Lily122511
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Last Saturday night we noticed that Lily wouldnât get up.
She was on the bed and just would not move. I tried to pick her up to see if she could stand or walk and she let out a horrible cry.
So we quickly rushed her over to the ER vet.
The vet said he suspected she may have torn her CCL on her left back leg.
He gave us some pain meds and said to follow up with a veterinary surgeon.
But the strange thing was that by Sunday night she was fine.
She acted like nothing was wrong. But I wasnât sure if that was just the meds working.
First thing Monday morning we took her to our vet.
Now he said that he did not feel any indication that she torn her CCL.
He thought it might just be a sprain. Keep her on the med and limit her movement.
And she was fine. And then on Friday night I noticed she was limping on the right back leg now.
So Saturday morning we go back to the vet again.
He looks her over and said it was either a sprain now in the other leg possible caused from putting so much pressure on that leg because of the other leg.
Or she could have cranial cruciate ligament disease.
He really doesnât know at this point.
We have to bring her back again on Monday to see what he says.
She hasnât gotten any better this time. She doesnât seem to be in any pain.
But she is still limping and walking on her toes with that leg. And when she does stand she throws that leg out a bit and stands on her toes.
I donât know what to do. I donât know whatâs wrong. She looks so sad sometimes because she canât be the way she used to be.
Does anyone have experience with a sprain leg?
How long could this last if that is indeed what it is?
Should I get a second opinion??
She was on the bed and just would not move. I tried to pick her up to see if she could stand or walk and she let out a horrible cry.
So we quickly rushed her over to the ER vet.
The vet said he suspected she may have torn her CCL on her left back leg.
He gave us some pain meds and said to follow up with a veterinary surgeon.
But the strange thing was that by Sunday night she was fine.
She acted like nothing was wrong. But I wasnât sure if that was just the meds working.
First thing Monday morning we took her to our vet.
Now he said that he did not feel any indication that she torn her CCL.
He thought it might just be a sprain. Keep her on the med and limit her movement.
And she was fine. And then on Friday night I noticed she was limping on the right back leg now.
So Saturday morning we go back to the vet again.
He looks her over and said it was either a sprain now in the other leg possible caused from putting so much pressure on that leg because of the other leg.
Or she could have cranial cruciate ligament disease.
He really doesnât know at this point.
We have to bring her back again on Monday to see what he says.
She hasnât gotten any better this time. She doesnât seem to be in any pain.
But she is still limping and walking on her toes with that leg. And when she does stand she throws that leg out a bit and stands on her toes.
I donât know what to do. I donât know whatâs wrong. She looks so sad sometimes because she canât be the way she used to be.
Does anyone have experience with a sprain leg?
How long could this last if that is indeed what it is?
Should I get a second opinion??