That post made me feel SO good. Thank you so much for it.
On the advice of WinstonMom I got in touch with another vet clinic in the city for another opinion on her recovery. They basically told me that there is tremendous help acupuncture can do immediately following surgery to help stimulate the spinal cord to rebuild and make connections. As she put it, "Let the spinal cord know that there are still nerves and muscles back there that it needs to continue communicating with"
On the other hand, the acupuncturist at the hospital said we COULD try another acupuncturist while she's away on holidays for two weeks, but it wouldn't really do much good this soon after surgery anyway. She is the same one who made the comment earlier about dogs "with no deep pain sensation at this point after surgery" making it seem hopeless. Something in her voice just made me feel like she had lost hope.
I booked an appointment with the other vet for acupuncture tomorrow. I will not give up hope.
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