NOBELHOWLUC49 Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Noah being my most taken to the vet woof has been down there again this morning and is going in tomo to be put under sedation so they can examine his foot. Last night He layed down in the park would not get up and kept licking his back paw. So we managed to get him home and his paw is all swollen and very pink. The vet can not find any cuts or foreign bodies. So has put him on 37mm metcam, gave him a shot of anti inflmatory and 3 tremadol tablets (which made me laugh because thats the pain killer I take). So they are going to have a better look for a foreign body, if nothing is found they will xray him to see if he has a fracture etc, or it maybe that he has sprained his foot. Could not have this done today as he had eaten. Kicking myself as I should of thought of this morning. :-(. She said there is a possibility he may have arthritis???? as she thinks he has been licking his paw for a while??? I am sure I would of noticed :-( He was there only a couple of weeks ago, he had gastric problem and he had his health check at the same time. Noah is such a good boy at the vets, and they know who he is as soon as I say his name on the phone. Just wish he would stop hurting himself and getting ill. :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robke Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Ohh Noah... hope you feel better soon and that the vet can figure out what is wrong...in the mean time BIG HUGGLES from all of us... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Maybe he's just toying with you to get a visit to the vet? He obviously enjoys it Hope it's all good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBELHOWLUC49 Posted December 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 I wish that was the case Dan... He is looking so sorry for him self, especially when I put a pink sock on him so he can not lick it anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Honestly I'd be betting he's just sprained it somehow, but I'm no vet I'm sure you would have picked up on it a lot longer ago if it was a real problem. But still, no need to go embarrass him with the pink socks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBELHOWLUC49 Posted December 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 It was the pink sock or the ones with little flowers on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Being swollen means they should be able to identify the problem relatively easy when they take a closer look. Hoping it will be okay soon. Wishing you all the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 When bings paw swelled up it was the same all pink n no foreign bodies etc , the vet thinks it was probably a sting from a bug or something antibiotics and metacam helped heal him up :-) hope it's just something like that n nothing broken or anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowDogLove Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Awe I hope he is okay and they figure things out! It's never fun playing the guessing game because all you start to do is worry! When Meeko's face swelled up in the same place twice, they had to go in to make sure there were no foreign bodies, which there ended up not being and he had a sad half-shaved face that is just grown back in. Just a mystery I suppose! Hopefully it's nothing and the antibiotics do the trick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBELHOWLUC49 Posted December 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 Well of to the vet's today. Not the Xmas eve I was looking forward to. Been reading some topics on here and now wondering if it's a yeast problem. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 Normally a yeast infection will be a bit smelly and affect a few areas ??? Hoping it is a simple thing whatever it turns out to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBELHOWLUC49 Posted December 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 Does not smell. Just have to wait and see what they find. Have taken photos but only on my phone at present. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 Sending out lots of hugs, hope Noah is feeling better soon. Xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahjng Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 Oh poor Noah, and poor you, running to the vets right before Christmas! Hope everything goes well, let us know when you know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBELHOWLUC49 Posted December 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 Well here is the summary of what was a very long very repeated diagnosis. Good things: He does not have inflammation to the soft tissue He does not have a fracture etc. He did not have any thing stuck in his foot. He does not have a yeast problem. His bloods came back all good. The not so good: He may of scratched his foot which started the problem, now here is the interesting bit: The vet thinks he is stressed out and has used this irritant to focus his stress on: She has said he has become a OCD woof. In other words he has started sucking his thumb to comfort himself (that's my version). Now the annoying bit (I practiced great restraint) After repeatedly telling me how intelligent this breed is and how easily they can be stressed she kind of cotton on to the fact that I understood what she was saying and by the end of it was I repeating it back to her so she could parrot it back to me, she must of realised there was an echo in the room. So the treatment is. Basically Keep it Clean, Keep it Dry, Break the habit before it becomes infected and a real problem. She suggested putting a plastic bag round his foot when we take him for a walk, Has anyone tried this. So he is feeling dopey, and a little stressed, but he has an Aptimal collar on so it calms him. He has been given lots of hugs cuddles and love. And he has not nibbled his foot. Prob cause he is on the pain killer and still woozy from the anaesthetic. Any body had a woof that has started getting stressed and started nibbling themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robke Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 I have done the plastic bag thing, not with Alpha & Bindi I must add, did so with Jake the gsd...what we ended up doing is sock - plastic bag - sock and the outer sock we taped up sothat if would not come of..Jake hated the noise of the plastic on the pavement and without the outsock could not walk on the grass.... otherwise it is good to hear that he is sort of doing ok... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowDogLove Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 Well that's...okay news...! Maybe something that would help break the habit in addition to the socks being worn would be how you treat a puppy with a biting problem, target the biting on something positive, like his favorite treat/toy to chew. Never done anything similar, so just giving my opinion here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBELHOWLUC49 Posted December 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 (edited) So he has stopped licking his foot now it is healing, who would of thought!!!. Here is a pic of his Paw below. He is Noah, as my friend said any more layed back and he would topple over, Not an OCD habitual paw licker. Can't wait to go back to the vets as when I read the Aptimal advice slip, it said if you have multiple dogs then they advise all the dogs have them or buy the atomiser so they all get a wiff of it. The reason being is the other woofs may pay unwanted attention to the woof wearing the collar, which if and I say IF again, the puppies are stressing him out this is not going to help.... grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Still can't take it of him as the vet will no doubt put in his notes, "The owner does not appear to listen or take advice" I say this as I read her notes when she went out to get the xrays of his paw. she had put "the owner is reticent to listen to advice given about the Buster collar". Which was rubbish as I said the rubber ring we have he can lift his paw over and lick so I said and I actually said this the buster collar would probably be better. Grrrrrrrrrr Any way the main thing is it is a lot better, and I can go back to the vet with my head held high, that this miserable excuse for a human actually made her totally loved, non stressed, non OCD Noah better. Think I should stop here. Edited December 28, 2014 by NOBELHOWLUC49 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBELHOWLUC49 Posted December 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 Em did not seem to tag you in Sarah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahjng Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 Poor boy ! That looks nasty. So glad it's getting better, shove that collar where the sun doesn't shine. Cheeky mare, I take it this isn't your regular vet ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowDogLove Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 How rude! I wonder now if my vet jots in snide comments in my many pet files... Glad to hear Noah is doing better though, hopefully the progress continues! [emoji2] [emoji106] Edit: I can see it now... "owners constantly attempting to make light jokes and small talk unsuccessfully... owners brought ANOTHER new pet in today..." [emoji39] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osinn11 Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Hope...things are on the up and up. Our boy Ace tends to lick when he's nervous. We tell him to stop when we see it...if he doesn't we grab his paw and hold it. Usually does the trick. I can only imagine...what Cj's file looks like. She's definitely a vet kid too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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