Well first the good news. New pictures of her right elbow, and Dr
Desjardin did not see ANY sign of elbow dysplasia. It was inconclusive
with the previous picture. There was 'something' but what that something
was.... That was the opinion of three other vets. Her hips looked fine
too, but I expected that.
So the bad news is....why IS Teddi limping? She was poked, prodded,
stretched, flexed, not one time did she flinch or say ouch. Her range of
motion was very good on both legs, however maybe 'slightly' less on the
left (she is sore on the right). Dr D said there was some "pops" in her
shoulder but did not think that meant anything. He is an EXCELLENT
ortho so I trust him. Teddi was EXTREMELY sore yesterday after the
appointment.
So we are back to the drawing board. I plan to have MSU send her
radiographs to my vet, and I will see when I can get Teddi in there. I
am hoping she can go in with Gabby next Wed. I am restricting Teddi
around the house in the mean time. I am not crating her. I gated her in
the back bedroom area, she has the dog beds to sleep on or the extra
bedroom (carpeted) she has choices, and access to water. I have
instructed my dog walkers to put her out by herself AFTER the other dogs
have been out and Quinn and Gabby are back in their crates. I do not
want Teddi doing stairs when I am not there. If she gets wild outside, I
will leash her but usually it takes another dog to get her going. I am
hoping it is soft tissue. Dr D says to try physical therapy, I do know
where I can take her not "too" far. They have an underwater treadmill
and pool. She likes to swim. However I feel we need to know the area we
are treating.
Hope I can get her sound and able to go to the Bridget Carlsen seminar. I
know soft tissue can take a while to heal, if that is what it is. If
she is not significantly better in 3 weeks without drugs, I will scratch
her from the seminar.