rib x-rays

**luvofallhorses** · 12-03-2006, 09:24 PM

maybe she's just a sensitive dog? I hope there is nothing really wrong with her.

please keep us updated.

**ashleycat** · 12-03-2006, 09:59 PM

I just went and tried to pet her again. She won't let me touch her. All I was touching was her back, she started yelping. So I stayed on her head. She won't even let me touch her head. She yelps and tries to nip me. NOw she's scared of me.

**ashleycat** · 12-03-2006, 10:53 PM

ok, I can pet her now, but the second it feels like I'm going to her underside she yelps.

does it mean anything if she's had heartworms and has been treated? would that make a doggy sore? HOw would one know if she got them again? she is on preventative.

**areias** · 12-03-2006, 11:19 PM

I would get her to a vet to have a check-up. It may be a broken rib, but if you said that she was a very calm dog I don't see this to be likely. If she had any pain from her previous owners, she would have shown it by now. I know it's hard to see under all the hair, but does her abdomen look swollen at all? Any lumps or anything? How old is she now? Was she spayed before you got her? Is she spayed at all? You said you cannot touch her chest or her belly...have you ever been able to touch under there?

On second thought...what state do you live in? If she had a lot of ticks-maybe (I don't want to scare you) lyme disease? Lyme disease can give the appearance of hip dysplasia and soreness to the touch. A lot of times it goes undetected until severe symptoms pop up, such as you mentioned. Mention it to your vet when you go.
Here's a link:
http://www.workingdogs.com/doc0043.htm

Without treatment, Lyme disease causes problems in many parts of the dog’s body, including the heart, kidneys, and joints. On rare occasions, it can lead to neurological disorders. Lyme disease most commonly is associated with symptoms such as a high fever, swollen lymph nodes, lameness, and a loss of appetite.

Hope this helps...good luck Runner! I'd get her to the vet tomorrow.

**ashleycat** · 12-03-2006, 11:42 PM

Texas. I was able to touch her there. When she's not scared. Todays is the worst I've seen her.

Shes 3 yrs old. I don't think we have deer here.

**molucass** · 12-04-2006, 12:28 AM

I don't know where "here" is, but there is definitely deer in Texas.

**areias** · 12-04-2006, 12:35 AM

Don't need deer to have lyme disease. Although generally passed through "deer ticks", it can also be found in the regular black tick. The lyme disease bacteria can live in wild mice...and ticks lay larvae on the mice..ticks ingest the bacteria that is not harmful to them...then they drop on another animal and that animal gets affected by the lyme disease.