I brought my dog to PET ER on Saturday. My complaint was that he was acting like he had done something wrong. He wasn?t wagging his tail.\r
I know my dog very well.\r
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We were met by Dr Alcan who examined him and remarked that he had a normal ?gate? and said that maybe he pulled a muscle. She began pressing each vertebrae. When she got to his mid-back he let out a LOUD wince. She said perhaps he had a ruptured disc. \r
She suggested blood work and xrays to rule out any sign of infection and organ failure. We waited for this to be done.\r
In about an hour she came out and said everything looked great! His blood work was perfect. Organs great. She said most likely it was a muscle or disc issue OR suspected degenerative disc disorder and she was going to send us home with anti inflammatory and pain meds and recommended that if in 3 days he was not better to see a neurologist.\r
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I paid the $580 bill and the tech brought him out to me and said.. He?s a bit wobbly we gave him an injec
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