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Post by dog on Jun 6, 2010 16:23:39 GMT
My Macy has a shoulder injury that she's had since she was about two, she's nine now and over the years it's got gradually worse, she's got an almost constant limp now. It's not a bad limp but it's starting to slow her down and she doesn't like doing really long walks.
I rest her up when it's bad but it isn't having much effect and it doesn't go away completely with rest. I was thinking about using some form of long term pain relief.
What do you think?
Is it the right thing to do?
What type of pain relief would you say is best? I've heard of people using tramadol but it's not available over the counter and I don't want to pay vet's prices.
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Post by owasocourin on Jun 6, 2010 21:56:50 GMT
try devils claw Owen, its the hardest thing to call it a day but you know when its time mate
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Post by dog on Jun 6, 2010 22:03:05 GMT
try devils claw Owen, its the hardest thing to call it a day but you know when its time mate I know, I've thought about it plenty but she's a happy little thing and as long as she's happy and not in great pain then there's no need. She still charges around the fields chasing Sonny like she's a puppy, plenty of life left in the old dog yet  |
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Post by southern-staffords on Jun 11, 2010 7:37:49 GMT
Tramadol dont that space you out? Id look into physio types of warm ups & massages, before giving pain killers because if the dog dont feel pain, when injured, it will only make the problem worse in the long run.
As you say Owen if she still bounds about after Sonny there's still plenty of life in her, if she gets too bad i'm sure she'd love to be a lap dog, dont do anything drasticly.
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Post by dog on Jun 11, 2010 11:17:40 GMT
I'm on Tramadol myself at the moment and yes, it does space you out...I can't remember WTF I'm supposed to be doing half the time.
I think half the problem is that she tries to keep up with Sonny and he needs alot of beating up to keep him in order and it's a bit much for the old girl. She doesn't complain though, as I say she's a happy little mutt. I'll try to stop her beating him up all the time but it's hard, she does enjoy it.
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Post by bullrover on Jun 11, 2010 16:54:55 GMT
Do you know the nature of the injury to the shoulder? Is it joint, bone, soft tissue etc. ?
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Post by dog on Jun 11, 2010 18:11:19 GMT
Do you know the nature of the injury to the shoulder? Is it joint, bone, soft tissue etc. ? I think it's a soft tissue injury because she did it when she tried to jump over a bush and didn't get enough air, she connected with the bush it bent her front leg back, I took her straight to the vet because she seemed to be in alot of pain and she checked her over and the bone seemed fine. I think it was probably a torn tendon or ligament. As you probably know dog's shoulders don't sit in a socket like ours, they sit in a muscular sling so it could be damage to that structure. |
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Post by bullrover on Jun 12, 2010 7:55:25 GMT
Yes it sounds like damage to the area where the scapula is lashed on at the top. I had a PBT that got her front leg caught up in the runs of a long style which pulled the shoulder, it took a fair while for it to heal and occasionally she would limp on it, not normally from over use but from over extension when running at full stretch. If it is the joint capsule at the bottom some joint aid supplements might help or muscle strengthening food/supplements but I guess you have tried that side of things. Have you thought of going down the homeopathic route, magnet therapy, acupuncture etc.? We have just had a rear end car shunt and have a few stiff bodies, Sandra has been taking Ruta Grav which I have also used on myself for pulls and strains etc and it seems to work quite well.
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