CharlotteCl
New Member
Hi, I have a 20+ year old med spur thigh who for the last week or so has been getting weaker on his legs. I went to the specialist vet last week and there is nothing obvious wrong with him. So we agreed to bath him twice a day in calcium (he wont eat it) and see how he goes as long as he is still eating. He is eating (at this stage we just wanted him to eat so it didn't matter what) greens. He is offered show thistle, forget me nots, plantain, dandelion flowers but he would only eat the greens. His legs have got worse now in that he can barely move at all. He tries and they just kind of shake very slightly, he does move a little but it is very slow and a lot of effort goes into it. He has been out in the sun for the last few days while it has been nice, when indoors he is on top soil and has a heat lamp and a uv strip (uv isnt always turned on). Going to go back to the vet and probably do bloods and maybe xrays but has anyone any ideas why may be wrong? He is still enthusiastically eating as long as I help him. He cant get his front feet up to wipe his face. And his legs definitely aren't lifting him up when he moves so the little he does move he drags . He was kept with a female sd theybhave never taken notice of each other but she has started head butting him since being like this so I have separated them. I also have another Male spur thigh who is also kept separate (was supposed to be 2 girls and a boy but turned out to be 2 boys and a girl!