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Originally Posted by Cobi-G  Cobi is home! Got some very good and shocking news this morning. It appears Cobi has already gained feeling in his left leg and bent it earlier and tried to push his rear up with it. And once i got home he was licking the leg which ive researched as a sign of tingling when feeling returns. Also moved tail a little. The tech cleaned up a puddle of pee so we were told to hold off on expressing fore a few hours to see if he will go on his own. My biggest concern is ensuring that its FCE since the treatments are different if its a disc problem. Physical therapy should start soon if its FCE, but if its a disc problem physical therapy will cause more damage. FCE will not get worse after 24 hours. Onlly way to know for sure is have a MRI done. The decision was based on a myelogram and a nerologist and radiologist who determined there was no serious compression or disc problem, just a slight area that was swollen which they believed to be the area which caused the FCE. Dr. Edwards at South Paws which is a Surgical Specialist in south Louisiana said there was no need for the MRI and he seems confident its an FCE since the myelogram ruled out disc problems and the signs of one leg being stronger than other, along with the opinions from the neurologist and radiogist which reviewed it. Should i take the experts word, or go ahead with the MRI? Its about 3 hours away and Cobi seems frustrated with all the running around we have done lately. |
When one of my pups had disc surgery, both an MRI and myelogram were done prior to surgery to make sure that it was disc involvement. I am a bit confused about them doing only a myelogram and giving you a diagnosis; but saying it is not definitive without an MRI? Am I reading that correctly? I would think that a myelogram would show FCE alone, but if a board certified surgeon suggested MRI, I would certainly go ahead with it.
If they are suggesting MRI, I would definitely go ahead with it...this is serious stuff you are dealing with.