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HELP ASAP - Kate is hurt
(Read 6661 times) [1] 2 3Weirdest thing happened tonight. After supper Eric, Blake and I went upstairs to go get changed into our warm clothes to take Kate for our daily walk. When we came back downstairs she was looking at us with her ears straight back...she was shaking in her hind end...and was walking with her head down (she usually does this when she knows she's done something bad)... 
We looked her over and praised her for a few minutes...tail wagging...lips looked good and pink...seemed to be ok. We got half way around the block and Kate literally fell into a snow pile, unusual. Not playful...just down. Asked her if she was ok and she was wagging her tail, laying there...then started to pant FURIOUSLY.
She eventually got up and we turned back and came home...
Ever since she's been trying to lay down but whines, evenutally she gets down though. She is still shaking in her hind end. Her lips are still good and pink. We did our best to get her on her side and move her legs/hips around to see if we could figure it out...we did. She isn't able to bend her left hind leg. Tried going up the few steps to the main floor and she went up just fine but is definitely favoring that leg. That is where the majority of the shaking appears to be coming from...
We just sent her outside with a big bone to get her mind off of it...she was hesitant to take it at first but since has...
What can we do for her? I'm thinking she slipped on the floor while we were up getting changed and strained/sprained it...can we do hot/cold? Should I move it around for her? Any advice ASAP would be appreciated!
We looked her over and praised her for a few minutes...tail wagging...lips looked good and pink...seemed to be ok. We got half way around the block and Kate literally fell into a snow pile, unusual. Not playful...just down. Asked her if she was ok and she was wagging her tail, laying there...then started to pant FURIOUSLY.
She eventually got up and we turned back and came home...Ever since she's been trying to lay down but whines, evenutally she gets down though. She is still shaking in her hind end. Her lips are still good and pink. We did our best to get her on her side and move her legs/hips around to see if we could figure it out...we did. She isn't able to bend her left hind leg. Tried going up the few steps to the main floor and she went up just fine but is definitely favoring that leg. That is where the majority of the shaking appears to be coming from...
We just sent her outside with a big bone to get her mind off of it...she was hesitant to take it at first but since has...
What can we do for her? I'm thinking she slipped on the floor while we were up getting changed and strained/sprained it...can we do hot/cold? Should I move it around for her? Any advice ASAP would be appreciated!
Re: HELP ASAP - Kate is hurt« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2008, 04:45:06 PM »
My first thought with the shaking hind legs is that it has something to do with her nervous system. Maybe she fell/slipped/did something to pinch one of her nerves that goes down her spine to her hind leg. If it doesn't improve by tomorrow morning, a visit to the vet would be best.
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a low dose asprin should take the edge off for now. Grace has on and off again strains like this. it's has a lot to do with her ACL's. do couch rest for about 7 days and see if it improves or itis sudden lameness. It very well could be the ACL that is torn.
Thanks everyone for your thoughts...if things don't improve by tomorrow we'll definitely take her in for a vet visit...
A change in the last few minutes...she puts her head down and does a mad dash to the door (she does this when she needs to throw up too) but when we let her out she just stands on the patio and looks around...like nothing is going on? She also won't leave our sides in the house...stuck to us like glue...
A change in the last few minutes...she puts her head down and does a mad dash to the door (she does this when she needs to throw up too) but when we let her out she just stands on the patio and looks around...like nothing is going on? She also won't leave our sides in the house...stuck to us like glue...
Re: HELP ASAP - Kate is hurt« Reply #4 on: November 17, 2008, 04:54:43 PM »
Poor baby Kate. Fingers crossed that everything is ok in the morning.
Jaime
Mom to one handsome black Bear.
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She may have even dislocated her knee which in turn may be pressing on ACL causing the shaking. I hope I don't sound too dramatic, but the panting, restlessness, trying to go out, all sound like she is in pain. Particularly the getting up and wanting out in a hurry, like she is trying to get away from whatever is hurting her hind quarters.
I agree with low dose asprin to take the edge off, but if still having trouble in the morning I would not wait to take her to the vet.
Poor baby, I hope it is just a strain.
I agree with low dose asprin to take the edge off, but if still having trouble in the morning I would not wait to take her to the vet.
Poor baby, I hope it is just a strain.
I hope she will be fine tomorrow 
It must have been a nerve pinched or something like that 
Shaking stopped IMMEDIATELY! 
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