The vets cant figure out whats wrong

[LexieLexie]

I have a 4 year old Pom/mix. two years ago she had patellar lextion surgery on her left knee.  Then 12 weeks ago she had her right leg done.  She was healing good, up til a week ago.  Now she will be laying down and jump up in pain, she don't want to walk at all, when she does walk she will hurry up and sit down.  When she does walk her tail goes in a circular motion.  But my vet has taken x-ray, ran her urine twice, blood work, squeezed her anal glands, and has went over her with a fine tooth comb.  Every test has come back great.  So he tired and anxiety med that didn't do anything. So he was clueless, so I took her to another vet to see what they thought, they ran test and also can't find anything wrong.  But I can't handle watching her in pain like this, I'm almost to the point of having her put down. I already have $7,000 dollars into her, and my love for her is priceless.  I just don't know what to do.

[tonyb286]

Hi. I have really no idea about this, but my guess is it's too close to the last surgery she had done for this to be a coincidence. A circular tail wag ordinarily means some dogs are extremely excited and happy - but I am assuming this is not something your dog did before the surgery, so I am cautious about it.

The only thing I can suggest is it may be worth taking her to a Unversity Vet practice, as these tend to be more thorough in examinations and will almost certainly have a desire to research and find out what's going on. But that may well be costly, so check before you proceed.

Are you sure she is in pain? Does she give out a yelp?

Others may have heard of this or seen it before or may have a clue about what's going on ... so come back in a few days to see what other responses you might have.

Tony

[Margot49]

Does not sound coincidental to me either.  I don't know that the tail wagging has anything to do with her symptoms other then maybe it is an involuntary reflex.  You have obviously put out a lot of money trying to find answers.  I agree that, if you have a Vet school or University within travel distance, you might possibly seek help there as they can offer more sophisticated testing.
I just wonder if there is some spinal issue going on or nerve damage or impingement from the surgery. Such a young dog to have these problems. Did the Vet do an x-Ray of her hips?   That could definitely be causing pain.  It must be horrible watching her be in pain like this.  I guess I would just try to keep her quiet and carry her out to potty and to eat.  You might ask the Vet for some pain meds.
Good luck and please come back to update.