you've given the pain meds time to work and are seeing no improvement. that means, you need to go back and be prepared to pay for more expensive testing. 

a couple of weeks ago i took my 12.5 year old boy to the vet because he was favoring his back leg. i figured it was arthritis and best to check it out. the vet agreed and we put him on anti-inflammatory medication. after 4 days on the meds, he was not better and was even worse, feeling lethargic. i took him back and the vet suggested blood work. based on the blood work at that visit, the vet recommended an abdominal x-ray. when that was done, it was determined he had end stage cancer and his body was failing. i don't tell you this to scare you. but merely to illustrate how a good vet works. the first vet visit cost me $24 office visit. the second $245. had it just been arthritis, there was no need to incur the blood work and xray when an office visit and a course of meds would have solved the problem. when that did not work, we knew we needed to look deeper and do additional testing.
Good evening, thanks for asking at HealthReplies.com. Complaints that you experience can be caused by various things, which among each symptom can be interrelated or not. Among the possibilities are:



 Pinched nerve disorders Infection or inflammation of the nerve lining Low blood pressure Spinal structural abnormalities Kidney stones This condition is most likely harmless, but it must be checked immediately because up to this point, the possibility is still very diverse, whereas the handling of each possibility can be different. So our advice, try to check yourself to a general practitioner, and may go directly to a neurologist, to find out more about his condition through direct examination. The handling that you will receive later depends on the results of this inspection.



Meanwhile, consume foods that are rich in B vitamins, limit physical activity, meet your fluid needs, and see your doctor immediately. So, hopefully answering your question. Hello Dede, Thank you for the question.



Has your father seen a doctor after this accident? If your father has an accident and falls / hits him, this impact can have an impact on the affected body. The impact also depends on the strength of the impact experienced. This impact can affect bones, muscles, tendons (connective tissue that connects muscles to bones), ligaments (connective tissue that connects two bones), blood vessels, nerves, and skin. Symptoms that can result from this impact are injuries, bruises, pain in the area, swelling, or difficulty moving the limbs. If until now your father's left leg cannot be used for walking, you should suggest that your father immediately see a doctor. The doctor will examine your father and will usually suggest further tests such as x-rays. X-rays can tell if the complaint your father is experiencing is caused by a hip or thigh fracture; because if you experience a fracture, then treatment by an orthopedic specialist needs to be done.



If no fractures are found, the doctor will usually suggest consulting a medical rehabilitation specialist to arrange a physical therapy program that your father can do to regain strength so that it can return to normal function.



Hope this information is useful.



Dr. Aloisia your condition is likely surgical. you may require a tibiotalar fusion to complete the pantalar arthrodesis or an ankle replacement. before going for these drastic measures i feel it is reasonable to consider an arthroscopic debridement of the joint, getting rid of the osteophytes on the front of the ankle and stabilizing the peroneals. the ankle joint tolerates arthritis far better than the hip or the knee. there is no perfect answer but you should always try being as least aggressive as possible. best of luck! help! i am a female, in my mid 50's. my mri showed mild cervical and lumbar stenosis, with multi-level degenerative disc disease. there was also multi level mild foriminal encroachment, and disc buldging. the pcp sent me to a physical therapist for exercises for my lumbar spine. the pt found that i have thoracic joint dysfunction and sacroiliac joint dysfunction. she saw that i could not do squats, either. could someone tell me if it is normal for a woman my age to have so much wrong with her spine? should the pcp try to find out what is causing the thoracic and sacroiliac joint dysfunction, before any mnore physical therapy? (i have had stiffness and pain in my sacral spine since 2001, and it has gotten progressively worse. i also have leg muscle pain and heaviness when i stand or walk, that is also getting progressively worse.) could i have spinal stenosis in my thoracic region? (it feels like a band of tightness around my chest, and i can not turn over in bed.) could i have sacral nerve compression? im sorry ur going through this......i cant answer ur questions as still looking my own answers but i can tell u what has helped me, i think u should also try it.................a natural drug recommended to me by pain consultant.......glucosamine sulphate.....also take cod liver oil capsuals..........although it is not a cure i felt alot more ease of general pain, bones/joints and muscles. please try them ! hopefully someone here will be able to answer ur questions ! i wish u well ! :) brief answer: its probably the heart detailed answer: hello and welcome in hcm i can understand your concern according to the history you explain its not osteoporosis causing this pain. there are three organs that you have to control . first the heart with the following tests: repeat ecg, and the... foot pain could be as a result of many different things. a thorough history and physical exam and possibly some laboratory and radiology exams are needed to determine the exact cause. causes of pain may include: trauma (fracture, sprain, arthritis), infection, metabolic conditions (gout), musculoskeletal or biomechanical abnormality and neurologic conditions (neuropathy). see more... hi werner<br>please excuse me if my translation isn&#39;t great. <br>it appears from what you have mentioned that it&#39;s likely you have patellofemoral syndrome. what that means is that your patella (or kneecap) is misaligned with the underlying femoral/thigh bone. where the patella should be moving over the femur smoothly in a groove, it is actually scraping over the femoral bone, causing pain. it is often caused by an imbalance of muscles; the outer muscles being stronger than the inner ones. <br>the main treatment for it is to strengthen the inner thigh muscles to be as strong as the outer ones. <br>there are surgical options if and only if strengthening exercises don&#39;t help. <br><br>good luck<br> Hello, good night Nur ...



  

Back pain can be caused by many possibilities, including;







disorders of the back muscles, for example due to incorrect body position when lifting heavy objects, improper posture when sitting, excessive stretching of the body, sudden and excessive body movements, and so on  

negligence in the spinal cushions, for example due to accidents / injuries that cause these cushions to change position, swell, or be damaged, so that the spinal nerves are pinched and cause pain  

spinal structural abnormalities, such as scoliosis, which is the condition where the spine curves to form the letter C or S  

Spinal infection  

Tumors / malignancies in the spine  

etc







  

Given the many possible causes of complaints, and remembering we also don't examine you directly, we cannot be certain of the conditions that cause the complaints you are experiencing. Therefore, we recommend that you see a doctor (more specifically an orthopedic doctor or neurologist), so that the doctor can perform a direct examination so that the diagnosis can be established. If needed, the doctor may suggest some additional investigations to help the diagnosis process, such as X-ray examination, MRI, CT-scan, and so on.



  

In the meantime, the following suggestions you can take at home while waiting for a doctor's schedule:







limit heavy physical activity, avoid lifting, pulling, or pushing heavy objects  

compress the area with a warm compress to help relieve pain  

if the pain is unbearable, you can take over-the-counter pain relievers, such as paracetamol.  

improve your posture, avoiding too much downcast and tilting the body







  

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