LearningAsIGo
Mar 7, 2011, 11:33 AM
My Beagle/Australian Sheperd is newly 6 yrs old. She's muscular, a healthy weight, moderately active, and until now has had no health issues.
Starting approximately 4 months ago, we noticed her limping (hind quarters). It varied between the left & right side. We watched closely and thought her leg(s) might have "fallen asleep" after laying in strange positions. The limp would go away after a few minutes of activity.
Now, we're noticing that it's happening nearly every time she gets up from a lying position (if she's been lying for as little as 10-15 minutes). It seems to be getting more frequent and could be on both sides at once (its hard to tell)
We tried glucosamine tablets and though we follow the directions, she vomits within 10 minutes after taking them (she's always taken pills easily - its something in the pill that's making her ill). We tried giving 1 pill instead of the recommended 2 (based on her weight of 50 lbs) but she still vomits. We've discontinued use for now.
Any thoughts/suggestions before we take her to the vet? :confused:
Starting approximately 4 months ago, we noticed her limping (hind quarters). It varied between the left & right side. We watched closely and thought her leg(s) might have "fallen asleep" after laying in strange positions. The limp would go away after a few minutes of activity.
Now, we're noticing that it's happening nearly every time she gets up from a lying position (if she's been lying for as little as 10-15 minutes). It seems to be getting more frequent and could be on both sides at once (its hard to tell)
We tried glucosamine tablets and though we follow the directions, she vomits within 10 minutes after taking them (she's always taken pills easily - its something in the pill that's making her ill). We tried giving 1 pill instead of the recommended 2 (based on her weight of 50 lbs) but she still vomits. We've discontinued use for now.
Any thoughts/suggestions before we take her to the vet? :confused: