Originally Posted by navillusc  I know...throw your back out once, and it becomes an anytime thing. You bend, move, cough, sneeze, sleep...whatever...and there it goes again. lol
Before they discovered her back problem, they treated her for gas and intestinal discomfort with Pepsid and a couple things I forget the names of, and Prednisone Tuesday a week ago, but we think now all that may have been a neuro thing from the back problem. One of the two forgotten things caused her to be all wonky and walk sideways and stuff so they changed it, and that was when she started wobbling when they'd put her down to potty after carrying her outside...but the vet thought it was that med still in her system. Her back was hunched up on Thurs...more than a week after she was first seen...and, of course, she was rushed into surgery the next day, 4/6/12.
Her vet had done an x-ray when he thought she had intestinal problems blamed on food, then an ultrasound after her back hunched up and together the two tests gave a clear picture of the back problem. The Univ Vet did a neuro exam where they flip their paws upside down and if the dog is okay, they will just flip their paw to a normal position. Lady passed that test with one paw but flunked completely with the other paw...she didn't even try to move the paw back to a normal position. That was scary for them...you have to wonder how much damage occurred. Thank goodness they were swift about the repair. Plus, my son had taken Lady (without an appointment) and said, "You have to see this dog now." I credit them highly for recognizing her emergency situation.
They said it won't happen in that spot in her back again. Well, I guess not if she blew out (ruptured?) a disc 'cuz they said they scraped out the remains of that one...disc, I think, but I need to get details of the repair which hopefully I can do once things settle back down a little. But, they also said it could happen elsewhere, and that is a very scary thought. She's a pretty small girl...a little bigger than Brody. My granddaughter was 10 or 11 in the photo of her with Lady and she's petite, and then there's the photo of Lady with Brody, who was weighed at 6.3 lbs. a couple weeks before he met Lady...for comparison. You couldn't possibly figure out how big (little...lol) she is where she's with that huge BoBo without knowing how big her bed, the chewie, and that huge BoBo are! lol
I hope I've related the details so far accurately. I want to go see her tomorrow, but I may wait...I also don't want to excite her so she tempted to get all wiggly. lol I can hardly wait til she's all better. It's so sad to know they're suffering.
Thank you so much, everyone! More later... |