binkyCodie
Mama Doe
I feel a bit guilty for leaving at months at a time and only coming back in to ask questions...
long story short, Luna's mobility isn't so great. she can still move, groom etc and so far no toileting issues. however, she is not as active as usual. she doesn't come out immediately, hesitant walking down the stairs, her treat ball (filled with her daily pellet) is completely ignored, no zoomies, no binkies, no jumping on the bed. she's been extremely over affectionate too. this has slowly been getting worse over the past month.
I took her to the vets on the 25th, the vet gave Luna a check over and her left hind leg is extremely sore, along with her lower spine being painful. she got very upset at having her leg stretched out or touched. the vet did some acupuncture, and prescribed 0.8ml metacam once a day. we have another appointment on the 8th December.
when the metacam wears off Luna reverts back to how she was. I was maybe hoping for a little bit of improvement by now overall, as we were all hoping it was a few pulled muscles. instead she is only her happy self when the metacam is in her system.
its very hard to diagnose what is going on, it could be hundreds of things. the next step would be x-rays.... that's £200
we also think that her pelvis, hips or legs are a bit wonky as her feet turn out. so this could also cause issues with pain or early arthritis.
I'm not really sure what to do. I can just about scrape together enough to pay for the x-rays. there's obviously something going on down there.. and it would be nice to know to prepare for the future or start treatment now. but I'm also worried about spending £200 and then finding nothing. if she hasn't improved very much or none at all the vet said we would need x-rays to help diagnose.
also, is there anything I could possibly do to help her be a bit more comfortable?
I just want to know...what would you do in my situation?
feeling a bit stuck and stressed
(Luna is a 2.9 year old spayed Rex)
long story short, Luna's mobility isn't so great. she can still move, groom etc and so far no toileting issues. however, she is not as active as usual. she doesn't come out immediately, hesitant walking down the stairs, her treat ball (filled with her daily pellet) is completely ignored, no zoomies, no binkies, no jumping on the bed. she's been extremely over affectionate too. this has slowly been getting worse over the past month.
I took her to the vets on the 25th, the vet gave Luna a check over and her left hind leg is extremely sore, along with her lower spine being painful. she got very upset at having her leg stretched out or touched. the vet did some acupuncture, and prescribed 0.8ml metacam once a day. we have another appointment on the 8th December.
when the metacam wears off Luna reverts back to how she was. I was maybe hoping for a little bit of improvement by now overall, as we were all hoping it was a few pulled muscles. instead she is only her happy self when the metacam is in her system.
its very hard to diagnose what is going on, it could be hundreds of things. the next step would be x-rays.... that's £200
we also think that her pelvis, hips or legs are a bit wonky as her feet turn out. so this could also cause issues with pain or early arthritis.
I'm not really sure what to do. I can just about scrape together enough to pay for the x-rays. there's obviously something going on down there.. and it would be nice to know to prepare for the future or start treatment now. but I'm also worried about spending £200 and then finding nothing. if she hasn't improved very much or none at all the vet said we would need x-rays to help diagnose.
also, is there anything I could possibly do to help her be a bit more comfortable?
I just want to know...what would you do in my situation?
feeling a bit stuck and stressed
(Luna is a 2.9 year old spayed Rex)
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