[ZaktheLad]

  to Laddie - hope he feels better very quickly.  Sounds like this vet is better than the 1st at least.    for you.

[Mammyshaz]

  hope laddie is feeling back to normal soon. It does sound more spinal or muscular pain in the back for both hind legs to be affected. If he is reluctant to get up then every 2-3hours turn him onto his other side to release pressure on the side he has been lying on for a while. Other than that and going out to the loo justn
Et him rest. Take his food and water to him so he isn't trying to get up for a couple of days.
Hope he is bouncing around in no time 

[Porterlauren]

Get a new vet, so many of them are useless and over priced!

[Rosemary]

  that Laddie recovers quickly.  for him meantime.

[Kitchen Cottage]

Unless there is some reason why not,  I have a nearly full large bottle of metacam I can send you.  It was for Freddie who was pts in January and it supposedly lasts a year so it is in date  pm me your address if you would like it.  Being a large bottle it was about £60 so I didn't send it.  It's been kept in my scullery within the temperature range.   

Metacam did wonders for Freddie, who was 19 when pts, but stopped working towards the end.  He then moved onto tablets but my vet told me it was quite usual to chop and change between treatments.

Hope so much he gets better. 9 is very young and I know what it's like to have a once in a lifetime dog *wibbles for Freddie and Laddie* 

xxx

[Bundlesmum]

Hi. Poor you and poor dog. Just a quick comment to say please don't rule out what your first vet said about it being stomach ache of some sort. One of our collies had similar difficulty in moving about, really I think, because she was in severe pain. She had peritonitis, possibly caused by eating something sharp that damaged her gut. I wish Laddie well.

[Ladygrey]

Thankyou everyone for all of your messages

Laddie after having several doses of Metacam now is running around and enjoying himself

So according to the vet he has had either muscular or arthritic pain in his hips or spine

Kitchen Cottage that would be very very nice of you! I will PM you

Thankyou all
xxx

[Bionic]

I'm so pleased that he seems to be his old self again 

[doganjo]

Brilliant news.  I always keep a bottle of metacam in the cupboard.  Even out of date it works!

[SallyintNorth]

   Great news 

[jaykay]

Good to hear 

[Rosemary]

Excellent news 

[ladyK]

Such good news! :-)

[pgkevet]

Stand him up, take one of his back paws and turn it over so the knuckle is on the floor.  If he doesn't turn it back automatically it is vestibular - similar to vertigo in humans and can be treated with the same drugs.  If it isn't that, he may have pulled muscles and metacam will help so continue with that. Change your vet.

I'd just like to correct this. A placing reflex like this primarily tests the simple reflex arc and integrating proprioception in the spine. It is not a test of vestibular balance. You'ld need to get involved with righting reflexes and hopping tests and cranial nerve functions for that.

[ZaktheLad]

Well done Laddie - hope you continue to recover fully.