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That is good news about the xrays. You are right Wobbler's is usually a chronic thing. Acute back pain is most often an inflamed intervertebral disc or muscle or cancer mets to the vertebrae. Unfortunately only an MRI can confirm but sometimes the cancer can be seen on an xray so clean rads are always good!
My Pitbull Kona would get muscle spasms sometimes (she did not have OSA just bad arthritis) and the Chinese herbal treatment Body Sore often helped.
Pam
P.S. I may be putting one of my kidney's on the black market to help with vet bills.......
Paula
Nitro 11 1/2 yr old Doberman; right front amp June 2014. Had 6 doses carboplatin, followed by metronomic therapy. Rocked it on 3 legs for over 3 years! My Warrior beat cancer, but couldn't beat old age. He crossed the Bridge peacefully on July 25, 2017, with dignity and on his terms. Follow his blog entitled "Doberman's journey"
"Be good, mama loves you".....run free my beautiful Warrior
PAULA!!! HA! HA!I
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
Great to hear he is improving and you had moral support for the xrays. Great news it was ok.
Thinking of you and hope the rope help 😉 remember anytime you need to talk I am here.
xoxox
Michelle & Angel Sassy
Sassy is a proud member of the Winter Warriors. Live long, & strong Winter Warriors.
sassysugarbear.tripawds.com
07/26/2006 - Sassy earned her wings 08/20/2013
05/04/2006 - Bosch, Sassy's pal, earned his wings 03/29/19 fought cancer for 4 months.
"You aren't doing it TO her, you are doing it FOR her. Give her a chance at life."
Thanks, Pam, for the info......can I just say I'm glad you didn't post this yesterday? Sally's rope would not have held me.
And thanks, everyone for the support, couldn't walk this road without you!
Paula and Nitro
Nitro 11 1/2 yr old Doberman; right front amp June 2014. Had 6 doses carboplatin, followed by metronomic therapy. Rocked it on 3 legs for over 3 years! My Warrior beat cancer, but couldn't beat old age. He crossed the Bridge peacefully on July 25, 2017, with dignity and on his terms. Follow his blog entitled "Doberman's journey"
"Be good, mama loves you".....run free my beautiful Warrior
BTW...the "rope reference" is because Michelle a dd I threw a rope around Paula yesterday to keep her from falling off the ledge a dd jumping into the dark abyss, never to be heard from again!
Hopefully there won't be a " ext time",'but we'll be prepared with chains and cement blocks next time!
Love yiu! So glad he's better!!
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
Good news!!! That's what we like to hear. The narrowing of the spinal column (spinal stenosis?) sounds like it could also be age related. I know that people can get it as they age. Keep up the good work.
Kathi and the Turbotail April Angel...and the Labradork
Murphy is a five year old Lab/Chessie cross. He was hit by a car on 10/29/12 and became a Tripawd on 11/24/12. On 2/5/13, he had a total hip replacement on his remaining back leg. He has absolutely no idea that he has only three legs!
UPDATE: Murphy lived his life to the fullest, right up until an aggressive bone lesion took him across the Rainbow Bridge on April 9, 2015 and he gained his membership in the April Angels. Run free, my love. You deserve it!
Paula has a love/hate relationship with the ledge. It's ok Paula we will always pull you back from that place. Even if I have to jump in my car as a last resort to literally and physically pull you back. We've got your back always! Love you my special little friend!
I'm so glad that Nitro is feeling better!
And yes, I know how you feel about those x-rays, but it is kind of nice knowing that they're good.
Hugs to you!!
Donna
Donna, Glenn & Murphy
Murphy had his right front leg amputated due to histiocytic sarcoma at 7 years old. He survived 4 years, 2 months & 1 week, only to be taken by hemangiosarcoma at 11 1/2 years 6/12/17
Read about Murphy's Life on Three Legs
So happy to hear X-rays are clear and my goodness so many too !
Nitro is on the mend, that is what matters !!!
