Dog Injury.

[mattlock]

Argo is hurt. I don't know what the heck he did, but he won't put any weight on his front left paw. He is running or rather hopping around on three legs right now. I asked the Aussie girl and she doesn't have time to look at him until tomorrow, or maybe the next day.

The only thing that I can think of was that a couple of big dogs slammed into him at the park the other day, he yelped, but kept on playing. Whatever he did, it hurts!

Is there anything I can give him? Can I give him Ibuprofen? I am not quite ready to rush him off to the vet yet, as the last time something like this happened they said he was just stiff and charged me $200 bucks. Not to sound like a cheapskate, but Vets are spendy, and he is hurting. I can't tell what's wrong. He lets me investigate, but I don't notice anything broken, or glass or something in his foot. I don't notice any swelling either.

Any thoughts?

 

['74 UA FJ]

Take him to the vet, cheapskate. Or stop being such a pussy.

 

[PhilC64]

Give him 2 aspirin and call the vet in the morning.

That'll be $37.50 please.

 

[sisukid1975]

Maybe he had a throwing knife accident on the mean streets of Maple Bluff?

 

[mattlock]

Maybe he had a throwing knife accident on the mean streets of Maple Bluff?

Oh Christ, I'm never gonna live that down, am I? We do live close to MB.

So can you give a dog Ibuprofen? I will take him to a vet if he doesn't shake this off in a few days. He got hit by a train once and had over 200 stitches to patch him up. He is a tough dog. I am a little worried about him right now. Like I said, nothing seems broken, and I can't find anything in his paw, but if I fxxx with him too much, he tries to bite me, which is way out of character for him.

 

[semlin]

due aren't you hot and heavy with a vet? do you expect us to believe she is too busy to answer a phone call question about how much ibuprofin to give your dog? and is she going to continue to date a guy who would leave his pet in agony for a few days to see what happens?

 

[mattlock]

due aren't you hot and heavy with a vet? do you expect us to believe she is too busy to answer a phone call question about how much ibuprofin to give your dog? and is she going to continue to date a guy who would leave his pet in agony for a few days to see what happens?

Yeah dude, I called her. She is in surgery right now, she is working on a horse. It could be a few hours until she can get back to me. She wants to help me, but I have a hurt dog, right now. I didn't ask her about the painkillers, my mistake. I'm asking you guys. I have no intention of leaving him in agony, but I would not describe his situation as agony. He seems fine until he gets up, then he is on three legs.

Sheesh. Don't make this into something it's not. If he is not looking better by morning, I will take him to my normal vet, and pay the bill. I love my dog, I have always done everything I could for him, but it's after hours right now, and I will pay three times as much for the same care I will get tomorrow. Plus, my normal vet doesn't do after hours work unless it is a real emergency. It's not really the girlfriends problem either, she just happens to be a vet.

 

[canucksafari]

Only give him buffered asprin according to his weight and with some food - is both analgysic and anti-inflamatory. Do not give your dog any other pain killer unless prescribed by the vet. 5 mg/lb every 12 hours is the most recommended dosage. I give our 84lb retriever a 340 mg tab when she needs it for her joint problems. But you need to find the cause of the problem if it presists. When you find the muscle or joint where the problem is you can apply an ice pack during the first 24 hours and then after you can alternate ice and heat with gentle massage.

 

[sisukid1975]

According to the commercials that run every three minutes on any radio station in the Madison market:

1) Beltline Animal Hospital is open till seven -- regular hours. You could have called there instead of posting this.

2) They're in the red brick building on Old Beltline Highway. They also have emergency service.

 

[mattlock]

According to the commercials that run every three minutes on any radio station in the Madison market:

1) Beltline Animal Hospital is open till seven -- regular hours. You could have called there instead of posting this.

2) They're in the red brick building on Old Beltline Highway. They also have emergency service.

I would never take my dog there. I have talked to the lady that runs that joint and I don't trust her for a second. I go to the Monona Vet Clinic. All I was really asking about was giving Argo some human pain meds. I got what I needed. Thanks.

 

[Mr. Toad]

Get him a dog hooker. He'll shake it off really fast.

 

[mattlock]

Only give him buffered asprin according to his weight and with some food - is both analgysic and anti-inflamatory. Do not give your dog any other pain killer unless prescribed by the vet. 5 mg/lb every 12 hours is the most recommended dosage. I give our 84lb retriever a 340 mg tab when she needs it for her joint problems. But you need to find the cause of the problem if it presists. When you find the muscle or joint where the problem is you can apply an ice pack during the first 24 hours and then after you can alternate ice and heat with gentle massage.

Thanks dude. At least someone gets it. I just gave him a pair of buffered aspirin that I stuck into a piece of cheese. He seemed pretty pumped about the cheese, I hope the PK's work. If he is not on the mend by tomorrow, he will go see the good doctor.

