tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914346453926040919.post3244520142738736721..comments2023-11-05T04:51:03.241-08:00Comments on Just Another Dog Blog: What The Hell Is Wrong With Kate, Part 22halveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02268960093227782475noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914346453926040919.post-37629837686235693412011-07-25T03:21:53.253-07:002011-07-25T03:21:53.253-07:00Hope Kate is okay now.. So she can play and move j...Hope Kate is okay now.. So she can play and move just like before.Cremation Jewelryhttp://cremationjewelry.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914346453926040919.post-76097559373156415832011-07-23T00:29:58.726-07:002011-07-23T00:29:58.726-07:00It seems like there can be a whole bunch of reason...It seems like there can be a whole bunch of reasons for front end muscle wasting, some of them injury related, some of them not (the tumble might be to blame or might be a coincidence).<br /><br />Reasons for muscle wasting in shoulder area:<br />1) Early motor neuron disease<br />2) Intramedullary tumors<br />3) Vascular lesions of spinal cord<br />4) Intervertebral disk prolapse<br />5) Ankylosing spondylitis<br />6) Diabetes mellitus<br />7) Thyroid disorders<br />8) Toxins; Lead, Mercury<br />9) Brachial neuritis (neuralgic amyotrophy)<br />10) Familial brachial plexopathy<br />11) Vasculitis<br />12) Idiopathic lumbosacral plexopathy<br /><br /><a href="http://www.justanswer.com/medical/5b59m-cause-localized-muscle-wasting-shoulder-area.html" rel="nofollow">Muscle wasting in shoulder area<br /></a>DawgBloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03549947489170037163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914346453926040919.post-53748958073610533842011-07-22T07:55:41.788-07:002011-07-22T07:55:41.788-07:00Aw :( Hoping all is figured out sooner rather than...Aw :( Hoping all is figured out sooner rather than later! Crossed paws for Kate!Jess @ Instyledoghttp://community.instyledog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914346453926040919.post-77134725727745013602011-07-21T20:11:53.567-07:002011-07-21T20:11:53.567-07:00Sounds a bit similar to what I had going on with m...Sounds a bit similar to what I had going on with my girl. Long story short...fall from the dog-walk coupled with rough housing with her favorite puppy a few days later caused off and on mild lamness that really looked more like stiffness in her left front. She lost some of her defined shoulder muscle in 8 short weeks. Stiffness would come and go, but there would be time between it, vet declared it a "soft tissue injury", rest, anti-inflammatories, blah, blah, blah. Nope, didn't help, always came back and we'd just start over. Plus add her defined muscle loss...which at the time I partly attributed to all the down time she was ending up with. Nothing on x-rays, so I went to a PT...she felt it was an instable shoulder injury...all on the underside of the shoulder. Took some special, and difficult, probing, but she clearly hurt on just one side. It's kind of the dog equivalent to a rotator cuff injury. So, she is in hobbles and has lots of strengthing exercises. She's looking great already and no sign of stiffness or mild lameness since we started. Just a thought and something to look for...Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00360536784952210208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914346453926040919.post-56260119566261524382011-07-21T16:52:36.514-07:002011-07-21T16:52:36.514-07:00It is very important for your dogs to have these w...It is very important for your dogs to have these workouts because it is good for their body system. It is part of their training as well. It will be good to do even once a week.fun dog gameshttp://www.squidoo.com/fun-dog-gamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914346453926040919.post-7035714357329024222011-07-21T15:55:09.194-07:002011-07-21T15:55:09.194-07:00"Does she still weigh about the same? Does he..."Does she still weigh about the same? Does her gait looks the same? Is it both shoulders equally?"<br /><br />She does still weight the same. Gained back in the past month, but not in her front end - she just has chubby ribs now. :) <br /><br />The loss is symmetrical and her gait looks the same to me.2halveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02268960093227782475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914346453926040919.post-65173885503430642842011-07-21T15:26:18.928-07:002011-07-21T15:26:18.928-07:00Normally, localized muscle loss would spell some k...Normally, localized muscle loss would spell some kind of injury to me (E.g. busted ACL results in muscle loss in that leg, etc.). <br /><br />Metabolic or systemic issues would present through the entire body, to my understanding.<br /><br />Does she still weigh about the same? Does her gait looks the same? Is it both shoulders equally?DawgBloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03549947489170037163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914346453926040919.post-32635431233346042832011-07-21T15:21:18.934-07:002011-07-21T15:21:18.934-07:00I had a Gumby! And his horse - Pokey?
Hoping you ...I had a Gumby! And his horse - Pokey?<br /><br />Hoping you get some answers on Kate soon....Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.com