Limping Lumpy

[King Lumpy]

Hello,
I have been lurking this website for awhile now. This seems to be a great place for us rottie owners to gather information about this wonderfully complex animal. I have the privledge of being the proud owner of one of the loyalest, kindest souls ever to grace this earth. His name is Lumpy. Before I continue I will stress That my friend Lumpy, Is 14 years old. He has lived a pretty care-free life. Recently I Have been having limping problems with Lumpy. He is still very active but has become very upset at the fact that he had to take some time off from rolling in the snow! It seems that his rear right leg had been giving him grief. Sometimes he walks on 3 legs babying the rear right leg, sometimes he uses all 4 but kind of pussy-foots on his injured leg. I was not worried at first for I have always had luck with Baby Asprin/Buffered Asprin The Lumpster would have no problems shaking off whatever pain was hinderiing him. However, one morning I awoke To Find A Big Ball-Like Bump On The Bend Of His Rear Right Leg. Looks kind of like tendonitus. I got My buddy into the vets right away. He was prescribed Tramadol for pain and the Ramidyl For anti-inflammitory. The tramadol gets him very stoned and mixed with the Rimadyl works fine. However, The Swelling has not gone down... Hasn't gotten any bigger, but has not gotten any smaller either. No matter what he is doing, He is not crying or whimpering In any pain. But it is clear that this swelling is causing pressure on his leg. At the vet I Had him checked for Osteosarcoma (sic) and he has a clean bill from that. However, I was informed by the vet that His rear right leg is loaded with arthritis. Now, I Am not in denial in anyway, I realize That at 14 years a rottie will have problems such as arthritis....and it might just very well be a terrible terminal growth on his leg. However, He Continues to live his life. He does everything that he usually does and He is showing no "end of life" signs that dogs usually show when they want you to know that it's time. I am now going to take King Lumpy to the vet this thursday to have a needle aspiration to see what the problem is. He is now adapting to walking on 3 legs and I really don't want him to do that. I Hope my friend is alright.

[ajemons]

Firstly congratulations to Lumpy (great name :) on acheiving such a magnificent age !!!
Secondly, I hope for good news at the vets.
Thirdly, welcome to the forum :)
Alison

[AngelBunny]

A 14 yo Rottie! How wonderful!! Lumpy is indeed a king!! Long live Lumpy!!!

Welcome to RDN.

[jayneliz]

I hope your friend is alright, too! I am very happy to hear of a 14 YO Rottweiler as well!

[harleychik66]

WOW 14 years that is amazing.

Lumpy....what a great name.

I hope that everything comes back positive when he sees the vet again. I know how scary it can be when you see them favoring a leg.

I am glad to hear that it doesn't appear to be affecting his love of life.

Please keep us posted on how he's doing.

[King Lumpy]

Thanks everybody for your kindness. Well, I Went to the vets this morning and had Lumpy's swollen lump needle asperated. When they poked him the lump literally exploded and drained. It went down considerably but it is still swollen. They took a sample of of Lump's Blood and then spun it. From what the vet described is that this could very well be cancer. However, She added It is also showing signs that it could be a bad infection. They gave him some reallly heavy antibiotics (Cephelexin) along with the tramadol and Rymadil. They seem unsure. For that very reason they decided to send his sample to the lab where it will take 3-4 days to get a result. Lumpy is still in good spirits and enjoyed some liverwurst when he got home. I am not going to worry about the next 3-4 days for worrying will only drive me absolutely insane. I will continue to enjoy his company. His Is my buddy. Unfortunately, what ever is going to happen is going to happen, Not having any control over that makes me sad. I will be anxious to see if this is an infection. I am hoping for the best. As for now, Lumpy needs his rest so he can watch The Office on TV afterwhile...........

[King Lumpy]

Lumpy has a soft tissue inflamation caused by a deep infection. He will be off on sick leave for a month and a half while he recovers on antibiotics (Cephelaxin) and his pain killer cocktail (Tramadol and Rymadil). He will also be taking theraputic hot steam showers that he really does love so! (No Ice!)

We have some work ahead but I am so happy that he has no other issues.
A day without Lumpy is like a day without sunshine.

[eminbrasil]

So glad to hear that things went well with Lumpy at the vets - 14 years of age is incredible, he obviously shares a wonderful life with you !

[ajemons]

Originally Posted by King Lumpy

Lumpy has a soft tissue inflamation caused by a deep infection. He will be off on sick leave for a month and a half while he recovers on antibiotics (Cephelaxin) and his pain killer cocktail (Tramadol and Rymadil). He will also be taking theraputic hot steam showers that he really does love so! (No Ice!)

We have some work ahead but I am so happy that he has no other issues.
A day without Lumpy is like a day without sunshine.

Oh I'm so glad it wasn't anything worse.
Do you have any pictures of 'King' Lumpy ? I would love to see the old boy :)
Alison

[rottgirl]

Welcome to the forum neighbor!!!

Glad to hear Lumpy is on the road to recovery. 14 years old hsas earned him "King" status!!!

Michele

[Harleykins]

We want pictures of Lumpy!!! Congrats on the good news.

[ajemons]

Originally Posted by Harleykins

We want pictures of Lumpy!!! Congrats on the good news.

Should we start a 'WE WANT LUMPY PHOTO'S !!!' club ??

LOL :))))

Alison

[King Lumpy]

Thanks Everyone! So far Lumpy is coming along. I have to take him to the vets to get this infection drained again. He is starting to use all his legs to walk once again though. It seems to be a rather slow process. I will put together a gallery of Lumpy pictures this week so everybody can see my friend! thanks everybody for your kindness!

[ajemons]

[QUOTE=King Lumpy;936364] I will put together a gallery of Lumpy pictures this week so everybody can see my friend! QUOTE]


Oh, goody !!! I look forward to it. Give him my love.
Alison

[AngelBunny]

Count me among those who'd love to see a pix of King Lumpy!

I wish him a speedy recovery.