Sparky's Saga/Update #74

[Daisy and Delilah]

How is Sparky doing, Ellie? I hope the little guy is back to normal.

[pomtzu]

How is Sparky doing, Ellie? I hope the little guy is back to normal.

Terry - normal he is not.

It's like he flips a switch - one minute he is limping and the next he is just fine. He's much more active than he was, but that limp is still there a lot - first in one leg and then in the other. And it appears at times he's favoring that back leg too, that has the bad knee. I'm trying to keep him from jumping on and off the bed, and the back steps too, but sometimes he beats me too it and it doesn't seem to bother him.

So yesterday we cut grass, and when he went outside this morning, had grass all on his feet since the grass was wet from dew, and I took a towel to clean them off before he came back in the house. When I picked up his front foot (the original problem one), he gave out a yelp, so something in that leg is still hurting him. I've had him on the baby aspirin which has helped some I guess, but now I'm back to square one. I have to call the vet a little later and get an appointment, since I just don't know what else to do at this point.

I'll keep you posted.....

[Asiel]

Been keeping my eye on this thread to see if we would finally know how Sparky was. Since there was nothing I assumed all was well, so sorry the little fluff ball is still limping Pomtzu.
So odd the way it jumps from leg to leg and seems to be spreading to all four. Hope the vet can figure out what it is. It sure came on suddenly if it is arthritis.

[Daisy and Delilah]

Thanks for the update, Ellie. Sorry it isn't so good.

This sounds exactly like Delilah when she had the sprain(sorry for being a broken record on this). Even with the meds, it was touch and go at times. I had to monitor her all the time.

I know how hard it is to keep them from jumping up and down. Best wishes to you for finding out what's going on asap!!

[pomtzu]

He's been running around, just happy as a clam, for the past couple of days and only a very slight limp.

But - He's going to the vet on Monday at 2:30 - no if's, and's, or but's!! We're going to get to the root of this problem yet.

He desperately needs to go to the groomer, but I don't want to stress him out before I find out what's going on. So today I got out the scissors and played groomer. He doesn't look too bad - actually a lot better than he did - and he probably feels better too. But a groomer I am not!

I'll update after his doctor visit. I'm hoping for a simple fix.

[Asiel]

Glad he'll finally be seeing the vet, I'm getting so curious about the limping off and on. Hope it's just a passing thing.

So, you're into grooming now, maybe try to give yourself a haircut to see how that turns out since you were so successful with Sparky....dare you..lol.

[pomtzu]

So, you're into grooming now, maybe try to give yourself a haircut to see how that turns out since you were so successful with Sparky....dare you..lol.

Yup - I need a haircut, but it will wait..........

Call me chicken!