Sending you lots of hugs and cuddles to your sweet boy 😘😘😘🐾🐾💕🐶
Eurydice 77kg/170lb Great Dane limping end of April 2016, amputation (right front leg/osteosarcoma) 4 May 2016 6 courses of carboplatin followed by metronomic therapy, lung mets found 30 Nov 2016. 3 courses of doxorubicin, PET scan 26 Jan 2017 showed more mets so stopped chemo. Holistic route April 2017. Lung X-ray 5 May 2017 showed several tennis ball size mets, started cortisone and diuretics. Miss Cow earned her XXL silver wings 12 June 2017, 13 months and 1 week after amputation and 6 1/2 months after lung mets, she was the goofiest dawg ever and is now happily flying from cloud to cloud woof woofing away :-)
dobemom said
P.S. I may be putting one of my kidney's on the black market to help with vet bills.......Paula
LOL!! I almost spit out my drink as I scrolled down and read this! Paula I'm right with you!! Chemo bills are making this Christmas a very frugal one for all! haha! Who needs 2 kidneys anyway??
SO GLAD to hear there was nothing malignant or terribly wrong with Nitro. And with 28 xrays I would hope that's a good certainty! Hopefully they can continue to manage him with other treatments. Its fantastic he tolerates the acupuncture needles so well!! (well for your husband anyway haha 😉 )
Chris & Kylie xo
So happy he is doing better and did so well at his appointments and that x-rays really did not show anything truly ominous.
Lisa, Minneapolis
On October 27, 2016, nearly 6 months after amputation, and 18 months since his cancer likely started, we lost Pofi to a recurrence of Soft Tissue Sarcoma in his spine quite suddenly. His canine sister also succumbed to cancer on March 1, 2019 - we lavished her with our love in the interim, but life was never quite the same without her only real canine friend. Cliff kitty had to leave us, too, suddenly, in August 2019. Lucia kitty grieved all these losses, but helped us welcome two new Lurchers into our home and our lives, Shae and Barley.
Hooray for clear x-rays! I am so glad Nitro is better! Isa has back issues too - she had a cortisone shot into her spine that worked miracles but she may have different issue(s). but it was described to me as an "old lady back."
28 x-rays? shesh! that's crazy. Waiting all that time you must have been nearly psychotic.
hmmm, I hadn't thought of the kidney idea. I will keep that in mind.
I'm so glad Nitro is on the mend.
Hugs
Teri and Isa
Right rear leg amp 7/12/16 due to OSA. Metastatic lesion on her right front leg, January 2017. Joined the Winter Warriors January 19, 2017. Run free my sweet girl.
I was just glad my daughter doesn't start college until next year! Trying to handle tuition and vet bills at the same time would have been tough. Would be a shame if my daughter had to take a year off to work so she could afford her tuition. (Kidding)
Otis - 106 pound lab/Dane mix, lost his right front leg to osteosarcoma on Febuary 9, 2016. Four rounds of carboplatin completed in April, 2016. Lung mets August 25, 2016. Said goodbye too soon on September 4, 2016. Lost his adopted sister, Tess, suddenly on October 9, 2016. likely due to hemangiosarcoma.
Wherever they are, they are together.
Quick update on Nitro.....the numerous x-rays showed some arthritits in his right knee (the leg that is exhibiting the weakness), and a vertebrae in his neck has some calcification, most likely contributing to his neck pain. So armed with this info, his holestic vet can proceed with the acupuncuture in the areas that need it most. That, and meds to keep the inflammation under control, and we are good to go. Thanks again for caring...
Paula and Nitro
Nitro 11 1/2 yr old Doberman; right front amp June 2014. Had 6 doses carboplatin, followed by metronomic therapy. Rocked it on 3 legs for over 3 years! My Warrior beat cancer, but couldn't beat old age. He crossed the Bridge peacefully on July 25, 2017, with dignity and on his terms. Follow his blog entitled "Doberman's journey"
"Be good, mama loves you".....run free my beautiful Warrior
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