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Originally Posted by linz06  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. |
how about the eyes being dilated as that tells me something more going on like the dog might have had a seizure or something affecting the eyes.
i just learned in a first aid class this weekend we need to be checking our dogs eyes regularly to check their health by taking our finger and moving back and forth and check the dilation as well as those are signs of neurological conditions if dilated