Late last night we noticed Sam was struggling to walk. She would walk a bit and sit. Walk a bit and sit. She didn't want to go up the stairs. She didn't sleep well, but this morning she was perky (her ears were up and she wanted breakfast) but she was definitely in pain when she walked. She was shaking
So, off to the vet! Luckily they had one appt left this morning. I didn't want to mess around with the holiday tomorrow. We have an ER down the street but we like our vet. I'm a difficult doggie mommy and she knows how to deal with me
Plus she knows our dogs.
So, Sammy has "Intervertebral Disc Disease" She put Sammy on prednisone and a muscle relaxer and NO activity for 4 weeks. We go back in a week and if at any point she can't walk we are supposed to take her in (or to the ER) immediately for surgery.
I feel SO bad for her. Sammy had LP surgery last spring and she is not very good at this "no activity" thing. Even if we don't let her up on the couches or anything (she can jump up there herself so this will be difficult), she gets so excited and she will run and slip. She loves to sleep in her big crate but she barks if we zip it up and leave the room because she likes to be with us. I think I'll have to pull out a smaller crate because she can jump up in the big one. We do have stairs and they love to run up and down. I guess she will be spending some time in her sling carrier. She can only go outside on a short leash. Luckily I am not working right now and I can watch her 24/7 and it's winter so there is nothing to do, but I feel so bad for her
Even Loki is worried about her. He slept last night with his paw over her, protecting his little sis.