Prayers for my Kodie

[K9soul]

I'm so sorry to hear this. Please do ask about Lyme's if it seems to progress any, and/or if he seems to be depressed and listless. I do not know if it is prevalent in your area but whenever I hear of sudden lameness with no known cause, I think of Willie when he got it.

[sammy101]

No, they didnt take x-rays. The vets just examined him but no x-rays. I'm pretty certain he'll be going to the vet on Monday so i will keep everyone updated. I'll also mention Lymes Disease to my parents. There are ticks here but i havent really heard of any dogs getting it here. But i will definently mention it.

[k9krazee]

Awww, Kodie will definietly be in our thoughts and prayers!

[elizabethann]

I think your regular vet can do a more thorough check-up on Kodie. I am sending you & kodie a virtual hug. I hope it's nothing serious and they can take care of it.

[sammy101]

Thankyou. I hope our vet can do more for him and hopefully it will go away eventually. The vet he saw today put him on steroids to see if that does anything and were supposed to wait 4 days before he goes to our normal vet.
He is trying to use it, but it usually ends up criss-crossing with the right leg, and he's walking on the top of his paw rather than the bottom. He's already fallen over once on the tile..poor guy. He knows something is wrong too and he doesn't know what to do.

[luvofallhorses]

Sam,

my heart is breaking for you. I just love your boy as if he was my own and will pray he makes a full recovery.. he has to! (((Sam & Kodie)))
please give the big boy a gentle hug for me, Lucy, too! I just love your kids and would hate for anything to happen to them. I know you guys will do everything you can for him, he is obviously well loved.

[sammy101]

Thank you so much Krista. I really am scared for him. He's only 3 years old and already something somewhat serious is happening to him. I'm praying all the time that its nothing serious and hope it can be cured whatever it is he has. I'm very anxious to get him to our vet because i want to know exactly whats wrong with him. And we are going to do everything we can for him and i've been giving him lots of extra attention and comforting him since i can see it in his eyes that he knows something is wrong with him.

[chocolatepuppy]

I know you're worried but your vet will be able to find out better what's wrong with Kodie. He will be ok until you get him there, with your loving care. He may be scared but you are certainly reassuring to him. I will keep Kodie in my prayers.{hugs}

[K9soul]

I'm so sorry you and Kodie are going through this . I hope your regular vet will be able to find out more answers as to what could be wrong. My collie Willie became paralyzed in his back end when he got Lyme's, but he started out with stiffness and limping first. Kodie's symptoms sound so puzzling and I know it's scary. I will certainly be keeping him in my prayers.

[Daisy and Delilah]

OMG!! Not another sick doggie at Pet Talk Poor Kodie. We are keeping you and the family in our thoughts and prayers. We hope it's all better real soon. You are such a handsome boy. Get plenty of rest on that comfy couch.

[sammy101]

Thank you so much. It really means alot to me that you guys are thinking of Kodie.
K9Soul, do you know of any good websites with some information about Lymes Disease?I'll be going to the vet with my mom so i'll remember to ask him.

[Sophist]

Good luck, Kodie. Be brave at the vet, hopefully the white coats can make it better soon.

[K9soul]

This one seemed to explain things pretty well http://www.thepetcenter.com/gen/lyme.html

I would have thought he'd show a bit of stiffness or limping before total disuse though, but it always goes through my mind when there's a sudden problem with a leg after having seen it. There should be increasing signs of it if that is it though. But it wouldn't hurt to ask the vet if you feel any suspicion of it.

[Kfamr]

Sam, I'm so sorry to read this! I'm just now seeing this thread for the first time. Kodie has always been one of my favorite PT boys!

Please keep us updated as much as possible, I'll be thinking of you two!

[sammy101]

Thankyou so much.
Just a little update this morning,he's still the same. He seems so sad its upsetting me... He didnt even wag his tail crazy like he always does when he sees me in the mornings. Lucys been hanging around him alot too..well mostly just checking up on him because she's know he's not well too.