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Before I start, if I owe anyone private messages, my computer has been acting up...so bear with me.
That being said, Ruby seems to have some sort of involuntary fast tremor with one of her hind legs/hips area. I've seen it about 2 times sporadically when she's walking out in the yard. She'll be sniffing and walking, trying to locate the best place to make potty, and while she's walking, one of her legs starts shaking by itself; I wonder if it's her hip (?). She's still walking mind you, and she stops for a second and she puts the foot down and that's it.
The first time I saw it, I thought she stepped on a thorn or something like that in the yard because we purposely let all the grass die (for now). Turns out it's not something in her foot.
I told hubby about it and we thougth we'd do a wait and see if it happens again. Saw it a few months ago too. It has never seemed to bother her when I saw it.
This morning, hubby told me that he took Ruby out (5 a.m.) for her pee and poop, and she ran back into the house (common occurance, when you ask, "do you want to EAT?"). He said she had kibble in her mouth and all of a sudden, he saw her back leg start shaking fast. She stopped eating and kibble was falling out of her mouth. He said she went over to the rug/mat at the sink area and sat down to sort of wipe her butt (so he thought). Then she was fine. Went back to the bowl, ate all of her food, drank her water. He took her out again and she just stood there yawning (like normal).
It's not anal gland problems, because she had them taken care of when we lived in FL; anal gland marsupialization. He thinks she sat down on the mat and wiped her butt not to really wipe it, but to stop whatever was happening (?)
Does any of this sound familiar? I will call the vet, but I wanted to ask you basset experts first. We hope it's not neurology problems!!! If so, then we're more alike than I thought (I see my neurologist tomorrow!)
Ideas?
Janice and little Ruby
That being said, Ruby seems to have some sort of involuntary fast tremor with one of her hind legs/hips area. I've seen it about 2 times sporadically when she's walking out in the yard. She'll be sniffing and walking, trying to locate the best place to make potty, and while she's walking, one of her legs starts shaking by itself; I wonder if it's her hip (?). She's still walking mind you, and she stops for a second and she puts the foot down and that's it.
The first time I saw it, I thought she stepped on a thorn or something like that in the yard because we purposely let all the grass die (for now). Turns out it's not something in her foot.
I told hubby about it and we thougth we'd do a wait and see if it happens again. Saw it a few months ago too. It has never seemed to bother her when I saw it.
This morning, hubby told me that he took Ruby out (5 a.m.) for her pee and poop, and she ran back into the house (common occurance, when you ask, "do you want to EAT?"). He said she had kibble in her mouth and all of a sudden, he saw her back leg start shaking fast. She stopped eating and kibble was falling out of her mouth. He said she went over to the rug/mat at the sink area and sat down to sort of wipe her butt (so he thought). Then she was fine. Went back to the bowl, ate all of her food, drank her water. He took her out again and she just stood there yawning (like normal).
It's not anal gland problems, because she had them taken care of when we lived in FL; anal gland marsupialization. He thinks she sat down on the mat and wiped her butt not to really wipe it, but to stop whatever was happening (?)
Does any of this sound familiar? I will call the vet, but I wanted to ask you basset experts first. We hope it's not neurology problems!!! If so, then we're more alike than I thought (I see my neurologist tomorrow!)
Ideas?
Janice and little Ruby
