https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/clinical-discussions/6142/septic-arthritis Got a lovely 4yo chocolate Lab in at the moment who has been diagnosed with septic arthritis. His symptoms were shifting lameness, temp 106F and generally lethargic and not himself. He&#39;s been in on fluids and getting antibiotics and analgesia for threeen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/64688?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:04:49 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:0f76fe98-5f0c-4415-bb1a-4d9f4025fe83Jo Mackenzie<p>This dog is doing fantastically, seems to have made a full recovery and comes bouncing into the waiting room for his rechecks! Interestingly enough we had another septic arthritis case just a week or two later, this time on a not particularly co-operative Rottie! He seems to be doing well so far too, and fortunately isn&#39;t in as bad a way as the first dog was, as I don&#39;t think we&#39;d be able to turn him every two hours!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/59920?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:34:22 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:370e582c-0464-42ef-aca4-2036326476f6les punton<p>ouchy!</p> <p>iv nursed a couple and a few have gone home and 2 that i can remember had to be pts. Nursing is important in these cases, Is the dog able to get up and move? if not it is important to have big boofy bedding (vetbed good as it lets any urine drain away from patient)2 or 3 layers, this will also help prev ulcers. ensure patient is turned approx every 2hours to prevent static pnuemonia. hairy dogs my need clipped at back end and vaseline applied or a urinary cath used to prev urine scalding. keep an eye on temp as it could causes seizures. This is prob tip of iceberg as they can be difficult cases. keep us posted on how he gets on</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>