Thank you Sonja,
I am Val and I am a AAI mom. I have a yorkie that has had Atlantoaxial Instability for three years. And yes treat him like a china doll because with this condition he can become injured very easily.
What is Pete showing for signs. IE: paralyzed, walking funny,breathing funny.
Pete can have surgery to correct this. You should look into that.
I have just started a group on Yahoo to support parents that are going through the struggle with AAI pups. If you would like to email me or join my AAI group Please either Email me or just join Atlantoaxial_Instability_AAI_pups : Atlantoaxial_Instability_AAI_pups
my email is
Mybabe4me@aol.com
I have so many files on AAI that I thought starting a group so parents could get the information in one spot would be good and can get the support they need.
This is a congenital defect but can also be a aquired injury also. The playing rough could cause this injury also being hit by a car can also cause this injury in big dogs.
I am here for support for you and please email me or join in on the AAI group. There are many people here that will help out with support also. But I am definately here for you if you need me.
You can also read about Babybear at
www.dogster.com/dogs/136060