Poor Peppi!
I hope he gets the relief he needs. Lots of doggie hugs!

Prayers for Dilly. Stiff upper lip, mom.

Poor thing, of course I'll say a prayer for him.

Sending prayers.

Hope Dilly is feeling better tomorrow. It's so hard when you can't ask them what's wrong. It makes you feel so helpless.

Sending up those good thoughts and prayers that this will pass quickly. (((((HUGS)))))

Hope Dilly is better tomorrow. I'm dealing with the same thing. My dachshund screamed so loud last night when I went to his bed to tell him to get in his crate. I've had him four years and never has he ever made a sound(except barking). The other dog came running and Wally growled and tried to bite him. I put them both in their crates. This morning Wally bit my husband which was his fault. The dog was in pain and husband had his hand near his mouth. Then he ate, was fine and has been ever since. However he does now have transferred aggression and snarled at the other dog who thinks he's crazy. I'm watching him closely because I know all about back problem in Doxies, but he walks fine and I'm hoping it's a sprain caused by walking on icy roads.

I am so sorry for your baby. If pain keeps up you might try a vet that does spinal manipulation and acupuncture. I know it works for dogs.

Sue.

Poor Dilly. Here's to hoping he has a better day today. Sounds like he has a great home with you.

My best thoughts, wishes, and prayers.

I'll be watching for updates.

Poor Dilly, I hope he is better soon, prayers said.
Sid

Do you have a heating pad he can lay on? My little Chihuhua slipped on the tile floor running, landed on her hip and pulled something. The vet gave her a pain pill and she laid on the heating pad for a couple of days and was back to normal in no time.

Poor little guy. How fortunate that he has such a good home and family to take care of him.

Heating pad might help, but just keep him immobile. It seems to be working in my case. No walks, no jumping to let whatever's the problem to heal. Let us know how he's doing.

Be very careful of the heating pad. Put many layers of towels between. Better for him to have less heat than too much.

Hope he is better soon. Keep us posted. Lots of dog lovers here.

Praying for you and Dilly. Hope he's better soon!

pkramer - I hope Dilly is doing better. Has your vet checked if any of Dilly's NECK discs are calcified? I ask this because we used to have mini Dachshunds and the limping of the front paw was how it presented. When on pain meds it disappeared (incorrect diagnosis at the emergency vet) - and when pain meds ran out it started again so we went to our regular vet. Then his back went (again) and he had full body surgery a few hours later. Just a thought. Of course Dilly may have sprained his leg - or it could be Patellar Luxation etc. Note though that if it is neck discs surgery is required pronto - or at least it was. (We have been through the whole thing twice - two Dachshunds.)

Lily - I would be watching your Dachshund very carefully - okay - who am I kidding - I would have had the pup at the vet's for an X-ray immediately. I know way more than I ever wanted to about Dachshund disc disease. I hope everything is okay. But your pup's reaction is normal if there is a disc issue. We all have something that scares the heck out of us and with me it is mobility issues.

Lilly, I hope your little guy heals up and make peace with his daddy.

Dilly had a decent nights sleep and seems more alert today. Still limping but he is moving around the main floor today, even barking at the paper boy this morning. And no screams of pain, just mild whimpers. All the cushions on the couch and chairs are flipped up so he can't get up there. He casts longing looks to get on "his" couch. Chair cushions come down when we want to sit and he did try a fast one on Dad yesterday. Good thing I was still there to stop him!

The heating pad is a good thought but he would have to lie on the sore side and getting up is too painful. He is taking Rymadyl and gabapentin. No troubles with his neck either. There is one spot on his back hat twinges when I pet him, so I think that may be an issue, but the x-ray showed normal.

When he adopted us, the shelter told me he was turned in for being aggressive, destructive and not house trainable. Eight years later we are still waiting to see that behavior. I should have called him Casanova as he is a lover and a kissasaurus.

My thanks to all of you for the prayers....keep them coming as his could take 2 to 3 weeks to heal.

Eccentric...Believe me I freaked out about my dachshund's crisis the night before last. I know about IVDD and am so worried about it. He's a rescue from a kill shelter in WVA four years ago...age unknown. He may be seven or eight but is extra long (a 26 pound standard). I walk him every single day for three miles and he pulls me the whole way. He wears a harness. He doesn't do steps, and I try to keep him off chairs. In fact yesterday he was snuggled in his bed and when I came down he was on the wing chair. I went over to lift him off and he jumped down. So now I have a stool on it so he stays off. For the past 35 hours, he's been fine. He walks straight, wags his tail(which he didn't do the other night) and is completely normal. The incident happened at 3AM, I had no car yesterday and today we're snowed in. Believe me, if there is one more sign of a flare up, he's going to the vet. Meanwhile, I'm hoping rest will heal what ever the problem is. He loves his daddy...that was a total accident , dumb move by husband. However he still is a little snarly with the other dog. Transferred aggression?

