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Advice needed to make dog scratch her cheeks, as rehab for right leg On the sick board I posted about Maggie having surgery one week ago for IVDD (disc) her right leg was most affected and is weak, but her use of it is improving. I am supposed to do passive range of motion (PROM) exercises but she won't let me. I can't get her to lie on her side and if I do, she isn't cooperative. If i do it while holding her she sort of locks it straight. I noticed that she will scratch herself with it and it was sort of amusing when she didn't have good control of it. When she stands I don't think she is putting full weight on it, but I did figure out to make her sit and stand between treats. It might be good for her just to try to scratch her face or lick her paw. What if I put peanut butter on the side of her face? any suggestions? The problem with peanut butter is that she probably won't get it off and will be sticky. Should I put it on her paw so she will at least bring it up to her face? |
Sounds like she has some nerve damage & it will likely take some time for that to get sensation again , if ever. Don't try to rush her as the nerve will take how ever long it takes & rushing it will not help. Sometimes it takes up to a year for a damaged nerve to regain full feeling. Do you have a Veterinary Chiropractor in your area who has a K-Laser ? as the K-Laser is wonderful for nerve issues & inflammation & when nerves get mad they become inflamed & very HOT & the K-Laser is fantastic for that. |
One more thing you can do. Take 2 fingers & put one on either side of her spine & start from just where her tail starts at her bum & with very slight pressure run those fingers UP her spine towards her head. This will both help with inflammation as it promoted spinal fluid circulation & help to desensitize the nerve. Now when I say slight pressure, I mean slight. If you look at the large veins on the back of you hand & take the other hand & rub a finger across one of those veins with just enough pressure to make the vein slightly disappear, that's how much pressure you can use & just go up towards her head. You can do this several times a day & for how ever long she will tolerate it. If you have help, you can have someone hold her in a standing position while you move her leg in a walking motion as well. |
Thank you Lillymae for your advice. She does need to use the leg more to regain muscle. Her muscle in that side is already smaller from not using it for a week. It happened to my son when new got a knee injury in football. It doesn't take long to start losing muscle mass and getting muscle tightness. The rehab dept said she should do range of motion exercises, so that's what I'm trying to do. It's true also that The nerve will take a while to heal. |
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