Sam, my golden retriever looking dog went to the vets in a semi-emergency this morning. He started acting a little weird last night (he was more clingly than normal and tried to crawl in bed with me at 1:30 which he never does). This morning when we took him out, he'd walk a few steps and sit, a few more steps then sit. We didn't see him pee.
Since there are 3 dogs from his litter with urinary crystal problems, we thought it was a urinary blockage. We got him to the vet as soon as it opened this morning and they ruled out crystals and blockage. They are running x-rays as I type this and already sent out the blood work to the lab. They looked at his blood at the clinic and didn't see anything obvious, but they admit they don't have the full set of equipment to get comprehensive results.
They did insert a catheter to draw urine and have given him pain meds. Unless the x-ray shows something, we have to wait until tomorrow or Friday to hear his blood work results. In the meantime, they are simply putting him on pain medicine. They are speculating either a spinal problem or a pulled muscle. Let's all cheer for the latter.
He's a hurting puppy right now and his brother Spike is sitting at my feet looking totally lost without his brother. Those boys are so close and have never really been apart since they were born (3 years and 2 weeks ago).
Vibes for my Sammie-kins please?
Since there are 3 dogs from his litter with urinary crystal problems, we thought it was a urinary blockage. We got him to the vet as soon as it opened this morning and they ruled out crystals and blockage. They are running x-rays as I type this and already sent out the blood work to the lab. They looked at his blood at the clinic and didn't see anything obvious, but they admit they don't have the full set of equipment to get comprehensive results.
They did insert a catheter to draw urine and have given him pain meds. Unless the x-ray shows something, we have to wait until tomorrow or Friday to hear his blood work results. In the meantime, they are simply putting him on pain medicine. They are speculating either a spinal problem or a pulled muscle. Let's all cheer for the latter.
He's a hurting puppy right now and his brother Spike is sitting at my feet looking totally lost without his brother. Those boys are so close and have never really been apart since they were born (3 years and 2 weeks ago).
Vibes for my Sammie-kins please?