On Wed Oct-05-2011 16:11, Richard Webb (1:116/901) wrote to all:

 RW> A week ago last saturday night Kathy and I had occasion to use the 
 RW> services of the 24/7 emergency vets in Germantown, a Memphis 
 RW> suburb.  Schotze had been switched to a new vet the week before 
 RW> because the local vet up here on the little town square didn't 
 RW> seem to want to do anything but expensive possibly unneeded tests 
 RW> and push steroids at her for what we thought was a bit of problem 
 RW> with the hind legs and lameness, no not hip dyslexia.

You mean hip dysplasia?  All large breed dogs suffer that as they get on in age.

 RW> HEr ocndition deteriorated with the anti inflamatory the new vet 
 RW> prescribed, sort of a bacon flavored chew pill.  Over the weekend 
 RW> she got to where she wouldn't move at all, just lay on a furniture 
 RW> pad in the bedroom, or scooted herself on her belly out into the 
 RW> hallway if she really wanted to be nearer to us.

 RW> Saturday late afternoon she urinated, laying right where she was,
 RW> which didn't surprise us, floors are tile, nothing a mop wouldn't 
 RW> cure.  But, when we saw blood in the output we became very 
 RW> concerned.

 RW> TOok Kathy's daughter and I both using furniture pad stretcher, 
 RW> and my two folding ramps to get her into the van. 

 RW> tHe emergency care vet was very good, did some bloodwork and 
 RW> determined she had a massive urinary tract infection, for which 
 RW> they prescribed keflex.  We had a small supply of that because it 
 RW> had been prescribed for Kathy recently but she had an allergic 
 RW> reaction to it.

 RW> They even took her post dated check.

 RW> YEs they're spendy, but worth it.  We're glad to have our loving 
 RW> Rottweiler back acting normal again.

I wish I still had my German shepherd.


Regards,

Roger 
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