Ok, so it's been about a month that Jasmine has not been doing well on her leg. Over a month since the first episode.
We have done bloodwork and xrays that showed nothing.
She was switched from Deramaxx to Metacam in addition to tramadol. We just upped the dose of tramadol today to see if it helps more.
So, the vet wanted to sedate her to do better xrays to try to diagnose the problem-- which I did not feel comfortable with at her age. Phil and I discussed this last night and came to the conclusion that if it is cancer or nerve damage, we probably would just do our best to medicate and keep her comfortable rather than put her through any type of surgery or chemo. So... in short, we decided NOT to further investigate in order to determine what is causing the problem. We thought our money would be better spent trying to make her feel better. No one seemed to be able to think of something it could be that would be an easy fix for a geriatric dog. I'm just thinking that if we can't really fix it, it kind of doesn't matter to me what is causing it.
We are planning to see if we can get her in for acupuncture to see if that can help her at all.
I'm always conflicted, though. I hope I'm making the right decision for her.
Thoughts? Anyone been in the same position or have additional insight-- things I may not have thought of?
What would you do if it were your dog?