Sensitive Haunches, Shaking and Yelping

by Andrew
(Ottawa, Canada)

Hi;

My 4 year-old Boston is currently on meds.

A few days ago, we noticed that she was very sensitive around the butt area. Picking her up as usual with her sitting on my forearm while I hold her back is impossible now as she yelps when I attempt to do so. She also cannot take even the lightest of touches to her haunch area without yelping. After she yelps, she shakes/trembles continuously for at least ten minutes.

I took her to the vet last night. At about 2am, the vet saw us. She said that it might be a muscle spasm, or a spinal issue which could lead to paralysis. The vet said that she was leaning more towards a muscle spasm, but could not explain why. She told us to keep her calm. No fetch or running for at least a week. She also prescribed a muscle relaxant, and some sort of non-steroidal gel that we shoot into her mouth.

The vet said that the most likely cause of this was her twisting or sliding while playing, and that it pulled a muscle, or (God forbid) damaged her spine.

We are doing what we can by keeping her movements slow, and administering the meds, but I was hoping all you BT lovers out there could offer some insight.


Thanks for your time.

Andrew