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Hey ColtsFan - How's your doggie? - NM

Posted: Mar 23, 2010

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Update on Miss Kelsey - ColtsFan

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She is doing much, much better. She isn't in so much pain. She is on a lot of steroids (5 mg 2x dly) and a muscle relaxant. Tomorrow, we start to taper the steroids. She isn't back to normal, but I really don't think she will be. I know this sounds crazy, but she seems depressed. I'm assuming it is from the medication and she is just drugged up. I'm kind of nervous about tapering the steroids and cutting out the muscle relaxant. Hopefully, she will continue to do well.

Thank you very much for asking!

dog - mt

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My dog is the same age as yours, same problem as yours. Vet gave him tapering steroids. He told me it was just a temporary fix to give him some relief and he was correct. He's still gimping around but he's definitely an old dog now. Can't expect the poor things to live forever I guess, but I know it's just a matter of time. Good luck to you and yours but don't get your hopes too high.

Miss Kelsey - ColtsFan

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I am afraid the same thing is going to happen to her. She's not herself at all, but I am hoping she's just drugged up. She really wants to jump up on the couch but just looks at it and walks off. She seems really sad. She's been a great dog. I hope we have some more time together, but I won't let her live in pain and I hope I know when the time is right. Thanks for your note!

step stool - Another animal lover

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Try putting a step stool by the sofa and/or the bed (if she's allowed on the bed) and that way when she does feel a little bit better she won't try to jump up or down and end up hurting herself. It sounds crazy, but it's worked for me in the past with older animals.

She may very well feel sad. I believe animals feel similar emotions that humans do and just as we get down and depressed when we are sick or in pain, animals will feel that way, too. Something as minor as being able to get into her favorite spot on the sofa again may be just what she needs to start feeling closer to her baseline.

Glad to hear she's doing better. Hope she continues to get better - MT4Eight

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I have little dog steps for my doggies to get into bed, maybe you could use those for her to get onto the couch. My dogs use them all the time, even my cats use them when they're feeling lazy I guess.

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