 Hydrocephalus
I know this forum is for Yorkies but this community seems so full of knowledge and through my journey so far has been very helpful.
I work next to a veterinary office. One day while picking up my other puppy from getting groomed I noticed the cutest little puppy so young it didnt yet have its eyes open. This puppy was brought to the vet because it was not thriving with its mother and was having a hard time staying on its stomach/getting around. The vet was not comfortable putting the puppy to sleep at the time and because of my strong relationship with the vet they asked if I would take him home and try to help the little guy thrive. Niko is a Toy Poodle.
Niko started putting on weight and growing, opened his eyes and became more aware of his surroundings. As he got older everything started to look better. However at 4 weeks old he was still having a substantial amount of issues holding his head up and maintaining balance. With a vet check he was diagnosed with hydrocephalus. I am sure you understand my despair at this news after hand feeding and caring for him. All that I want is like what any mother wants, to see her baby happy and healthy.
I am writing to see if anyone has any experience with this condition and if so I would really appreciate your guidence!!!!!! Anyone have a puppy with this who survived? Any tips on how I can help him to start walking? Any nontraditional treatment options I might not know about?
It seems the first step is to have him be seen my a neurologist and have an MRI performed. From what I have researched so far this is going to be between 2,000-3,000 depending on several factors they cant verify over the phone. I have been going over as many options for financing that I can think of but have yet to come up with anything. I have applied to every organization I can find that helps with vet bills. I either do not qualify or they are not accepting new applications or I havent heard anything back in over a week.
Please help me save NIKO!!!!! |