Beth has Hindquarter Weakness, aka Wobbly Butt. This is the way she came to us, but recently, it got a bit worse where she was falling down in the yard multiple times and couldn’t get herself back up. we took her to Caroline Animal Hospital to look at our options. We decided on acupuncture. By the end of the 20 minute session, Beth was actually sleeping. Sorry for the blurry picture from my Blackberry.
She eats around her glucosamine/chrondroitin pills, so I got a mortar and pestle to grind it up, and she seems fine with that.
We also got her herbal biscuits from the vet that are supposed to be good for her condition. I think they make her gassy.
It didn’t help that a tick managed to swell her foot.
Ugly little bugger.
She can’t really get up on her own, but once up, she is pretty steady on her feet. We’re not expecting miracles. Don’t think she’ll be making any moves like this. Hopefully she’ll be steadier with each acupuncture session.
A parting shot of more recent boarders. Beth under the blankie, Kris’ dad with Murphy, Kris with Parker, then Stanley, Stella, Jaime, Billy, Jack, Allie, with Savannah and Sunny in the middle.
Bless her heart. I hope the acupuncture helps her a bit.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful last shot! what a cosy bunch! I hope the acupuncture helps, What a brave girl she is!
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ReplyDeleteI LOVE the last shot of everyone together.
Love and licks, Winnie
Poor Beth! I hope the acupuncture continues to help her. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a brave girl. Mum had Flynn on Glucosomine & Chondroitin for 9 years and thinks it did him the power of good. Deccy x
ReplyDeleteOh, poor Beth:( Fancy being able to get biscuits for hindquarter weakness! I hope the acupuncture does the trick. Have you thought about doing exercise for strengthening what muscles are there, like wobble boards and the like?
ReplyDeleteAnother lovely shot from above:)
I hope the acupuncture helps! If we'd had hydrotherapy here as an option, I'd have tried that with Lilac. It's tough to keep those muscles in good shape after a while. Give sweet Beth a kiss for me!
ReplyDeleteI hope the acupuncture makes things easier for her. I've heard good things about it and I'm interested to see how she does.
ReplyDeleteWho knew they made biscuits for wobbly butt?! Beth was such a good patient during her accupunture, I hope it makes her a little more steady!
ReplyDeleteI love the group shot best of all. It's amazing how many greyhounds you can stack up wall to wall.
ReplyDeleteWouldn't have it any other way.
I'll be anxious to see how the acupuncture does. Do you have hydrotherapy anywhere near you? It did wonders for Roxy.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with Beth. What about some physical therapy? I am not sure what exercises to do with a dog that is already this weak, but a physical therapist should be able to give you some suitable exercises. Swimming? Keep us posted.
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