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Originally Posted by tsingh  Just read this-Lumbosacral Syndrome in Dogs
WOW- could be- could be.. so is this common in Yorkies? |
No it is not common - and all his symptoms do not match - (as far as I am aware of those symptoms). DLSS is most common and thought to be hereditary in German Shepherds and a few other
large breeds. With daschunds as one of the small breeds affected. But a dashunds spine is very very different to a Yorkie spine....
There could be discal herniation somewhere in the lowback spine. There could be a boney outgrowth, cyst, osteophyte entrapping and or a narrowing of the vertebral canal of one of the spinal nerve roots.
When you get into the spine there are a multitude of conditions it could be.
You also could have two different things going on side to side. For example there could be a muscle tear (common one is iliopsoas muscle) on the right side, and on the left side LP co-committant with a mild ACL tear.
I know you want to research and try to be really well prepared for Thursday. Are you seeing an orthopaedic specialist? Does this clinic have a number of specialists on staff? That would be handy to have a neuro on staff as well.