tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post1447399454971501112..comments2023-12-31T17:47:27.217-08:00Comments on Taj MuttHall Dog Diary: Tika's Back Or What?Elfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-67974336673268451692007-12-26T20:56:00.000-08:002007-12-26T20:56:00.000-08:00Yeah, we do have tick-borne diseases around here, ...Yeah, we do have tick-borne diseases around here, like Lyme. And she is almost 7, so it could be arthritis. <BR/><BR/>And that's a good reminder about dogs being like people when the adrenaline is going--I was able to run agility with my dog when my knee was so bad I almost couldn't walk.<BR/><BR/>And the other thing that haunts me is that Remington's tumor sort of gave the same sort of thing when it would start hemorrhaging--fine one minute, then in apparent pain the next, although the recovery was never as fast as with Tika. <BR/><BR/>I should get her checked, I guess.<BR/><BR/>-ellenElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-63342691845222457632007-12-23T13:06:00.000-08:002007-12-23T13:06:00.000-08:00I'm so sorry to hear that. I hate how intermitent ...I'm so sorry to hear that. <BR/>I hate how intermitent it is for you too - makes knowing what to do very difficult- by the time you got her to the vet odds are good she'd be fine anyhow ......<BR/><BR/>maybe when it happens the next time head straight to vets for work up :(andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08911146116540091798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-13400450266673295522007-12-22T12:25:00.000-08:002007-12-22T12:25:00.000-08:00Hey, that happened to me and the rottweiler right ...Hey, that happened to me and the rottweiler right before the invitational. I took her to an orthopedic doc, who said she was a little sore in the right front shoulder (she whined a bit on palpation) and needed some rest, but was otherwise ok--no need for x-rays. Get Tika checked out, rule out the obvious, see if she needs imaging. I think the rottie hurt herself doing something, the injury hurt during agility, and even when she was ok after a few weeks rest, she wasn't sure if agility was still going to hurt, so she had some performance issues. In that regard, maybe dogs are like people. They have to physically heal, and then mentally heal and know that they can get back to full speed. When you're chasing a ball, you kind of forget about your performance fear, and you go for it--that may explain the difference in her behavior. Like you said, she wasn't faking...Yodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14860284562210618524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-79079208056626613992007-12-22T08:11:00.000-08:002007-12-22T08:11:00.000-08:00I think you're on track with some arthritis somewh...I think you're on track with some arthritis somewhere--maybe in her neck. Do you have a rehab vet or a skilled ortho vet who could check every joint and her whole spine? Once you know where the pain is you can decide how to approach it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-36967180715808799972007-12-21T12:19:00.000-08:002007-12-21T12:19:00.000-08:00Poor Tika, I hope she stays well. I don't mean to...Poor Tika, I hope she stays well. I don't mean to cause a panic or anything but it sounds a bit like Lyme disease or some other tick borne type disease in the way it comes & goes so suddenly. Not sure if you have those diseases in your area or not but something to consider.Elaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734583197185810124noreply@blogger.com