Colby Walking
 

I wanted to post some videos of Colby walking. This is what we have been dealing with. Have any of you seen this before. I have watched some videos on what the vet thinks (cerebellar hypoplasia) and I do not know what to think. He kind of resembles some of the dogs in the other videos, but I do not understand how he was exactly the same way when we got him and then came so far just to regress all the way back to how he used to be again. My heart is breaking for him, but he is my special boy.

Yay!!! I think I finally figured it out.

So, he was having these problems from the very beginning when you got him as a puppy? I didn't realize that. If so, I could see the diagnosis.

When are you taking him to Auburn?

Aww! Poor baby! I hope they can help him. He is so adorable.

OMGoodness, the poor little guy! You must be beside yourself with concern. I'm so sorry that Toby is going through this. I don't know anything about the diagnosis, is there anything that can be done to help him? Sending warm hugs and prayers for you both!!

Lord, please bless little Colby, so he may be better soon :hands:

He is so totally adorable, thank you for taking care of him and looking for help on getting him well!

So sorry for your little guy. Wished I knew the answers for you.....Sending prayers and keeping you in my thoughts

I have a thread on here somewhere about when I first got him, but I thought it was swimmers legs at the time. Swimmers legs doesn't come back like this did. It is like he is having to learn how to walk all over again. I do not know when we will go to Auburn. We are trying to raise the money to go. My van was breaking down last month, so I had to use our emergency money to get a new one and then we had the work up on the girls because of the scare with them. Then the two visits and work ups for Colby and the expenses from my daughter being hospitalized all in like a month and a half time frame. I have been in Contact with one of the doctors at Auburn. He is supposed to call me back today. He said to give the steroids a chance and see what they will do first when I told him my financial situation. I am trying to do everything possible for him.

Yes he is a very special little guy. You can tell and he is lucky to have such a caring Mommy like you. Best of luck to all of you.

This just absolutely breaks my heart to see this baby in this shape....I can only imagine your devastation. A suggestion that worked for a friend of mine...she went into her jewelry box and pulled out every broken little gold bracelet, ankle bracelets, necklace chains, single earrings, etc and took these gold pieces to one of those places that buys your "old gold"...she walked out of there with over $1500.00!!! Maybe that will help you generate some revenue so you can get to Auburn and get him so help....

I would so do that if I could but all I have are my wedding rings. We were stolen from when we lived in Alabama so I have nothing. We are getting a bunch of clothes we don't wear, my computer desk and the kids are donating their toys and we are going to have a yard sale to try to earn the money.

Bless his heart...he looks like he's trying so hard but he is worried he will fall down. If that is the diagnosis and he improved before, who's to say he won't improve again...prayers!

Poor little guy. I hope you can find away to get him to Auburn. I know times are tough.

It looks like he could have sustained an injury to his back, falling down stairs, being kicked (did the breeder have little kids) and the like. I'd get some x-rays done first before pursuing an expensive undertaking. Take him to an orthopedic doctor for a complete check-up to find out what's going on and what avenues to pursue. Don't let him suffer. If you can't afford treatment, maybe you could get a medical card that has the limit of care on it, and if you can't afford payments either, then would you think about letting him go to someone who can afford to help in any area that is needed.

They did blood work and X-rays everything appeared normal. That is when they looked at him try to walk and looked in his eyes and came up with the cerebellar hypoplasia diagnosis. We are doing everything we can to raise the money. I can't get credit because 4 years back my husband lost his home building business and we lost everything we had including our good credit. Then when we were just about back on our feet he got injured at work and underwent several surgeries so we were knocked back down again. We are recovering now, but with our latest setbacks we just don't have the money right now but we are working on raising it. One way or another he will be taken care of.

Try "Go Fund Me" too
 

It is a web site where you set up yhr fund site and ask for assistance. People use it for weddings and car reapirs and you name it. PM Me and I will send the link . It is a way to ask friends for help and many people have used it.

Have you contacted the breeder you got the baby from???? This looks like something ANY ethical breeder would jump on in a minute....If one of my babies ended up in this condition, I would take that baby and I would do something to get him the help he needs!! I could not watch the entire video you had up....it upset me too much....if that was one of MY babies, I would take care of the problem, and then you could set up some kind of a payment plan to repay me, or I would just keep the pup....there is NO way I could let this precious little soul exist like this. This looks like this is going to be a MAJOR financial burdon.....you need to contact the breeder, and either get her involved with this medical issue, especially of this is genetic.....or let that baby go to someone that can help him....this is going to be a constant $$$$ drain, I am afraid.....this could keep you "in a financial hole", I am afraid, in order to help this baby....

