Does anyone know if it's possible for a vet to stick a needle into a nerve ending whilst giving a booster vaccination?
Yesterday morning took Freddie for his booster. All well and good 'xept he wriggled when injected, and yelped. I've never heard a dog - or cat - yelp during an injection before. But then I've never had a whippet before so I thought well maybe they are super sensitive...
I took him for a walk. He did his familiar squirrel chase through woods. It's always a bit hairy watching this but he seemed ok - no limping, nothing untoward as I put him in car.
Two hours later he started whining. Holds his paw up, looks muddled, gets on sofa anan hour later won't even move his head when I come into the room. When daughter gets home from school no welcome at all. She gets on sofa next to him, and he yelps. he keeps whimpering.
Finally I manage to get him off sofa but he's crying, and yelping.
So I take him straight back to vets.
Different vet examines him, says thinks it's a neck/ spinal injury. It might be skeletal, but she hopes it's muscular. He must have run into a tree without me noticing... Vet injects him with pain killer - no yelping at the injection this time round. Vet says come back Thursday or tomorrow if he's in more acute pain.
At this stage he can barely walk...and prefers not to! I have to carry him to car, and daughter has to hold him as I drive.
Back home he sleeps till 11.00 then I let him out. He manages to walk, wees, and when he comes in again goes MAD. MAD Runs around, wiggling his head in ecstasy. A different dog!
By now I'm really really worried coz none of this makes sense!
This morning he seems back to normal.
Any ideas?
Yesterday morning took Freddie for his booster. All well and good 'xept he wriggled when injected, and yelped. I've never heard a dog - or cat - yelp during an injection before. But then I've never had a whippet before so I thought well maybe they are super sensitive...
I took him for a walk. He did his familiar squirrel chase through woods. It's always a bit hairy watching this but he seemed ok - no limping, nothing untoward as I put him in car.
Two hours later he started whining. Holds his paw up, looks muddled, gets on sofa anan hour later won't even move his head when I come into the room. When daughter gets home from school no welcome at all. She gets on sofa next to him, and he yelps. he keeps whimpering.
Finally I manage to get him off sofa but he's crying, and yelping.
So I take him straight back to vets.
Different vet examines him, says thinks it's a neck/ spinal injury. It might be skeletal, but she hopes it's muscular. He must have run into a tree without me noticing... Vet injects him with pain killer - no yelping at the injection this time round. Vet says come back Thursday or tomorrow if he's in more acute pain.
At this stage he can barely walk...and prefers not to! I have to carry him to car, and daughter has to hold him as I drive.
Back home he sleeps till 11.00 then I let him out. He manages to walk, wees, and when he comes in again goes MAD. MAD Runs around, wiggling his head in ecstasy. A different dog!
By now I'm really really worried coz none of this makes sense!
This morning he seems back to normal.
Any ideas?
