About to head to the vet with Indy (Update post 1)
Please send some :bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz::bigrayz: for my old boy. We're headed to the vet to see if we can figure out what's going on with his back and rear legs.
***Update***
Indy's xrays and labs came back within normal range for a dog his age. The complete atrophy of the muscles along his spine and rear end, in conjunction with seizures and pain/stiffness in the rear legs indicates many things, however, since his xrays and labs were normal, it points directly to a cancer, most likely in the brain.
He also presented with dime-sized ulcers in his mouth that I hadn't noticed until today. That points to an auto-immune disease, but given the other symptoms, may somehow be related to the tumor.
My vet gave him meds to see if the symptoms would subside. If he's not any better in 3-5 days, we know that he's not going to get better and will only suffer further. At that point, we'll make a decision based on my vet's opinion and what my heart tells me to do.
Please keep my old boy in your thoughts and prayers. I just don't want him to suffer.