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I have been in contact with the breeder. I have stayed in touch with her since I got my first one Toby from her. We talk all the time and I send her pics of them growing up all the time. We are working together with her vet, my vet, and Auburn for a solution for him.

And the breeder is not doing something immediately? How sad.
Honestly, if you cannot raise the money, perhaps you need to start thinking of rescue? No disrespect, but yard sales are not going to raise the kind of money your puppy needs right now. I am sorry you are faced with your problems, but it looks like he needs a neurologist now, not later, and usually there are many expensive tests that need to be done.

Prayers for Colby.

very sad, you can see the pup is afraid to walk. I hope you can get some answers. I can tell you are a wonderful person and you must have a heart of gold. But you might really have to much on your plate to take something like this on

Has the breeder coughed up $$$$$$$$$ or just advice and suggestions????? You need the funds to get this baby to Auburn, and the breeder, even if she has been breeding for 50 years and has never had anyone, anywhere, in her breeding program, end up with this affliction, she is LOOKING AT a product of HER breeding program NOW! She needs to "get some skin in the game', she needs to be financially involved! Until this is accurately diagnosed, by a specialist, then all this is nothing but guessing and hypothesising, and is of NO HELP to this baby. Vaccinations are a GREAT scapegoat!! We can quickly blame EVERYTHING that goes wrong, on those dastardly vaccinations....but realistically, you MUST have an accurate diagnosis. Vaccinations quickly shift the blame and responsibility from the breeder to YOU and your vet....which is just fine, IF IT IS TRUE!! My cousin has 3-6 family yard sales, and they have come out super.....their highest earner was close to $7000.00!....but then divide that down between an average of 6 families, and you dont have hardly enough to cover the diagnostic testing plus the on going follow up testing that this baby needs to have. I really would ask you to seriously consider allowing someone with the financial means to help this baby, have him to do what they can....If this was my baby, and I had no money to put towards medical expenses, and I couldnt find anyone that could see that this baby get the care he needs, I would have to really consider options that are not usually within my realm of consideration.

I don't see how further testing will change the initial treatment plan. JMHO.
Vaccine reaction: Steroids
GME: Steroids
AAI: Steroids
Encephalitis: Steroids

No, that is simply not true...and honestly it looks like no one knows exactly what this pup has.
There are MANY different treatments for pups with neuro issues besides steroids and personally I don't believe in just throwing a steroid (or any med for that reason) at symptoms. That's what is happening here...I would simply not allow it for one of mine.
Without knowing the diagnosis, no one knows what is happening to this poor puppy. Is he in pain? Does anyone know? Proper neurological exam is in order imho.

So sorry
 

I am so sorry you and your Colby are having to go through this. I hope the steroids you have will start to work. I am praying for you all.

Steroids relieve symptoms...they do not cure the underlying disease. Like giving Tylenol for a fever....yes it will bring the fever down, but WHY is the fever there in the first place??? Is there an infection, because if there is, steroids will NOT cure the infection! Pup may feel good, look better, feel better, no fever.....but whatever is causing the fever, is still there.....there is still no definitive diagnosis, just guesses from the vets, etc....

So one should withhold treatment until a diagnosis is made? It can take days to weeks for test results to come back... in the meantime the dog suffers and dies from brain swelling, high fever, bloodloss, infection or whatever?

I agree
 

I agree KJC. You have to get something going in the interim to help the immediate problems. You can always change the treatment.

No one suggested that. :rolleyes: But, what I will go out on a limb and say is this: I believe this puppy is at high risk of many horrid things happening if proper care is not rendered sooner rather than later.

I am not going to banter with you over what I believe is proper veterinary care. I know what is appropriate in MY home...don't know about yours or anyone elses. I merely suggested what I strongly believe this poor poor suffering puppy needs and deserves.

I might also add that to my knowledge, steroids don't treat infections and blood loss.....
I guess what I am saying yet again is that diagnostics are important in treating dogs....just as they are in people.