Sore pug.

The first time we thought something was wrong was when we took him out for his usual morning walk, he did not want to walk or poop or pee and just sat down on the grass. No amount of coaxing would make him want to get up and walk. He had to be carried back indoors. In the days prior to this he had become slow and lethargic and it was unusual behavior when taken out for is morning ritual. We took him to the vet and he prescribe an antibiotic "baytril", he did a urine and blood test and took an xray of the back. He did a Geriatric profile. When the course of Baytril ran out Jerry was much better but the next day he was back with the old symptoms. The vet extended his course of Baytril. Now he has a hard time in the morning and pees and poops but does not want to walk and has to be carried back in when indoors likes to sit down a lot. He lays with his paws in the front and even in front of his food which is very unusual. He does have his food though ultimately by himself. Today he yelped once as though he was in some kind of pain. He does that when someone step on his toe or something. He wants to lay down most of the time, we feel he also has a very slight limp. However during the evening he becomes a lot better and active and even wants to play. The doctor thinks he has a urinary infection. He is an intact male. But we find this morning lethargy and sitting down very disconcerting and it appears he is in some kind of pain. On touching him everywhere we cannot seem to replicate the pain anywhere. So what intrigues us is that he is on this antibiotic and he has such a difference from morning behavior and evening time behavior. Overall he is slow and not his usual self. Please advise

Dr. Marie:

He did do an anal exam, and also prescribed metacam which did not help. I think he does think it could be a prostrate issue. However he does not feel its anything to do with the spine as he tried to see if there was pain. He did see a rise in the white blood cells. He is getting Baytril 68 mg. This dog is also allergic and I have to give him a allergy shot every month. Could it be the side effects of the drug? And if is something to do with prostrate - what would be the next steps for that.

Thanks Dr. Marie - I think our Vet and you are in absolute concurrence. Meanwhile we gave metacam last night and he was much better in the morning. We reported it back to our vet here. We are now looking to get an ultrasound done and have the prostrate examined. If they do find something we will then go for surgery. We thank you for all your help.