For about a year now we've known something is wrong with my little guy (poodle bichon mix) So last month I took him to the vet and she said is was spinal deterioration. He had some lumps and hasn't been feeling weel so we had her check all that too. No testing or anything she said the lumps we're probly fine but to help him getting up or down off the couch/bed and not to let him jump in and out of the car by his self. So we've tried.
Sunday night when we got home he was shaking and I could tell he was in pain...so I called the vet Monday and asked if there was something we could give him for the pain. Then she said it sounded like a slipped disc and she need to know what it was before she gave him something...So this means she wants to charge be for another visit (ok but I was already in for this nad she said what she thought it was....) now she's saying it's sounds like it's something different? I don't want to go to the vet to run a bunch of tests that are all going to lead down the same road. SO now I'm thinking should I even take him in? He's acting 'normal' now. He's going on 8 years old so I know that he's now a spring chick anymore but I don't think he's in so much pain that he's ready to be put down either. Any advice? Anyone been through this before?
Sunday night when we got home he was shaking and I could tell he was in pain...so I called the vet Monday and asked if there was something we could give him for the pain. Then she said it sounded like a slipped disc and she need to know what it was before she gave him something...So this means she wants to charge be for another visit (ok but I was already in for this nad she said what she thought it was....) now she's saying it's sounds like it's something different? I don't want to go to the vet to run a bunch of tests that are all going to lead down the same road. SO now I'm thinking should I even take him in? He's acting 'normal' now. He's going on 8 years old so I know that he's now a spring chick anymore but I don't think he's in so much pain that he's ready to be put down either. Any advice? Anyone been through this before?