I need to know if it is possible to have muscle spasms at the site of the amputation that could cause pain?
The reason that I am asking in the health section rather the animal section, is to find out by a human.
Our dog had his leg removed at the shoulder two yrs ago, front, and occasionally he will yelp in pain, and we have to rub the area that was amputated. We didn't know if it was a spasms or the bone or something else.
It happens when he gets excited and jumps around. Maybe twice a month.
2007-08-03 03:16:13 · 2 answers · asked by Mom of 2 great boys 7 in Health ➔ Other - Health
sounds like it is a spasm; ask about muscle relaxers or something to calm the nerve at site to your vet.
2007-08-03 03:24:40 · answer #1 · answered by healthspot_2000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, u can have so called pain where the limb used to be! its called phontom pain, its the nerve endings telling you the limb is still there even when its not! i knoe this because my husband had half hes bottom foot amputated, and even though it was gone, he still felt pain abd sensations, where the foot once was,
2007-08-03 10:34:56 · answer #2 · answered by ~hip*hip*hurray~ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