Off to the vets today.

filardimarg2 · 23-06-2014, 12:06 PM

I am taking Kiera to the vets today, she has been having a problem standing up from laying down, not all the time or every day, I am hoping it is just her age as she will be 11 years old in September, that for a GSD is a good age. She also drags her left back foot sometimes when we are out for a walk, I am scared it might be degenerative myelopathy (I think that's the right name) the symptoms are almost the same.
Anyway, my appointment is 4.10pm, so we shall see.

Marg.

lonelylayla · 23-06-2014, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by filardimarg2

I am taking Kiera to the vets today, she has been having a problem standing up from laying down, not all the time or every day, I am hoping it is just her age as she will be 11 years old in September, that for a GSD is a good age. She also drags her left back foot sometimes when we are out for a walk, I am scared it might be degenerative myelopathy (I think that's the right name) the symptoms are almost the same.
Anyway, my appointment is 4.10pm, so we shall see.

Marg.

Oh dear, I do hope Kiera will be OK, bless her. My youngest son has a black GSD called Oz who will be 8 this year, it seems like just yesterday he was a puppy. Hugs to you and Kiera

Merlin M · 23-06-2014, 01:48 PM

Hope she is ok Marg!

Suze65 · 23-06-2014, 03:46 PM

Hope she is ok, it is a good age for aGSD , mine got to 12 years old , and she did get quite arthritic in her hips as she got older. So it might just be that .

emma_mcraf · 23-06-2014, 04:47 PM

Hope Kiera is okay. x

filardimarg2 · 23-06-2014, 05:30 PM

Well we are back from the vets, Kiera has got arthritis in her hips, but Paula said she has a very good extension on her back legs which is good. She gave me anti inflamatives & some ant acids, we have to go back in a weeks time.
So, this is so much better than I thought, I really shouldn't listen to people who think they know every thing, it really scared me.

Marg.

emma_mcraf · 23-06-2014, 06:06 PM

So pleased for you that it wasn't all bad news. I hope the anti-inflammatories help Kiera to feel more comfortable soon.

Wanda · 23-06-2014, 06:09 PM

I had an old lurcher that took antiinflammatories when he started seizing up. He went on for another 18 months longer than I expected him too. They gave him a new lease of life!

filardimarg2 · 26-06-2014, 11:08 AM

A little update on Kiera, to me she seems worse today, we went on our usual walk, she saw a cat & tried to chase it but her back legs nearly collapsed, she was lame on all four legs, she could hardly walk, I am so upset, I had high hopes that these tablets would help her. I don't know what to do now, take her back to the vet or wait to see if the tablets work over a longer period, we are supposed to go back next Monday.

Marg.

Pussygalore · 26-06-2014, 12:18 PM

have you thought about some of the 'alternative' remedys ? I take glucosamine for my knees and it helps a lot, we also used to give Rhus Tox to my daughters old pony who had bad back legs and I'm sure there's lots of others if you do a search.

23-06-2014, 12:06 PM	#1
filardimarg2 Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Leamington Spa, Warwickshire Posts: 1,201	Off to the vets today. I am taking Kiera to the vets today, she has been having a problem standing up from laying down, not all the time or every day, I am hoping it is just her age as she will be 11 years old in September, that for a GSD is a good age. She also drags her left back foot sometimes when we are out for a walk, I am scared it might be degenerative myelopathy (I think that's the right name) the symptoms are almost the same. Anyway, my appointment is 4.10pm, so we shall see. Marg. __________________ Testudo Hermanni Hermanni...Flo, Dotty & Daisy, all December 2010. German Shepherd Dog...Kiera.

23-06-2014, 01:48 PM	#3
Merlin M Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 4,186	Hope she is ok Marg! __________________ 1:1:1 Horsfields (Misha, Amber and Teabag) 1:0:0 Dog: Rocco, Rottweiler cross 1 husband (Russ)

23-06-2014, 03:46 PM	#4
Suze65 Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 6,769	Hope she is ok, it is a good age for aGSD , mine got to 12 years old , and she did get quite arthritic in her hips as she got older. So it might just be that . __________________ Suze. 3 THB, Sammy, Jemima, & Phoebe 7 Marginated, Tabitha, Ptolome, Tatiana, Noah,Lottey, Lulu & Poppy 1 TGG (Emma) RIP Feb 2012

23-06-2014, 04:47 PM	#5
emma_mcraf Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 11,365	Hope Kiera is okay. x __________________ Emma Testudo Hermanni 5.12.2:Theo, Tamara, Tabitha, Harriet, Isabelle, Clara, Oscar, Hugo, Oliver, Florence, Arabella, Esmé, Aurelia, Felicia, Claudia, Atticus, Celestia, Amaris, Tristan and Clementine Budgies: Jasper, Ivo, Otis, Henry, Louie and Luca Doggies: 1.1.0 Chester and Lottie

23-06-2014, 05:30 PM	#6
filardimarg2 Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Leamington Spa, Warwickshire Posts: 1,201	Well we are back from the vets, Kiera has got arthritis in her hips, but Paula said she has a very good extension on her back legs which is good. She gave me anti inflamatives & some ant acids, we have to go back in a weeks time. So, this is so much better than I thought, I really shouldn't listen to people who think they know every thing, it really scared me. Marg. __________________ Testudo Hermanni Hermanni...Flo, Dotty & Daisy, all December 2010. German Shepherd Dog...Kiera.

23-06-2014, 06:06 PM	#7
emma_mcraf Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 11,365	So pleased for you that it wasn't all bad news. I hope the anti-inflammatories help Kiera to feel more comfortable soon. __________________ Emma Testudo Hermanni 5.12.2:Theo, Tamara, Tabitha, Harriet, Isabelle, Clara, Oscar, Hugo, Oliver, Florence, Arabella, Esmé, Aurelia, Felicia, Claudia, Atticus, Celestia, Amaris, Tristan and Clementine Budgies: Jasper, Ivo, Otis, Henry, Louie and Luca Doggies: 1.1.0 Chester and Lottie

23-06-2014, 06:09 PM	#8
Wanda Member Hatched Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kent Posts: 449	I had an old lurcher that took antiinflammatories when he started seizing up. He went on for another 18 months longer than I expected him too. They gave him a new lease of life!

26-06-2014, 11:08 AM	#9
filardimarg2 Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Leamington Spa, Warwickshire Posts: 1,201	A little update on Kiera, to me she seems worse today, we went on our usual walk, she saw a cat & tried to chase it but her back legs nearly collapsed, she was lame on all four legs, she could hardly walk, I am so upset, I had high hopes that these tablets would help her. I don't know what to do now, take her back to the vet or wait to see if the tablets work over a longer period, we are supposed to go back next Monday. Marg. __________________ Testudo Hermanni Hermanni...Flo, Dotty & Daisy, all December 2010. German Shepherd Dog...Kiera.

26-06-2014, 12:18 PM	#10
Pussygalore Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cambridge Posts: 6,479	have you thought about some of the 'alternative' remedys ? I take glucosamine for my knees and it helps a lot, we also used to give Rhus Tox to my daughters old pony who had bad back legs and I'm sure there's lots of others if you do a search.

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