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Originally Posted by kmarla  I am happy to hear the positive update! We have a nearly 11 year old cocker spaniel with IVDD. She suffered sudden paralysis and had spinal surgery when she was 5 years old. She had a ruptured disc and large hematoma in the L4-L5 region and was restricted in activity for several weeks (months?) after but she made an amazing recovery. We had to carry her up and down stairs, no jumping etc but she was very cooperative and a little sweetheart through it all. You'll need to use a harness for walking etc as you don't want to put any stress on the vertebra. IVDD can affect the whole spinal column so being cautious and avoiding high energy activities will become your new normal. Our cocker Sophie seems to know that she has to take it easy, but she's still active and happy almost 6 years post surgery. Sending you lots of support and best wishes for a speedy recovery!!! |
Thank you for the advice - Maddie is only 3.5, so we are completely surprised this happened, but all vets are telling us there was nothing we could do the know, or prevent it. I just pray she recovers well, she still is unable to walk, but the Dr said she will be starting water therapy yesterday with a doggie treadmill and we will have a better idea of her progress. She also had her catheter removed today to see how that goes. Her Dr. says she may need to stay a little longer if she cannot control her functions. I am worried she will think I abandoned her...
She is a very high energy dog who loved to run laps in the yard and jump up and down off furniture. We will definitely have a lot of training to do to help her get used to her "new normal". If you don't mind me asking, have you had any issues since surgery, or do you take precautions to make sure you are very careful? Thanks so much.