Sorry to hijack your thread, pkramer. Sounds like Dilly is on the mend. I think it will take both of them a little while to heal. Good thoughts to you and Dilly.

Sending many positive and special thoughts out to sweet Dilly and his dad.

Molly the Wheaten Terrier and I send best wishes.

Hoping Dilly is feeling much perkier today and you don't have to worry anymore, Steve. My dd has a Lhasa/Maltese mix (we think,) and he is the happiest, funnest dog ever! I've only known crotchety, one-person Lhasas but Charlie is the absolute opposite. He's still nervous in new situations and with new people, but he probably went through some tough things before the shelter picked him up.

Can you let us know how Dilly is doing today?

Hope he is better soon.

Sending my prayers for you and for Dilly.

Prayer said that Dilly is much better.

Sjerin, he did ok during the day but in the evening he moved into a sitting position the wrong way and really hurt himself.

Either Dad or me have been sleeping in the main floor guest room this week. I spent last night with him an he did sleep but it is really hurting him to get up. He sleeps in front of the bed on a cushy mat and woke once. This morning he is moving around a bit but he does not want to go out as the stairs hurt him. Since he is sleeping due to the meds, I am just leaving him be.

I have made an appointment with a neurologist for Thursday but am now taking him in Monday morning. It should be fun getting him into the minivan. And we are getting 5" of snow, rain and ice rain too. I hope the commute won't be too bad and I can keep him comfortable on the ride. The clinic may be able to get him on a gurney and wheel him in so he won't have to bounce out. If we try to lift him, just does the screaming cry. I am too close to him to hurt him further.

Please keep the prayers coming. He is such a good dog and my lover.

Poor little guy. My thoughts are with you. I know how it hurts you when your dog is hurting. Hope the neurologist can help.

Oh, I'm so sorry he's still having a tough time! To get him into the van, can you use a long-ish piece of plywood and have him walk up the ramp? I'm wondering why the vet didn't cast him, if it is obvious that his leg is injured?

Sjerin, that is exactly what we are planning. I am also going to top it with some non-skid mats for security.

He finally went out for Dad this afternoon and did pretty good going down.

We are not sure what is wrong but a pinched nerve or bulging disk is our guess, so a cast probably wouldn't help.

I can't believe with all this snow and ice, pets are not mentioned more often! even my grand-dogs have had a rough time...sil has so much snow, he's almost given up finding a space for the 2 small dogs...was wondering about the potty pads...then almost had my question answered..while getting stuff for our outside fish, saw wal mart had a huge pack of them that just arrived! our fish are surviving...we had invested in 2 small water heaters, they havn't gone off in weeks! at times you can see the goldfish surrounding them....

btw I have a heating pad that only stays on for an hour at a time...might be a good thing? get's the doggie's off to sleep but not on long enough to hurt them?

So sad to see our babies in pain. I pray the next visit will provide better answers and treatment for your Dilly.

Soft hugs to you all.

A couple of years back our dog was stiff and sore to the point where he couldn't even shake his head. His neck was obviously sore, and we assumed that he had strained or sprained something. Our vet noted that his teeth were plaque-covered, and his gums were slightly inflamed, and said that bacteria from the teeth could get into the bloodstream and cause inflammation and pain elsewhere after a round of antibiotics and pain relievers he was feeling better, and we took him to a friend who was a animal dental specialist who did a thorough cleaning, but he said that some of his teeth were bad enough that they needed to be pulled. After that our dog seemed better and back to his usual happy self for a couple more years.

I have no idea whether this could be that case for your little guy, but your description sounds similar.

Good luck, I hope he feels better.

We saw the neurologist this morning and he does not have a disk or nerve problem. They did an x-ray of his shoulder where the pain is and the news is not great. It looks as though he may have bone cancer, so he is having a biopsy done this afternoon. He could come home this evening but we are having a heavy snow this afternoon and we all felt it best that he spends the night there.

We will not know the results of the biopsy for 7 days so we will discuss options once we have this narrowed down.

Even in great pain, he was giving everyone kisses. I am trying to hold back the tears.

Peppi

I'm so sorry for the potential bad news. My greyhound died of bone cancer. Slight limp and then the bone broke and she died quickly. No one suspected. I'm hoping for the best results of his test for you. The waiting is excruciating , I know. Good thoughts from me and my doggies for Dilly.

Ohhhh, what a terrible surprise. Will they 'read' the biopsy this afternoon and call you with the news? Fingers crossed it's negative!!!!

Praying that it is "not" bone cancer.