My dog is hurting.

[Rangerscott]

He was fine when I got home and walked/run just fine. Then a couple hours ago he was laying on his side and went to get up and yelped. From then on he's been walking slow and I can't tell if he's hunching his back some or not. I REALLY hope it's not back problems.

He's eating just fine right now. Just walking slow with a slight limp. I hope the vet has an open slot tomorrow.

I touched/rubbed all around his back and all his legs. He never gave me a sign of pain.

[azoomm]

Man, good luck.

[Gas Man]

My co workers dog just pulled it's back. But you can't give a dog pain meds cause then it will over exert its injury thinking like it feels better. The pain forces them slow down.

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by Gas Man

My co workers dog just pulled it's back. But you can't give a dog pain meds cause then it will over exert its injury thinking like it feels better. The pain forces them slow down.

Benedryl helps with that too...

[marko138]

Originally Posted by Gas Man

My co workers dog just pulled it's back. But you can't give a dog pain meds cause then it will over exert its injury thinking like it feels better. The pain forces them slow down.

My vet has told us to give Manny advil before. In fact, we have doggy pain meds we keep on hand because Manfred plays HARD (as you know). He's pulled muscles playing frisbee before.

[Gas Man]

Originally Posted by marko138

My vet has told us to give Manny advil before. In fact, we have doggy pain meds we keep on hand because Manfred plays HARD (as you know). He's pulled muscles playing frisbee before.

Oh I have gotten them before too but just for surgery or stitches.

[jtemple]

Originally Posted by marko138

My vet has told us to give Manny advil before.

My vet has told us that Ibuprofen is not safe for dogs. One of my dogs has pretty bad hip displasia and the resulting arthritis. The NSAIDs we give him are from the vet and specifically for dogs.

from http://pets.webmd.com/dogs/guide/dog...cations?page=2

Naproxen and ibuprofen (Motrin) are powerful analgesics, but both have a high incidence of gastrointestinal side effects. This makes them unsuitable for long-term administration. Ibuprofen, in particular, is not recommended for dogs.

from http://www.petside.com/article/can-d...ibuprofen-pain

Q: My dog has a lot of pain in the hip area. Prescribed meds help, but are so expensive. Can dogs take Ibuprofen? Can I give her the ibuprofen that I take to help her deal with her pain?

A: Can dogs take Ibuprofen? To be honest, it's not advisable.

Popular brand name drugs that contain Ibuprofen are Advil and Motrin. Ibuprofen is NOT considered safe for dogs and can in some instances be quite toxic to their kidneys, liver and gastrointestinal tract. The medications prescribed by your vet have been proven to be safe for long term use in dogs. Perhaps your veterinarian can find you an alternative medication that is both cheaper and safe for your dog.

[Porkchop]

Originally Posted by Rangerscott

Back from the vet. I had them tak an xray of his back and all the disc are equally spaced except one spot but were not sure if thats the problem. They gave himtwo prescriptions. One is a pain pill and the other is a artritis/pain chewable.

He said to keep him lazy for a week and see what happens.

He was fine when I took him, but after the xray he was back to walking slow/limping. The tech said they had to move him about so that probablyis his back.

Dogs forget real fast about their injuries when they go to the vet. Mine strained a tendon jumping off the bed. She limped around for a whole night before I took her in the next morning. The minute she hit that vet office.... halleluja she could walk again!!!!

I kept imagining the Family Guy skit with the race horse that has a broken ankle and the farmer asks how its doing. "See I can do it"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ64HO8ksFI&sns=em

[marko138]

Originally Posted by jtemple

My vet has told us that Ibuprofen is not safe for dogs. One of my dogs has pretty bad hip displasia and the resulting arthritis. The NSAIDs we give him are from the vet and specifically for dogs.

from http://pets.webmd.com/dogs/guide/dog...cations?page=2


from http://www.petside.com/article/can-d...ibuprofen-pain

Maybe I'm thinking of aspirin. I know he told us he could take something. Like I said we have prescribed pain meds for him though that we keep on deck.

[Gas Man]

Yeah so does Dramamine