Nanook is our 11 year old wolf hybrid, she started to limp on her front left leg about 3 weeks ago. Just kinda favoring it a bit. We took her to the vet and he said that it was something called Elihcria (spelling) its a tick born thing. Anyway... he put her on antibiotics, and sent her home on baby asprin. I wasnt buying it... so I called another vet that we take our diabetic cat too. He took her in and checked her leg over SOOOO good.... Nanook didnt yelp or whimper at all, and believe me, he checked her over good... there towards theend, with 3 people holding her down she had had enough, Xrays showed no more growth in her arthritis, and he seems to think that it is a pulled muscle. She is on prevecox and is being made to stay in the house light on her feet and on a diet.
The prevecox, I am assuming has made her lose her appetite in the past 3 days, she just wont eat dog food, but she will eat human food, and some treats. ( We have decided to stop giving her the prevecox after reading about the side effects)
She just doesnt seem to be getting any better, and I am just so worried and scared. If it is a pulled muscle, does that take awhile to heal? The vet said it could take up to 4 months.. Nanook is 75 pounds by the way. Her daddy and I just feel horrible.. she just CAN'T get comfortable!!!!!
Any advice would be nice. Thank you.