Sam has lost partial use of his back legs. He will be walking and then they just seem to give out and he collapses. When this happens he cries out in pain and hisses.
In a panic I took him to the nearest vet emergency. I did not like the vet at all and he admitted he usually works with dogs. Anyway he said Sam has luxating patella on both back legs and he must have over - done himself and now is sore. He gave him an anti-inflammatory injection and said to give him Metacam orally for a few days.
From reading about the condition online, I am unsure this is the real issue. Sam has tried to walk a few times since the visit, but it ends with him falling over and screaming in pain. He has now given up trying to walk and stays hiding under a chair. He hasn't peed or pooped in over 12 hours now. He is eating very little and not drinking.
I have an appointment with a different vet on Saturday, but that's a long way off.
The er vet did do an xray the showed the dislocation in the knees. Sam has never been much of a jumper, so maybe that explains that. It just seems like the amount of pain he is in now is more than a knee issue that he was apparently born with? Could it be something else?
We just lost his sister, Isabelle, on Wednesday due to a misdiagnosis. I can't lose another baby. I am so worried.
In a panic I took him to the nearest vet emergency. I did not like the vet at all and he admitted he usually works with dogs. Anyway he said Sam has luxating patella on both back legs and he must have over - done himself and now is sore. He gave him an anti-inflammatory injection and said to give him Metacam orally for a few days.
From reading about the condition online, I am unsure this is the real issue. Sam has tried to walk a few times since the visit, but it ends with him falling over and screaming in pain. He has now given up trying to walk and stays hiding under a chair. He hasn't peed or pooped in over 12 hours now. He is eating very little and not drinking.
I have an appointment with a different vet on Saturday, but that's a long way off.
The er vet did do an xray the showed the dislocation in the knees. Sam has never been much of a jumper, so maybe that explains that. It just seems like the amount of pain he is in now is more than a knee issue that he was apparently born with? Could it be something else?
We just lost his sister, Isabelle, on Wednesday due to a misdiagnosis. I can't lose another baby. I am so worried.