Lameness Videos

Taken 9.20.09 to document is on going lameness. It appears the lameness could be in the front and back. To date, he's had four Adequan injections.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcw-cyED10w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQqR3hvEIyI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9pWco5OnQ0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENoQ1D9S8Yk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZocUal3FZs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdLyGVztAj0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LJzdCNAZ3Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unoC1cMZ9Io

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okw-kJm-_mA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDq3IyUnEdU

Almost Four Months

I just looked back at the date that Muddy first showed being lame. It was May 31st. That means at the end of this month he will have been lame for four months! I find this alarming. He got his fourth Adequan injection on Thursday. I had him trot for a few strides to see if he was still lame and he is. He doesn't seem in pain or unhappy. He still gets around very well. At the walk, he's sound. I guess I need to start thinking up some things to test or do to figure out why he's still lame.

Adequan

When I took Muddy to the vet last week, he was lame on his front left leg. Dr Simpkins tested the hoof and did some flexions on him. We could not determine where exactly he was hurting. We took new xrays on his broken leg with the digital xray machine. The leg is healing up very well. The concerning part is how little cartilage he has in his stifle joints. We've made the decision to put him on Adequan. Eventually, down the line he will need stifle injections. I've been hearing some good stuff about Adequan. I'm excited to see how it works in Muddy. James and I have decided to put our older dog Midnight on it as well. Dr Simpkins wants another month of rest for Muddy.