Poor Pup

As stated in the previous post, we have had a looooong weekend.  We will start on Wednesday night...

We have a chair in our bedroom, a big comfy, over sized chair, that Peyton likes to sleep on sometimes.  He tried to jump onto in and didn't quite make it.  We laughed a little. 



Thursday.  I notice Peyton's back leg isn't "working" properly.  He seems to be limping and looks like he struggles to sit.  I think maybe he pulled a muscle or sprained his "knee".  I decide to watch him closely because lets face it...I didn't want to have to take him to the vet only for them to tell me nothing was wrong...



Friday.  Peyton doesn't seem better...or worse.  He seems exactly the same, so we continue with our day.  He lays down for a nap (I might have laid down with him) and at some point he gets up and WILL NOT use his front leg.  At All. He falls while trying to walk.  I lose it.  I scoop him up, notice he is distressed and panting.  I cry  I pull myself together and take him to the vet.

2 x-rays, 2 shots of pain meds, 1 shot of anti-inflammatories, and an "emergency" vet visit bill later we have an answer...

Peyton has some mineralization in one of his discs which is inflamed, causing pressure on his spinal cord, which makes it painful for him to walk.

POOR BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



We laid around the rest of the weekend.  We watched him oh so very closely.  He is not to jump, run, or play (yea right).  He is on 4 pills a day, and has been very drowsy. 



The good news is he is feeling much better...which is a relief to us :)