Strict rest usually is crate rest....but, if you are keeping him still that is fine. Just do not let him walk around by himself at all! It is typical to use those meds and rest for two weeks and see if there is improvement.
You really won't know what it is right now. If he improves it is most likely IVDD. If he doesn't...or if he gets worse, then you will need to do the MRI and spinal tap in order to know what it is. If it comes to that I would definitely do the spinal tap at the same time because some things such as meningitis only show with that. You would not want to have to go back and do it another time.
Hopefully Moose will be fine on the meds and rest! It sounds like it may be going that way! |