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Originally Posted by dwerten  thanks for posting this as i posted your thread as thought of your baby.
I just thought since they did not see it on xray then it might be neurological and since it was all 4 legs it may be more neurological but you just never know so getting to a specialty hospital with a neurologist and orthopedic is always best so everyone can work together to get this baby back on all 4's in no time  |
A slipped disc in the neck would end up affecting all 4 legs, so that's a good possibility. The "drunk walk" is a big indicator of a neurological/spinal issue. Dogs are great at masking their pain, and they will go on as if nothing is wrong. If this is a spinal injury or the start of a spinal injury, there will likely be some swelling of the spinal cord and it is important to get that swelling down.
I had no idea before this happened to us, but there doesn't have to be any sort of trauma for a back injury like this. Some dogs are just predisposed to it, and it will happen sooner or later.