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Originally Posted by sampsongc  Thank You so much for your kind replies.
Does anyone have or know someone who has a dog with chiari?
I would love to know how old they are and how their doing on the meds?
I'm worried long term meds will cause liver damage. |
Ollie is Beautiful ! Thank God for you! Ollie has a life period because of you. What med/s is Ollie taking ? Often when a dog OR human has a Chiari malformation they try to compensate with other body parts and as a result of that may put out other areas of the neck or shoulder , causing a pinched nerve that will not rectify itself without treatment either from VOM or Physical therapy. My Sassy was not diagnosed till the age of 6 yrs & lived to 11 yrs old. Sassy did not have surgery as it was not recommended due to her size & the danger of it. Sassy was on meds for the rest of her life with few issues until the end when she want into a major seizure that just could not be controlled by other meds. Sassy did see a Chiropractor when she had issues with her neck or shoulder, she had adjustments to the affected areas & message as well & with these treatments was able to live a happy comfy doggie life. Chiari comes in diff severities & shapes so it just depends on the individual with the deformity. Dogs can & often do live out their normal life expectancy with treatment alone. Many dogs & people live with Chiari & never know they have it. Dont ever use a collar on a chiari dog, Harness only. After surgery did they do another MRI to see if there is a possible pinched nerve in the mid to lower neck area ? Ollie deff has a pinched nerve it's now a matter of where it's being pinched. If the surgery was the normal V cut out of the back of the skull then it's most likely NOT at the Chiari site but lower in the neck or the shoulder area& this is common. If a VOM or Chiropractor finds no outages then some accupuncture may help with the nerve issue.