Hello all,
So my boy, Hero, has had extreme pain in his left hind leg for quite some time now. The day I realized there was a problem was when he was just lying on the ground. He wouldn't let me pet him as he would snarl and start hissing. He has NEVER done that to me.
So I took him into the vet and got some x-rays. The vet couldn't determine exactly what the problem was as there was no fracture or broken bone. There IS some pain in his knee though. The vet sent me home with some anti-biotics and I came back a few days later. The vet was then able to move his kneecap and gave an educated guess as an "influx kneecap" where his kneecap is moving side to side.
Hero just limps around when he walks and won't run and play with his sister. The vet told me to look into Cosequin (join medication). The weird thing is that Hero is only 1.5 years old... not old enough for arthritis. Has anyone had similar problems? I don't have the money to pay for surgery and would like to find some alternate route if possible.
I HATE seeing him in pain.
Thanks,
Kck
So my boy, Hero, has had extreme pain in his left hind leg for quite some time now. The day I realized there was a problem was when he was just lying on the ground. He wouldn't let me pet him as he would snarl and start hissing. He has NEVER done that to me.
So I took him into the vet and got some x-rays. The vet couldn't determine exactly what the problem was as there was no fracture or broken bone. There IS some pain in his knee though. The vet sent me home with some anti-biotics and I came back a few days later. The vet was then able to move his kneecap and gave an educated guess as an "influx kneecap" where his kneecap is moving side to side.
Hero just limps around when he walks and won't run and play with his sister. The vet told me to look into Cosequin (join medication). The weird thing is that Hero is only 1.5 years old... not old enough for arthritis. Has anyone had similar problems? I don't have the money to pay for surgery and would like to find some alternate route if possible.
I HATE seeing him in pain.
Thanks,
Kck