Hi, my dog Soleil is a 9 years and 10 months old female spayed Saluki. She is about 49 lb. Her BEAM is good with she slight changes in that I felt something was off but thought emotional as has been separated from the other dogs due to tendency to be over reactive. I feel the separation has inhibited her ability to make choices where to be in the house though I try to rotate her, and give attention other ways. I am now integrating her more with the others. I have noticed she has some reluctance to sit when asked (she does tricks, classes, training) and thought maybe she needed adjustment due to the very ice winter. I noticed the subtle changes more when I came back from a five day absence from the house during which time a new sitter cared for the dogs. Though the small potty yard I had designed for the dogs was covered in ice carpets"to prevent slipping, (we had half inch of ice on top of eight inches of snow that lasted for about a month) I have no way to know if she had slipped in my absence as the sitter claims he left the dogs out for ten minutes at a timed I don't know he was watching them (not using this sitter ever again). Now the back with the other dogs her BEAM is better (plays, interacts, went to class, goes on the long walks, great appetite) it still there is something a little off, her movement a bit off in the rear, hard to assess. Primary issue I am asking about is that while petting her as she lay in her bed the other night I discovered that one of her back legs has a large round swelling, hard as bone, that makes her bone look larger. It is the bone just above the knee in the inside of the back leg (prominent on Saluki). I have secured an appointment at a vet recommended by @Dr Christina (Alison Keyes) but appt is not available til March 31. Her breeder (and co-owner who is a vet in Germany) said to do an x-ray without sedation and I am looking for advice here. I feel it should not wait until March 31, but not sure regular vet here will do just an x-ray and may want to do sedation or aspirate. I have had bad luck with a tumor on another dog going crazy and growing fast after aspiration (and that dog had great BEAM til that point). What is the advice to do in such a situation. I look forward to meeting with Dr Keyes as feel this might be the person who will listen to me. My other option is to go to the ER and ask for just X-ray and see what else they recommend after the X-ray.
This dog has had two surgeries for having mammary lumps removed, once last March, at which time she was spayed to prevent recurrence (and she bled into her abdomen after the spay and spent two days in the ER receiving transfusions, oxygen tank and needed to be on medication to help her blood clot for two weeks: traumatic); the first surgery was about six or seven months prior. All mammary lumps tested were benign. While in the ER last March they did see two spots in her lungs but I didn't proceed with further testing since other of my dogs have had that and since the mammary lumps were benign didn't worry about it and was not keen to give surgery to this dog again.
Other surgery was an AI done by surgical implant (will never do that again), and she has had a slab fractured tooth removed, so a dental, a few years ago.
She has always had a low white count that the vet said is normal for her.
She is under homeopathic treatment from Dr Loops for the past year and a half to two years.
Any advice on what type of appointment diagnostics to get appreciated.
Not sure it is relevant but she is a gray dog. While not merle, I feel like in some breeds the gray dogs have special differences. Not necessarily true in Salukis.
Thank you so much. @Dr Jeff, @ Dr Christina, @ anyone with good advice. Attached are pics that show the lumpy area, and a picture of the whole dog because she is beautiful and whole.
I have started doing daily scalar wave on her and am going to try helichrysum and copaiba oil and add in some work with selenite and black tourmaline. She is on WeiCHi Booster, Vet C, good mushrooms (Rx Coreolis Forte/alternate with Five Defenders); raw diet; Bark & Whiskers Adrenal Support but switched to female hormone support a couple months ago (all to help after the spay); have added Onco Support and Stasis Breaker in. On Thorne joint support. Gets raw goat milk and lots of cruciferous veg. Maybe too many carrots.
I wrote a letter to her this am saying many things I understood, and that I understand her and am committed to helping her be well and return to her full wellness. Acknowledging how hard it has been for her to be behind gates to keep peace (she would have the upstairs, and then had the living and dining room-- but she needs to be able to explore the whole house and make more choices so alternating everyone and trusting her more with two of my dogs, There is one young dog she has never liked) explaining why, and promising more opportunities for her freedom again. This all added because I am working on the emotional-spiritual with heras well as seeing the physical. We are also having Bengston done by this amazing woman who helped my other dog.
This dog has had two surgeries for having mammary lumps removed, once last March, at which time she was spayed to prevent recurrence (and she bled into her abdomen after the spay and spent two days in the ER receiving transfusions, oxygen tank and needed to be on medication to help her blood clot for two weeks: traumatic); the first surgery was about six or seven months prior. All mammary lumps tested were benign. While in the ER last March they did see two spots in her lungs but I didn't proceed with further testing since other of my dogs have had that and since the mammary lumps were benign didn't worry about it and was not keen to give surgery to this dog again.
Other surgery was an AI done by surgical implant (will never do that again), and she has had a slab fractured tooth removed, so a dental, a few years ago.
She has always had a low white count that the vet said is normal for her.
She is under homeopathic treatment from Dr Loops for the past year and a half to two years.
Any advice on what type of appointment diagnostics to get appreciated.
Not sure it is relevant but she is a gray dog. While not merle, I feel like in some breeds the gray dogs have special differences. Not necessarily true in Salukis.
Thank you so much. @Dr Jeff, @ Dr Christina, @ anyone with good advice. Attached are pics that show the lumpy area, and a picture of the whole dog because she is beautiful and whole.
I have started doing daily scalar wave on her and am going to try helichrysum and copaiba oil and add in some work with selenite and black tourmaline. She is on WeiCHi Booster, Vet C, good mushrooms (Rx Coreolis Forte/alternate with Five Defenders); raw diet; Bark & Whiskers Adrenal Support but switched to female hormone support a couple months ago (all to help after the spay); have added Onco Support and Stasis Breaker in. On Thorne joint support. Gets raw goat milk and lots of cruciferous veg. Maybe too many carrots.
I wrote a letter to her this am saying many things I understood, and that I understand her and am committed to helping her be well and return to her full wellness. Acknowledging how hard it has been for her to be behind gates to keep peace (she would have the upstairs, and then had the living and dining room-- but she needs to be able to explore the whole house and make more choices so alternating everyone and trusting her more with two of my dogs, There is one young dog she has never liked) explaining why, and promising more opportunities for her freedom again. This all added because I am working on the emotional-spiritual with heras well as seeing the physical. We are also having Bengston done by this amazing woman who helped my other dog.
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