Herman was limping when I took him to the park on Sunday. Because he would stop and lay down I tried to carry him home (disaster carrying a 52 pound dog) it took us forever to get home. I have seen him limp before after playing and figured it would just go away. I tried to keep him from jumping and get some rest, but you know how that goes.
But by Wednesday I was a wreck and took him to the vet because he was still limping. He said that his shoulder felt a little tight, so he gave him an injection of some anti-inflammatory and gave me Rimadyl. He said if he gets better in 3 days, then it was just a sprain and it would heal. Of course I got paranoid because he said if there was no improvement he wanted me to bring him back in for xrays just in case.
Herman seems to be doing better and by Thursday afternoon he was all over the place being so playful - I hadnt even noticed he was less playful the days before until I saw him on Thursday doing his flying leaps across the room.
But what I'm noticing is that whenever I give him the Rimadyl, he goes to sleep?? I give half a tablet 2x per day. But I'm not sure if this is making him sleepy drowsy. Is that normal? It could be just a coincidence because I give it to him after breakfast and dinner - and usually right after he eats he gets this big burst of energy. So I'm just wondering??
But by Wednesday I was a wreck and took him to the vet because he was still limping. He said that his shoulder felt a little tight, so he gave him an injection of some anti-inflammatory and gave me Rimadyl. He said if he gets better in 3 days, then it was just a sprain and it would heal. Of course I got paranoid because he said if there was no improvement he wanted me to bring him back in for xrays just in case.
Herman seems to be doing better and by Thursday afternoon he was all over the place being so playful - I hadnt even noticed he was less playful the days before until I saw him on Thursday doing his flying leaps across the room.
But what I'm noticing is that whenever I give him the Rimadyl, he goes to sleep?? I give half a tablet 2x per day. But I'm not sure if this is making him sleepy drowsy. Is that normal? It could be just a coincidence because I give it to him after breakfast and dinner - and usually right after he eats he gets this big burst of energy. So I'm just wondering??