Had To Take Georgie To The Vet

daisy'smom · 10-26-2009, 04:18 PM

Last night Georgie kept me up all night drinking copulas amounts of water. She was up like every hour to 1 1/2 hours drinking tons of water. I figured I better take her in because that just was not normal. She may have a UTI and she is checking for other things. She has this hard lump that appeared on her head that the vet is quite concerned about. She did a needle aspiration on that and I am keeping my fingers crossed that it is nothing. Also about a week and a half ago Georgie started to limp when she gets up after laying down. She limps pretty bad but after a while she stops like when she gets loosened up. The Vet feels it is in her elbows. She is concerned about elbow dysplasia. When I get her fixed she will x ray at that time. She is just a baby!

BTW she weighs almost 55 lbs

She is a big girl. I'll bet she is going to be at least 60 or 65lbs when she is full grown.

Ron · 10-26-2009, 04:39 PM

well keep us posted

KeeperBoy · 10-26-2009, 05:08 PM

Poor girl just can't catch a break!

Spyglass Sally · 10-26-2009, 05:49 PM

Sorry to hear that, Tanny. Let us know what you find out.

Doreen · 10-26-2009, 06:09 PM

Awww Tanny... so sorry to hear this.... maybe she is growing to fast for her joints? I thought I heard this somewhere and that is why they have puppy food and not to rush to adult food. Not saying that is what you did, LOL. Just that weird things happen. Good you got the aspiration. Hopefully it will turn out fine as Rex's did last week.

AussieGirl · 10-26-2009, 06:14 PM

Oh Tanny, I'm sorry to hear you are having more troubles with Georgie. Hope it is nothing serious - sending <<<<good vibes>>>> to you and Georgie. Please keep us updated.

daisy'smom · 10-26-2009, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Doreen

Awww Tanny... so sorry to hear this.... maybe she is growing to fast for her joints? I thought I heard this somewhere and that is why they have puppy food and not to rush to adult food. Not saying that is what you did, LOL. Just that weird things happen. Good you got the aspiration. Hopefully it will turn out fine as Rex's did last week.

Georgie is on a raw diet. Maybe she has growing pains??? I don't know if dogs get them. I need to research natural alternatives for her joints (Sally) The vet could tell that it is in her elbows. I too hope her aspiration comes out clear. It is a hard lump with no hair loss. She said the growth has to come off regardless of the results of the aspiration. They will still remove the growth when I get her fixed and she is already asleep.

Doreen · 10-26-2009, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by daisy'smom

She said the growth has to come off regardless of the results of the aspiration. They will still remove the growth when I get her fixed and she is already asleep.

Rex should have his removed too if he is ever under anesthesia, but not a rush to get it off at this moment.

AussieGirl · 10-26-2009, 06:37 PM

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KeeperBoy · 10-26-2009, 08:40 PM

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