cocker back problem
My 6 year old cocker was showing signs of a bad back this morning. He was walking fine and his tail was up, however he had problems jumping into the car for walkies.
He seems to have difficulty jumping up when he is close to whatever he is about to jump on. he took a little few steps back from the car and couch and was able to jump up then.
He has had his breakfast so is not off his food.
he has had a back problem in the pat which has sorted itself out.
I just worry so much when it is his back legs...though other than that he is my usual happy boy!
I dont want to stress him with an immediate visit to the vet...whom he hates!
Can I get metacalm, which he has had before without having to physically take him to the vet and if not are there any other remedies? Or is it simply down to rest and sleep?
Thanks in advance.
He seems to have difficulty jumping up when he is close to whatever he is about to jump on. he took a little few steps back from the car and couch and was able to jump up then.
He has had his breakfast so is not off his food.
he has had a back problem in the pat which has sorted itself out.
I just worry so much when it is his back legs...though other than that he is my usual happy boy!
I dont want to stress him with an immediate visit to the vet...whom he hates!
Can I get metacalm, which he has had before without having to physically take him to the vet and if not are there any other remedies? Or is it simply down to rest and sleep?
Thanks in advance.
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I would take him to the vet to at least Xray his back and make sure there is no calcium build up. Apprently it is quite common in cockers.
Metacam is a prescription medicine so you need to get the medicine, or a prescription for it, from your vet who may well want to examine your dog first to establish exactly what the problem is.
It may be a recurrence of his previous back problem or it may be something else entirely, or a different reason this time for him having a bad back.
Metacam is a pain killer, depending on what is actually wrong with your dog the actually cause of the problem may need specific treatment rather than just treating the symptom (i.e the pain).