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Macs_Mum  Offline
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Hi All
Well we are back from the vets. He is perplexed as Mac isn't limping and he can't ellicit a pain response  He said he wouldn't know where to begin with X-rays unless he X-rayed him top to toe. Of course Mac bloomin lay down in the waiting room for the vet to see 
So we have come home with a pretty high dose of Tramadol to give on a decreasing dosage scale over the next 5 days inconjunction with daily Metacam. The vet says there are 3 possible outcomes
1) He gets better and when he comes off it stays better - great and we just put it down to a blip or maybe a pulled something we never get to the bottom of.
2) He gets better and when he comes off it the symptoms return which shows it is pain and he will then X-ray Mac's pelvis as a starting point.
3) He gets no better and we have to think again
At the mo I have managed to finally get him to lie on his bed in the lounge and am letting him rest.
The vet did exam his hips and spine and said he couldn't find anything.
I'll keep you updated on how he gets on. The vet said the Tramadol can sometimes make them a bit sleepy so we are going to give that in the evenings in the hope it helps Mac sleep and stick with the Metacam in the morning.
Thanks again for all your support, advice and kind words.
Juliet and Mac
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I guess the vet is doing what he thinks best, it`d cost a fortune to x-ray him all over with no idea of where to start.
Hope the meds help him and he makes a good recovery without needing further treatment.
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). If the tablets don't help I was going to suggest asking for a MRI scan as well as they show up different things to xrays.
