Comments | jagadiah: uh oh

jagadiah

uh oh

Sep 24, 2007 20:59

My dog is acting really weird. We think it's mainly his hips bothering him, but he's never cried like this before.

Otto is my life. He's my first baby. He's 8, but since he's a mutt I think he should have a longer life expectancy than the purebreds he's descended from, but I'm not even close to done with him yet. I hope the vet can get us in

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lesleyest September 25 2007, 02:47:04 UTC

Oh, man. I hope Otto feels better soon.

jagadiah September 25 2007, 03:01:30 UTC

Me too. He's drama queen, so maybe it's just like a bad mosquito bite I can't see. Here's hoping.

littleface September 25 2007, 03:53:55 UTC

Puppy!

Here's hoping it's nothing...let us know, okay?

the_ice_queen September 25 2007, 11:59:14 UTC

poor dog! i thought the hip problems were just for large breeds. that really sucks. let us know how things go.

jagadiah September 25 2007, 13:01:33 UTC

He's a mix of Rottweiler and then something else we're not sure of - perhaps some shephard or Dobie or Lab. He's been on glucosymine (I have no idea how to spell that) because in the winter his hips get really stiff, but this seems to be different. He cried all through the night. I hate this.

the_ice_queen September 25 2007, 13:36:35 UTC

Poor dog. Our lab used to have seizures that noone could explain. it was terrible to watch him go through that. he hasn't had one in over a year though so i am hoping he has grown out of it. so sorry about Otto. 8 doesn't seem that old, i know he's an adult dog, but it seems young to be getting these types of problems. it's not like i am speaking with any kind of experience or knowledge, it just seems like he's not that old. poor puppy.

krystalchick September 25 2007, 21:59:16 UTC

Have you looked at hip displaysia? Genetic hip problems common in large breed dogs and more common in purebreds. I had to have my husky checked for it and all of her pups too before they could be sold.

I hope everything is OK, it would be so much better if they could only tell us what hurts and where.

blueyedevil September 26 2007, 00:02:34 UTC

Lucky ended up with arthritis in his joints and was on medication for it. He was totally fine on it. I bet that's what happens. Otto gets some meds and then he'll be fine.

blueyedevil September 26 2007, 12:23:51 UTC

And Lucky was a St. Bernard mix and lived to be 14.