Last night we noticed Mushka seemed deflated so we took his temp. It was 103.7 so we gave him some Cephalexin we had left over from SamDog's Rx supply. (We still have his Rx drawer in the kitchen). We checked his temp several times during the night and it did come down and was 101.7 this morning. We still wanted to take him to ECVR for blood work and to be safe.
Late afternoon Dr. Stoll called with concerns about his spine or believes he is having some neurological issues. He appears to have a lack of knowledge or lack of conscious proprioception about his back feet/legs. They ran is blood work and saw his WBC were up slightly. Dr. Stoll gave us a stronger Rx antibiotic (Ciprofloxacin) and wants to see him back in two weeks.
When he came home he appeared to be having more issues walking and is still very weak. His back left foot appears to be turning under when he walks which is NOT a good sign from what we've read. We are very worried it may be Canine degenerative myelopathy
He hasn't been off leash since before his surgery and hasn't fallen anywhere in the house so we are puzzled about what could have caused this setback. Not sure if the nerve issues are even related to his surgery and how they are connected to the fever and lack of appetite.
The lack of appetite and hind leg issues brings back memories of the last weekend we had SamDog. :(
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How's your pup doing? Any improvement since the vet visit? I'm so sorry to hear he's having more trouble.
walking seems a bit better but the fever is still cycling which worries us. How is Duncan? Still swimming?
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