I posted on here the other day (you can find it if you wish), of the way my dog was acting but here is a brief description. she is a 55 pound saint bernard/poodle mix (9 mo old). She was lying on our carpet at 11am on tuesday when she suddenly got up, started screaming and acting like she was running away from something. She ran straight to me and even though i was holding her and calming her down, she continued to scream while she lied in my lap. The screaming continued for about a minute as to which point she went stiff and didn't get up for about 3-5 minutes. She then got up and walked/ran normal and had been eating and drinking normal. initial thoughts was our other dog hurt her or a bug bit her but our other dog was asleep and we found no bugs. Next day around 3pm it happened again. This time she was biting the air and ended up getting my finger while screaming. This continued about the same amount of time and she was fine after. We rushed her to the ER vet where they couldn't find any physical trauma to her and didn't do any x-rays so they prescribed carprofen (100mg), amoxicillin (400mg, i think) and said it was probably a muscle strain or pinched nerve. Since getting home and taking these meds (she's been on them since wednesday), she seems more tired/lazy and uncoordinated. She has been a clumsy dog in the past but this seems different? She hasn't played with our other dog, when she tries to run she slips about and ends up walking most of the time. She does not yelp or seem in pain when falling or running , just not acting how she usually does. I don't know if this is from the medication or if it is some muscle problem or maybe hip/elbow dysplasia. I believe she has/had an ear infection, i got zymox from a pet store and did her ears yesterday and today and honestly they do look better. They were foul smelling and had some discharge and she was scratching at them. Anyways i'm just wondering if anyone has any clue about any of this. She is still eating/drinking normal, and still peeing/pooping normal. they were not worried about any intestinal or internal problems as her stools are normal and there is no blood. She did have a slight fever on wednesday as the ER vet said. She checked her ears and said that since she was showing no signs of discomfort with getting her ears checked that it's probably not a ear infection. I can't get in to see my normal vet for a month so i'm trying to figure out what i can do at home or what the problem could be.
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