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Originally Posted by ladyjane 
Not only did the vet here suggest using this "herb", but she did a chiropractic adjustment. To each his own...but, personally , I would never allow any vet to manipulate my dog's spine in any way without having done extensive testing being done first. What I read here was ONE episode of IVDD. I have no idea what tests were done....and a pup put on Chinese herbs that it appeared caused side effects. I looked and looked and saw NO valid research studies that would indicate using such a treatment. If you have links to them, I would appreciate your sharing them.
I don't know what the vet advised, but the standard for care after an episode of suspected and/or proven IVDD is strict crate rest usually for about two weeks. This was not done...doors closed so he could not jump up on the bed, etc.
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I don’t disagree with you. I don’t recall that the articles I read about Double P II actually sited any studies proving it’s effectiveness in treating IVDD. I do recall, though, that at least one article specifically stated it isn’t effective in the treatment of traumatic injuries. This has been a really long thread, and I’ve only skimmed through parts of it, but my initial impression was that Cody’s vet had diagnosed a traumatic soft tissue injury or something similar. Then, of course, he had a bout of really concerning diarrhea, which seemed to be caused by the prescribed meds. If someone said Cody was suspected to have IVDD, I missed that.