Diesel at vets again

Took Diesel to the vets today for x-rays as he is limping again , although we were pretty sure it wasnt his shoulder this time. He is fine during exercise but stiff after lying down then getting up again.

He now has a problem with one of the bones in his forelimb (same leg as previous muscle injury) there is a bone abnormality, showing on the x rays so we are taking the x-rays up to the vet school for the orthopaedic surgeon to have a look at tomorrow.

Poor wee soul is not happy hes still a bit dopey and his legs sore now after being prodded at the vets.

Has anyone had bone abnormalities in their dogs before?

sorry hun i cant help big hugs to both of you though and please let us no how diesel gets on tomorrow xxxx

How awful for Diesel and you. We have not had any abnormalities like that although Chloe has a calcium growth on her spine which on occasion catches on a nerve but we have not taken the risk of the op.

I do hope it is nothing too serious and can be managed. Please let us know how you get on

Will do, I am just hoping the surgeon will contact either us or the vets tomorrow so we know whats going on failing that could have a couple of weeks wait to even get an appointment at the vet school.

It looks like a small crack to me but obviously im no expert, and it seems odd because hes fine after flyball, but not fine after running around playing fetch.

sorry can't help but do understand after cruciate nightmares how difficult it is with injuries like this.

wishing Diesel all the best

Awww poor Diesel - no doubt you are anxious and worried about your boy - I really can't give any advice and wuold probably be wrong to do so as I would imagine each injury etc would differ from another.

Please keep us informed on Diesel consulation - and big hugs to you as I know you are worried xx

Thanks, hes back to normal now, was in a right huff with his daddy earlier wouldnt even give him a kiss and diesel LOVES kissing lol. Probably because Craig handed him to the vet lol.

Just keep my fingers crossed we get good news from the surgeon.

Xrays




These are pictures of the xrays im not sure whether youl be able to see, on the first picture its about an inch and a half from the bones splitting on the bone on the left,

You can see it if you look closely, but then again i know where to look.

has he had xrays before claire ??
wondering if he has how come they never picked it up before poor little lad xxx
and have they said anything about what treatment could involve or is that all for tomorrow ?

He was x-rayed last August but that was with the shoulder injury, although we checked them at vets today and theres no trace of this injury on the old xrays.

This has been fairly recent, on and off for the past few weeks.
Unsure of the treatment depends on what the surgeon says although technically we dont have an appointment its the same vet we dealt with before so i just hope hes good enough to let us know what he thinks tomorrow.

Can you see the line? xx

if its the very dark black bit then yep if not im looking in wrong place im rubbish with xrays

No its on the other bone about 2inches up from the dark patch on the right hand side, it is difficult to see x

i hope they sort him out tomorrow for you hun so you know whats what and try not to worry to much easier said than done i know xxxxx

Poor Diesel. I can see where you mean on the xray.

Hope you hear back from them.

Big hugs

Hi all.

heres a better example as claires no good with modern technology lol.



Photo isnt to clear but you can see a slight blemish in the bone.

lol ello craig
now you have pointed it out you can see it if you look at the first xray , i have everything crossed for you all today that its easy for them fix for Diesel , please let us know how you get on xxxx

Best of luck for Diesel xx

Thanks have dropped the xrays off so just have to wait now see what they think x

Good luck, I know what it's like to have bone trouble.

I have everything crossed it is not too serious x

Going mad now, haven't heard anything.
Tried phoning my own vet but shes in a consultation so she's going to phone back, but surely if she'd heard from the surgeon i would know by now.

i would have thought you would hun unless they have had emergencys in xx

claire have you had any news yet hun ??

Hope it is good news xx. Let us know as soon as you hear back

Nope the saga goes on,

When i took the xrays to the vet school they were marked for the attention of Damian who was there but busy.
Now Damians on holiday till next week and they are unsure where the xrays are, probably in his dookit.

Im really not happy but theres not an awful lot i can do, i have asked my vet to try and get the xrays looked at by another specialist but shes seems to think we should wait for Damian.

My own vet thinks its a stress fracture, as do I so im not happy its going to be left for a week, we still have metacam which i am giving him