 

[sisukid1975]

I would never take my dog there. I have talked to the lady that runs that joint and I don't trust her for a second. I go to the Monona Vet Clinic. All I was really asking about was giving Argo some human pain meds. I got what I needed. Thanks.

It's a guy that runs it.

 

[semlin]

It's a guy that runs it.

maybe that's the one he is dating

 

[mattlock]

It's a guy that runs it.

Really? I called there like ten years ago because Argo had picked up a nasty set of fleas from that farm that I always talk about with Oma, and Laurel, and the Mexican horses. The lady that owned it at that time had my bill up to $1000 to get rid of the fleas. She was going to come in and do all sorts of stuff, which was all going to cost me a pretty penny. He had gotten worms from the fleas. I was worried about them being in the house. Anyway, a quick pill, and a dose of Frontline and I was out the door at the Monona Vet Clinic. I think it ran around a $100. I wouldn't be surprised if it changed hands, it's a good location, and a good service, but Argo won't be going there, ever.

 

[semlin]

Yeah dude, I called her. She is in surgery right now, she is working on a horse. It could be a few hours until she can get back to me. She wants to help me, but I have a hurt dog, right now. I didn't ask her about the painkillers, my mistake. I'm asking you guys. I have no intention of leaving him in agony, but I would not describe his situation as agony. He seems fine until he gets up, then he is on three legs.

Sheesh. Don't make this into something it's not. If he is not looking better by morning, I will take him to my normal vet, and pay the bill. I love my dog, I have always done everything I could for him, but it's after hours right now, and I will pay three times as much for the same care I will get tomorrow. Plus, my normal vet doesn't do after hours work unless it is a real emergency. It's not really the girlfriends problem either, she just happens to be a vet.

lol, your vet girlfriend is operating at 8pm in the evning??

and you don't want to bother your girlfriend the vet with your sick dog?

sheesh indeed

 

[sisukid1975]

Really? I called there like ten years ago because Argo had picked up a nasty set of fleas from that farm that I always talk about with Oma, and Laurel, and the Mexican horses. The lady that owned it at that time had my bill up to $1000 to get rid of the fleas. She was going to come in and do all sorts of stuff, which was all going to cost me a pretty penny. He had gotten worms from the fleas. I was worried about them being in the house. Anyway, a quick pill, and a dose of Frontline and I was out the door at the Monona Vet Clinic. I think it ran around a $100. I wouldn't be surprised if it changed hands, it's a good location, and a good service, but Argo won't be going there, ever.

Dr. Karlburg has owned it for at least 15 years. I thought you said in the the other thread you left Madison and didn't come back till 2000?

 

[mattlock]

lol, your vet girlfriend is operating at 8pm in the evning??

and you don't want to bother your girlfriend the vet with your sick dog?

sheesh indeed

It was 6 when I called her, but yeah, she works until late in the evening, many times until midnight. She works for the university, she teaches and does surgery till late. I did bother her, she told me to bring him in, when she could look at him. I have a hurt dog. Fxxx my new relationship. My dog is my buddy. We've been together for ten years. I care way more about him than I do for the girl I have been dating for two weeks.

 

[mattlock]

Dr. Karlburg has owned it for at least 15 years. I thought you said in the the other thread you left Madison and didn't come back till 2000?

OK it was nine years ago, and I got Argo as soon I got back. I got him from the Dane County Humane Society. Dr. Karlburg? Then who was that chick I talked to? She seemed to be in charge. Maybe I am wrong, but I like my vet.

 

[sisukid1975]

OK it was nine years ago, and I got Argo as soon I got back. I got him from the Dane County Humane Society. Dr. Karlburg? Then who was that chick I talked to? She seemed to be in charge. Maybe I am wrong, but I like my vet.

glad you like your vet. I was just curious about the genesis of your opinions on Beltline. Dr. Karlburg is very highly regarded, and people travel from all over the state and even out of state to have their animals seen by him.

He's a very well regarded expert in laser surgery techniques. Many of the "new" laser techniques (laser cauterization, laser scalpels) that MDs use on people were developed in veterinary practice for many years. You know, the gummint is more apt to allow those kinds of experimental techniques on animals over humans...

When I adopted Emma, my favorite Great Dane, from a rescue, she came with a nasty eye infection. The Humane society had seized her from a family for not taking care of her. They then gave her to the Great Dane Rescue, who were more capable of handling dogs of her size and breed. The rescue people did they best they could with the resources they had, in that they were treating the the infection with antibiotics, but her eyelids were permanently disfigured and that would mean the infection would eventually come back and probably blind her.

She needed reconstructive surgery on her eyelids and Dr. Karlburg was the one who did it -- with laser, of course. He even cut me a break on the price after he talked to the people at the Great Dane Rescue. He did a remarkable job. Emma never again had an eye infection as long as she lived.