----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Stebbins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 11:39 PM Subject: [CKCS-L] Pacing
>" Also, this may be a different, but occasionally, when he is standing still, his back legs shake. Parkinsons's for dogs? What do you think? I would be interested to hear your points of view." > > Laura Stebbins > Winbury Cavaliers, Okemos, Michigan Dear Laura, It sounds like your dog is feeling the affects of old age and is using the pace as a means to relieve stress on his body when he's in motion. When you combine it with the shaking of the back legs, I would suspect hip dysplasia or possibly a back problem, arthritc conditions caused by advancing years. I have a 13 yr old golden with bad hips and his back legs sometimes shake when he is standing still. A compression of the spinal chord at some point might also cause a similar action. Even though your dog may have been clear of hip dysplasia as a young dog, it can occur in advancing years. I have had several goldens that were OFA good that had signs of hip dysplasia past the age of 10. I am having signs of it too but I'm not telling you how old I am in dog years. At any rate, either of these problems could cause pacing to relieve stress on the joints and back. Rimadyl helps with the pain and inflammation for the hips. Baby aspirin also helps. I'm not sure what they might give if it's in the spine. Hope this helps, Barbara > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. > ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
