pawsaddict
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Hi there, I hope I am posting this in the correct section (if not, please let me know). Marley has been limping for months now (so bad that she can't even go on a walk for 5 minutes without limping). So after physiotherapy, chiropractic care, and plenty of rest didn't yield much of an improvement, we took her to a specialist. He found bone chips in her shoulder. He said that he could MAYBE scope her shoulder, but because of her size (around 18-20 pounds), it would be very hard to actually get the scope in, and even if he was able to get in the scope in, he wasn't sure if he would be able to do any work once he was there. He said the bone chips could be caused by arthritis (her shoulder joint moves a little wonky), but that he wasn't sure. He said he couldn't really tell where the chips were either because of her anatomy (apparently dachshunds' shoulders are quite tricky).
Marley also was recently diagnosed with chronic kidney disease. (Needless it say, it's been a very tough few weeks for me.) So I'm not sure if I should try the scope and put her through that or....well, I don't know what I should do. Has anyone else been through this? Does anyone else have any suggestions?
Marley also was recently diagnosed with chronic kidney disease. (Needless it say, it's been a very tough few weeks for me.) So I'm not sure if I should try the scope and put her through that or....well, I don't know what I should do. Has anyone else been through this? Does anyone else have any suggestions?