BYC Café

[Shadrach]

Good morning Cafe.
Coffee is made.
Mostly blue skies and warming up.

 

[drumstick diva]

Has anyone heard from Perchie lately? Don't think I've seen any recent posts by her.
Still haven't figured out where Blooie is.

 

[igorsMistress]

Good morning cafe

 

[sourland]

Good morning, Café. Hope that @perchie.girl is just busy with the new phase of her life, and @Blooie ?

 

[DobieLover]

Good morning, Cafe.

We will be having our lunch cruise on Seneca Lake this afternoon. It should be a lovely day. I hope I can enjoy it.
Ben does not seem to be improving. He yelped a few times this morning before I got the Prednisone and pain meds in him. He had another accident last night. And the front feet are still dragging when he walks. Ironically, he trots much better.

 

[drumstick diva]

sorry to hear that about Ben

 

[N F C]

Good morning Cafe

Thanks for the coffee Shad, enjoy your sunny day!

Sour, Blooie seems to be MIA...haven't seen/heard from her for quite a while. Hoping all is ok and she's just busy.

Dobie, try to enjoy the cruise with your DH today. Wish the news on Ben were better.

Hi IM, what are you up to today?

 

[drumstick diva]

Can't remember my dog stuff like I used to but, I think a trotting dog doesn't have all 4 legs touching the ground at once. That may be why he trots better than walking.

 

[007Sean]

Good morning Cafe

Thanks for the coffee, Shad

Hope everyone has a wonderful day doing whatever makes you happy!

 

[Bunnylady]

Can't remember my dog stuff like I used to but, I think a trotting dog doesn't have all 4 legs touching the ground at once. That may be why he trots better than walking.

The trot is a dog's most efficient gait; when it has a lot of ground to cover, a wild canid usually defaults to the trot. Basically, the animal tenses the back muscles, and bounces from one diagonal pair of legs to the other. The process of "unloading" one pair of legs transfers part of the energy to the muscles supporting the other pair, kind of like sets of springs, so it doesn't take a lot of energy to maintain the gait.

It might seem that the bouncing of a trot might be jarring enough to be even more painful for Ben, but it's possible that, because the muscles along the spine are tensed up, the damaged joint is supported better at a trot. Walking, most muscles would be relaxed much of the time, which would allow more sagging and flexing in the painful area.

That's my theory, anyway.

DL, I'm sorry to hear about Ben.Knowing that a beloved animal is getting older, slowing down, not as game as it used to be - these things we can accept, but seeing one in pain just tears at the heart.