maymay194

It is only 7am , my vet opens @ 9am I am sitting here searching the net to see if I can figure out what is wrong with my Elvis.
I noticed last night he wouldn't jump on my couch anymore, he was eating fine. Then early this morning I woke up and was rubbing his tummy and noticed a lump by his chest cavity, I was rubbing softly & he wimpered and scared the hell outta me. I am taking him to the vet this morning but I am so worried for him. Any ideas what is wrong with my baby. Well he is around 10 but still my baby.

Thank you

Maggie Sues Dad

The vets where I am have emergency numbers. We call the office number and a recording has the number to call or auto page to the vet on call. Our prayers are with you and Elvis!

sadeyes2

My guy has several lumps on his chest area. Vet says fatty lumps and added that the important thing is that they can be moved. As he is ten, maybe that the couch thing is arthritis or maybe just injured himself at some point. Let us know how it goes at the vets.

maymay194

Well I am back from the vet. Found out alot! She gave him xrays, Turns out Elvis has lipoma that is what the lump on his chest is. And I forgot the "term" she used but his spine vertibraes have bone growing in between them which is causing him pain. She gave him muscle relaxers and pain pills. Then he has a bladder stone & urinary tract infection and gave him a antibiotic. And special dog food in hopes that the bladder stone will go away but said with the type he has more than likely will have to have surgery to remove the stone {which can be around $1000.} I pray to god the special dog food gets rid of it because that is very expensive. Today cost me over $400
But alas I know where we are with my ole man Elvis.

What is the life expectancy on basset hounds?

Thanks everyone

sadeyes2

Glad it's just fatty lumps. You may find he gets several more. Sorry about the spine, but at least now that he has medication he will be pain free. Hopefully the stones will pass naturally.


As for how long they live, it's something that I put to the back of my mind. Have heard of ones that have lived to 15, but I think they are the exception rather than the rule.

maymay194

My husband wanted me to ask the expectancy. We do love our Elvis & will pay whatever it takes to keep him healthy. I know that sounded random @ the time.
I am having a problem with him wanting to eat the Hills s/d food

any suggestions

maymay194

Oh no! I just read this about my Elvis back problem
Spondylosis Deformans in Dogs | eHow.com
has anyone dealt with this before

vonny01

I had a Beagle with this and he lived pain free for another four years after diagnosis.
He was diagnosed aged 10 and it did take several weeks to get his pain under control but once we did he was fine.
He had Metacam and remained on it for the rest of his life,but only a very low dose.
He was PTS this year from an unrelated Tumour.

brandiw

My lab/beagle mix, Heather, has spondylosis though hers is primarily in the vertebrae along the base of the tail. She isn't that old, she is around 7 (not exactly sure, rescue dog), so right now we just deal with flare-ups rather than constant meds. Most times she isn't in pain, but when the area gets inflamed we give her metacam and some sort of NSAID.

Mikey T

Only struvite stones are disolvable with a special diet. Thes stones usually form in encased in them so as they disolve they can create an infection so it is general recommend to put the dog on periodic antibiotics while disolving stones. The diet is rather unpalatable to dogs. It just is the case but to do anything to make it more appealing destroys the balance necessary to disolve the stones so you really can't do anything to make it, more appealing but ussual if a basset is hungry enough it will eat most anything you just need to have patience and wait the dog out

Struvite Bladder Stones