k.mdaniels
Alpha Buck
Hi
Leon is now 10 years old. He is now suffering from arthritis in his back legs. He struggles to get about now. Doesn't venture far from his mat in the house, which was never like him,no surface would phase him. over the past month now one his front legs has starting sticking out to the side. He lets me touch but when he is sitting up it keeps moving away from him. Is this what they call splayed leg?
He now has to go the vet every few months for a check up as he is in Loxicom (dog kind). We started him off on a dosage of 7 on the syringe (sorry not sure the units) and over the past fortnight I have increased it to 10 (vet advised I could do this) but it doesn't seem to have a made a difference.
He now lives in our attached garage where its all on one level for him and gets a heater on regularly which he seems to really like. He still gets the run of the garden. every now and then I catch him hopping about thinking its a good day for him and then other days he mainly sits on one spot.
He is still eating very well and going to the toilet. I haven't seen him eat much hey for a while though. He needs weekly bathing as he struggles to clean himself now.
Obviously the arthritis will never get better but I'm just worried that he is in pain. How will I know when its too much for him? Can the vet try him on something else or should I be asking for an x-ray?
Leon is now 10 years old. He is now suffering from arthritis in his back legs. He struggles to get about now. Doesn't venture far from his mat in the house, which was never like him,no surface would phase him. over the past month now one his front legs has starting sticking out to the side. He lets me touch but when he is sitting up it keeps moving away from him. Is this what they call splayed leg?
He now has to go the vet every few months for a check up as he is in Loxicom (dog kind). We started him off on a dosage of 7 on the syringe (sorry not sure the units) and over the past fortnight I have increased it to 10 (vet advised I could do this) but it doesn't seem to have a made a difference.
He now lives in our attached garage where its all on one level for him and gets a heater on regularly which he seems to really like. He still gets the run of the garden. every now and then I catch him hopping about thinking its a good day for him and then other days he mainly sits on one spot.
He is still eating very well and going to the toilet. I haven't seen him eat much hey for a while though. He needs weekly bathing as he struggles to clean himself now.
Obviously the arthritis will never get better but I'm just worried that he is in pain. How will I know when its too much for him? Can the vet try him on something else or should I be asking for an x-ray?