Mavis
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Rusty loves playing with this vet! He was barking cause he was so excited and when he was on the table, he was licking her ear a few times and playing with her(he likes to paw her hand and climb on her)
Adorable!!! I love more than anything to see them when they're happy.
We adopted Petey two years ago when he was eight. We didn't know it, but he came with his condition. We noticed, especially going back, that there is a certain spot that was sensitive and he would scream if it were just touched/petted in the slightest way. I don't know if some of this was fear (anticipation of it hurting), and suspect that might have been a large part of it, because honestly, we would barely touch him and he would do it. That hasn't happened in a while, nor has he had an episode in the last several weeks. I'm not saying this for Rusty, but I noticed with Petey, that he seems to have gotten stronger by playing and racing in the yard with Jelly all of the time. He does that almost on a daily basis and runs the fence with the neighbor's dogs (which is what would make him flare), and he has been episode free for a while now. Sometimes if he runs particularly hard or if we are having people over (because he gets so excited), we will give him a dose of Rimadyl and Gabapentin as a preventative. When he does flare, we medicate him and keep him in his crate.
We had a mutt for 13 years and around age 3-5???? she had a seizure one day. It completely terrified me and we went immediately to the vet. That was so long ago, it's hard to remember, but I think she said that sometimes a seizure could just happen without a major cause or indication of it being from a chronic condition. I hope that is true in your case and you won't see this again. Keep your phone handy so that you can tape it if possible.
If you do find a weak spot on Rusty's back, maybe consider a few treatments of laser therapy, if the vet thinks it might help.
Good luck and fingers crossed.