Lyco Setter said:
I would be curious to know how it it diagnosed.
My dog was showing lameness in her left rear leg. Yesterday, she looked as if she blew out her ACL as she didnt want to put any weight on her leg. Called the Vet right away and took her out. Basically he checked her for hip,knee and reflex problems and all showed good. Then he started to feel her leg from top to bottom with a pinching grip from his hand. When he got to the area right above the knee she winced in pain, she didnt like it at all. He was only slightly pinching it and it obviously hurt her. If I remember correctly there is a membrane on the leg bone in that area and that is where the inflamation is. It only effects the long bones in dogs, and generaly only in larger dogs. It will show up on x-rays but only when it is at a certain stage, and with her, she is past it.
We have her on Tramodol for pain and Rymadil for inflamation. Also have her on Doxycycline in case of Lyme but it didnt show up on the test, which sometimes it doesnt. If it doesnt clear in 14 days she goes back out for x-rays, but they have to sedate her for that. The only other possibility is a bone tumor, which the Vet says she doesnt show any signs of. Lymph nodes are ok etc. Hopefully it is not that, because by the time you find them it is to late.