Zoee's limping :( *good update post #6*

[Taz_Zoee]

Thanks guys! She was at my brothers this weekend and he said she only had one little episode. They were outside playing and she began to limp again, so they took her inside to rest. The next time the door opened she was back out playing again.
So I think she'll be fine. I didn't notice any limping last night, so that's all good!

[DixieDad]

This is my first post here but I wanted to make some comments about Zoee's limp. How old is Zoee and did the vet xray. My BC rescue Dixie Belle suddenly started limping after playtime ( she's 5 yrs ) and at first the vet thought it was just something pulled. When it continued to return off and on I insisted on xrays and found she had injured her left shoulder in the past and had some arthritis there. Now that we know what it is we can manage it. I have ant-inflamatory drugs to help if she has an episode but to help limit the problem I give her a daily dose of glucosomine with condroitin. This helps her with her joints just like it does humans. I take the same thing. Not trying to push this on you just trying to give you some useful info. I wished I had know earlier so I could have spares Dixie 3 monhs of discomfort.

DIXIE BELLE
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[Taz_Zoee]

Well, first of all....Welcome to PT DixieDad. Dixie Belle is a beautiful BC.
Zoee is just two years old. And I will definitely be pushing for further examinations if this problems continues. We didn't get to see my preferred vet since it was a last minute visit. As I think I said before, I only took her because I didn't want my brother to have to deal with a vet visit or anything.
What anti-inflamatory drugs is Dixie on? They gave me Derramax (I think that's what it is called) for Zoee. I sure hope she is not getting arthritis at such a young age. Although, 5 is very young to get it too.
But I will keep in mind Dixie's story. Thank you so much for sharing it and the picture.

[Kfamr]

Glad Zoee is doing well - and welcome to Pet Talk DixieDad!

[DixieDad]

Deramaxx is what I have for Dixie but I try to limit it's use to just when she's having a problem. Deramaxx is a drug that you need to have schedule bloodwork if it's used on a regular basis. It can cause liver damage. On a use as needed program it's fairly safe.

[Taz_Zoee]

Well that's good to know. They gave me eight doses of it, but I only gave it to her Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I am not going to give her anymore unless she is limping again. And that would be just until I can get her back in to the vet. So far this evening she is not limping. Whew!