For anyone who has wondered about acupuncture, I think I really believe in it!!!
I took Ryder in for a session this afternoon, and although he didn't like it to begin with, he started relaxing several minutes into it, and after she took the needles out, he fell right asleep!
His back feels much more soft- not so tight, and he himself seems much calmer
I have to say, it was also SUPER REFRESHING to find a vet who believes in a raw diet!
We talked about his issues, and she feels that while it could be congenital, it is most likely from an injury from when he was younger, and he recently aggravated it. As I didn't have him until he was a year old, I guess we wont really know. I also asked if there would be a better choice of medication in case this ever happened again, and she feels that Metacam might be a better option as we might only need it for two days to relieve swelling, as opposed to the 7-day course of pred which is pretty much the minimum.
We are going to go back twice next week. Hopefully my boys are on the mend!!!
Oh, and Ranger is doing FANTASTIC today. He FINALLY went poo last night, and so far today has been alert, happy and walking REALLY well. I am only letting him walk just a tiny bit, every hour or so, but he really wants to do more. I am seeing a long recovery ahead of us!!