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by cookiedam on 17 December 2011 - 22:12
Scarry!
by amysavesjacks on 18 December 2011 - 02:12
This is actually very interesting to me... I have a 7 year old SL female that I noticed a change in her gait about 2 months ago.. not nearly as significant as shown in the video... but a very good "mild" likeness. She is a pet... but I'm glad for the posting ...
by SitasMom on 22 December 2011 - 03:12
Hi Nans,
We checked him for DM before all of this started happening, its not the issue.
He has good hips and knees with no authritic changes and or laxity issues.
SM
by tangsd on 22 December 2011 - 16:12
Gosh Sitasmom thats sad. Watching the video it took me back a few years to my Trials dog Hudson. He was maybe 6 and quite suddenly developed that gait. My vet did not know but referred me to a specialist-the equivalent of Harley Street in London! My beautiful exceptional full of beans special dog was diagonozed with Gracillis Muscle Contracture. Its apparently more often seen in Greyhounds as it the explosive energy that is thought to cause it. There is no cure and the end result is the legs tangling.The good news is that it isnt painful.
Unfortunately another condition caught up with my Huds a year later so I took the painful decision of putting him to sleep.
My thoughts are with you. tanya
Unfortunately another condition caught up with my Huds a year later so I took the painful decision of putting him to sleep.
My thoughts are with you. tanya
by SitasMom on 23 December 2011 - 05:12
The treatment typically used is surgically cutting the constriction, but within 3 to 6 months it would come back. Seems kind of pointless to put a dog through such pain for such temporary results....
After doing much research, there is a new treatment that tends to be working.
This treatment which includes ultrasounds to find the affected areas and injections to break down the fibrosis/scar tissue and cause new healthy muscle to grow and then rehab work. This treatment has been tested and is now approved by the FDA for use on humans. Of course, since its a new treatment, there are very few veterinarians that have been trained in the procedure and finding one is almost impossible.
There is hope!
When I told my husband the news of this new procedure the relief came over his face.....it was nice to see his eyes smile again.
by tangsd on 23 December 2011 - 10:12
That sounds good. Fingers crossed for you.
Tanya
Tanya
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