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10-31-2009, 10:19 AM | #1 |
♥Luv my Trixie Belle♥ Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Long Island, NY
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| Biscuit may have a spinal cord injury! Yesterday, I come home and find that my biscuit is not walking properly. His left hind leg is sliding out from him as he walks. He also has a hard time standing up using that leg. We bring him to the vet and after examination and an xray, his front leg exhibits the same symptom (partial, sporadic paralization). The vet thinks he may have a disc compressing his spinal cord!! I spend the entire time at the vet's office crying because it is so hard to see my little guy fall over when trying to walk. Time to see the neurologist. He is a little better today after I gave him prednisone that he was previously on. I am so distraught. Let me give you biscuit's history The past month. Early October, I came home to find his right rear leg limping (later I notice sever bruising on the inside of what i could only term his upper thigh). We went to the vet(no break showing on the xray) and they gave him some anti-inflammatory medicine....he seemed to get better. Then a week or so later, I left the house for an hour and when I came back he wasn't lifting his head up and was tense/swollen around the shoulder area...back to the vet and after several blood tests and an xray of the neck/spine area...we were sent home with prednisone and an antibiotic (in case of tick bite??). Okay, he again gets better, but the vet calls to say he is anemic and reproducing blood cells - so possibly losing or lost blood. Repeat bloodtest, results the same. Radiologist looks at xray and says there is some lessening of the space between one of the discs in his neck area. So now, it is off to the doggie neurologist on Monday to find out what is going on with my pup. Please pray he is alright!! |
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10-31-2009, 10:38 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas
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| I had a similar thing happen to my Dillon year ago when he was just over a year old. It was like his right side was paralyzed. The vet gave him some pain meds and anti-inflammatory meds and he slowly recovered over the following weeks. Thankfully Dillon made a full recovery. I pray your little boy will be okay. Some of these injuries do take time for them to recover from. |
10-31-2009, 01:03 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | I will pray you little guy makes a full recovery.
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10-31-2009, 01:28 PM | #4 |
My Sweet Cupcake Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New York
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| Healing prayers and warm thoughts sent your way.
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10-31-2009, 03:20 PM | #5 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Grand Haven, MI USA
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| I hope that your vet's treatment will lead to a complete recovery for Biscuit but just in case... I researched these university veterinary hospitals that specialize in spinal problems for another thread and will post them here as well. Center for Paralysis Research - Perdue Veterinary College of Veterinary Medicine - NC State
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10-31-2009, 04:13 PM | #6 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tallahassee, Florida
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| I don't have any knowledge of anything like this but I really hope things work out and we'll send positive thoughts your way!
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