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About a month ago, I noticed my dog limping. I took her to the vet who said she probably has a slight case of arthritis (she's about 9 years old). He gave me some suppliments to give her.
About a week later, I took her in to have complete x-rays and bloodwork done because a couple years ago she had a tumor on her spleen and had it removed. So every 3-4 months I take her in for x-rays and bloodwork. Her x-ray and blood work was normal
He also took an x-ray of her paw but couldn't see anything there. The bone in her one paw was thicker than her other paw. Ever since we got her, her paw always turned in (we think she's golden retriever/sheltie). The tech said it could just be she's deformed in that paw. He sent the x-ray to a radiologist who also didn't see anything wrong.
The vet gave me some anti inflammatory pills to give her. He said if she's still limping in a week, give him a call. The pills didn't help so I called him. I took her in for another x-ray to see if anything changed (he didn't charge me for this one) and he sent this one over to a bone cancer doctor but we haven't her back from him yet and I'm a nervous wreck. He said he just wants another opinion because he can't find out why she's limping. This x-ray looked pretty much the same as the first x-ray.
My dog limps more in the morning when she first gets up. She plays, hops, jumps and flies off the bed. She runs in the yard and acts normal. When she walks, she limps alittle and doesn't put her full pressure on that paw.
The tech told me to put bone cancer on the bottom of the list. She said if it was bone cancer, it would clearly show up on the x-ray. Plus, she would be in a lot of pain and wouldn't be able to put a lot of pressure on that paw.
Does anyone know if any of this is true? Is it good that both the vet and the radiologist didn't see anything on the x-rays? Would bone cancer clearly be seen on an x-ray? Would she be able to play, jump, hop and fly off the bed if she had bone cancer?
Any information will be appreciated.
Thank you
Bernice
About a week later, I took her in to have complete x-rays and bloodwork done because a couple years ago she had a tumor on her spleen and had it removed. So every 3-4 months I take her in for x-rays and bloodwork. Her x-ray and blood work was normal
He also took an x-ray of her paw but couldn't see anything there. The bone in her one paw was thicker than her other paw. Ever since we got her, her paw always turned in (we think she's golden retriever/sheltie). The tech said it could just be she's deformed in that paw. He sent the x-ray to a radiologist who also didn't see anything wrong.
The vet gave me some anti inflammatory pills to give her. He said if she's still limping in a week, give him a call. The pills didn't help so I called him. I took her in for another x-ray to see if anything changed (he didn't charge me for this one) and he sent this one over to a bone cancer doctor but we haven't her back from him yet and I'm a nervous wreck. He said he just wants another opinion because he can't find out why she's limping. This x-ray looked pretty much the same as the first x-ray.
My dog limps more in the morning when she first gets up. She plays, hops, jumps and flies off the bed. She runs in the yard and acts normal. When she walks, she limps alittle and doesn't put her full pressure on that paw.
The tech told me to put bone cancer on the bottom of the list. She said if it was bone cancer, it would clearly show up on the x-ray. Plus, she would be in a lot of pain and wouldn't be able to put a lot of pressure on that paw.
Does anyone know if any of this is true? Is it good that both the vet and the radiologist didn't see anything on the x-rays? Would bone cancer clearly be seen on an x-ray? Would she be able to play, jump, hop and fly off the bed if she had bone cancer?
Any information will be appreciated.
Thank you
Bernice