Let me share a story about my beloved Maxwell. (He has since passed, but not due to the story I am about to tell).
I used to travel a lot with my Sassy and Maxwell and in 2004 while watching tv in a hotel room bed, my Maxwell walked right off of the bed. He had been walking along the side of the bed, up to my head. I picked him up and he seemed to be just fine. No pain anywhere and no crying, was able to walk. Within a 3 week period he started to show neurological symptoms. Two vets misdiagnosed him....he actually got to where he was unable to stand. When the second specialist told me it was his knees and shoulders that were bad and he needed a wheelchair, I called the vet who had referred me and asked her to xray his knees. I knew he had LP, but not THAT bad. To me he was clearly neurological. I was in TX then and was ready to fly to PA to take him to the University of PA when my vet suggested Texas A&M. She called them and they made an appt for him the next morning. They took one look and examined him and were convinced it was herniated discs...which could only really be diagnosed with an MRI. SO....he was admitted and the MRI was done the next morning immediately followed by surgery. While he did have some issues after the surgery because of his CT, he did remarkably well and was home in a week. He needed physical therapy after, BUT he was standing on his own the day after surgery. Had they not operated quickly he would have progressed to being a quad. He had lost the ability to stand (quadriparesis) which is just short of being quadriplegic. He still had feeling and also had control of his bladder and bowels. Loss of those things would have been the next step and probably then would have been permanent.
So....yes, all cases are different indeed. He had no pain during all of this....or shall I say he did not act like it. We all know they hide their pain.
While you may never know exactly what happened, my guess is that your little one took a spill ... jumped out of a crate or someone's arms. And...I know you will never be able to be compensated by the groomer since no one is saying what happened, I am fairly convinced something did indeed happen. If it were me, I would definitely contact the groomer and simply tell them the story. You know...some people don't realize how fragile these pups really are. If she jumped from too high of a spot and seemed fine afterwards, they might have assumed she was ok. I think if nothing else, I would tell them just as an educational type thing for them. And...at least I would also be letting them know in my own way that I believed something had happened. No reason to accuse....no proof. Just thank God she is ok. |