I'd like to draw on all the varied PT experience and see what may hve happened.
Ozzy was sound asleep on my bed. I was sitting on the edge, putting on socks and shoes, so my back was to him. Suddenly he was yelping and howling, struggling to get up. I lifted him up and set him on the floor where he continued the horrendous sounds for quite sometime. Well, maybe 3 minutes, but it seemed like ages. After, his back was quite arched, almost like a cat.
He just stood there, looking rather dazed, didn't move, not even turning his head. After another minute, he slowly sat down, moving his front feet back, not moving his rear end. I carried him out to th back yard; wanted to get him off the lino and hard wood floors, all slippery surfaces. Again he just stood there.
I walked around the yard (picking up dog poops), and he moved his front to keep facing me; barely move his rear end at all. When I was done, he walked slowly to the step, I carried him inside. About 10 minutes later, he was moving more normally, his back was in the usual position again.
I thought he just have moved funny sitting up and pulled a muscle in his back. But I talked to someone who told me that this is classic for an elderly dog having a heart attack! I know he has a heart murmur, age related. As of last October, he was 'at least 14.'
Now I don't know what to think. Or DO, if anything!
3 hours later, he ate his full supper; Ozzy is almost ALWAYS a member of the Clean Plate Club!
Anyone have any thoughts / ideas / suggestions? All I"m doing is keeping an eye on him at this point
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