Thought I'd fill you in on wha's going on. Myndi had another "butt down" episode this morning that lasted about as long as the first one she had. So I'm seeing a pattern here - she only has them when she gets up from laying down an extended period of time - like a long afternoon nap, or a long night's sleep.
Doc wasn't surprised that this is happening - even said she's surprised that Myndi has gone this long with relatively no leg issues other than the crappy knees. So she has the luxating patella and arthritis in the legs, and now also arthritis in her spine, which of course will only get worse. Doc put her on Tramadol twice a day, but can't give her any of the anti-inflamatory drugs because of her stomach. She said there was one she considered, but that one can cause issues with the kidneys, and they are already compromised, so that was out too. I asked her what her thoughts were on a cart, and while she said it could be helpful, she doesn't think that now is the right time, and that Myndi could get lazy and depend on it, and thus cause her legs to weaken at a more rapid rate. Makes sense - and I was thinking about that too. So as long as these episodes are rather short lived, I'll put the cart idea on the back burner for now.
So that's where we stand for now. Hopefully the Tramadol will help her to feel better, and even tho she doesn't act like she is in any pain, obviously she must be. I guess she's like me - I suffer in silence!
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Originally Posted by Freedom
I still giggle about that every time I think of it......
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