Hugs to both of you--and I think something happened at the groomer--it's all a little strange!

I have no doubt that your little one was injured .. and most likely at the groomer. Herniated discs don't just come from nowhere. That is awful that they did not say something to you.
Thank goodness you acted quickly and got her to a vet and she is ok. Scary stuff.

I will be praying for a speedy recovery! One of my pups had surgery for herniated discs a few years ago and did just fine. It is amazing how quickly they recover.

I am not sure what happened, maybe something happened but I didn't go back and asked the groomer as this was two weeks ago. She might deny it anyways.. I was focusing on finding out how to help Chloe as our Vet said that Chloe is not showing regular symptoms of spinal cord injury as she didnt have much pain. He didn't think she was serious until he saw her 2 days after and saw that she progressed so much worst in two days. I found out more information after the fact since I know she had Intervertebral Disc Disease. Here is the link: ACVS - Intervertebral Disc Disease

Because of the rapid onset of symptoms, I think that something happened at the groomers. I think that I would be following up with them and requesting compensation for your vet bills. What a terrible thing to have happen. Sending prayers for a speedy recovery.

OMG, how horrible for you and your precious baby! Sending yorkie prayers for a speedy recovery. Bless you for acting so quickly to save her:thumbup:

here is what caught my eye on this link :( concussion :(

Concussion force is the physical damage caused by a rapidly extruded disc impacting the spinal cord causing profound swelling and degeneration and loss of neurons. Purely concussive forces are usually rapidly progressive and have an acute onset. Most intervertebral disc ruptures are a combination of compressive and concussive forces that lead to the rapid degeneration of nervous tissue in the spinal cord. The type of force, the degree of force applied to the spinal cord, and the duration that the force was applied will determine the extent of the damage and the loss of neurologic function.

That is what is stated but Chloe is such a docile and super nice dog that I wouldn't believe any one will need to pull her hard on her neck to restrain her or anything. She usually goes out our backyard to do her business on her own and when you call her, she just comes back. She loves to explore our backyard especially the hillside of the house and we stay indoor most of the time. Dr Hansen just called and I told him what I read in the internet and he said that each case is different and complicated and not to take in every single word literally as Chloe was not able to even stand up when I brought her (it said in the article that she most likely wont recover if she lost mobility..) but this morning Dr Hansen said she was walking and also the fact that she didn't show much pain made her story a bit different as she is supposed to be in really bad pain. She didnt have a stiff neck either that is why our regular vet couldnt tell what was going on. I guess Chloe is so good to us that even she is hurt, she didnt make it worst for us. Dr Hansen thinks that she will recover from this but we have to take really good care of her. She will have to be confined for two weeks in her kennel as she should be restrained from jumping. We will be visiting her soon, we are super excited.:aimeeyork

Let me share a story about my beloved Maxwell. (He has since passed, but not due to the story I am about to tell).

I used to travel a lot with my Sassy and Maxwell and in 2004 while watching tv in a hotel room bed, my Maxwell walked right off of the bed. He had been walking along the side of the bed, up to my head. I picked him up and he seemed to be just fine. No pain anywhere and no crying, was able to walk. Within a 3 week period he started to show neurological symptoms. Two vets misdiagnosed him....he actually got to where he was unable to stand. When the second specialist told me it was his knees and shoulders that were bad and he needed a wheelchair, I called the vet who had referred me and asked her to xray his knees. I knew he had LP, but not THAT bad. To me he was clearly neurological. I was in TX then and was ready to fly to PA to take him to the University of PA when my vet suggested Texas A&M. She called them and they made an appt for him the next morning. They took one look and examined him and were convinced it was herniated discs...which could only really be diagnosed with an MRI. SO....he was admitted and the MRI was done the next morning immediately followed by surgery. While he did have some issues after the surgery because of his CT, he did remarkably well and was home in a week. He needed physical therapy after, BUT he was standing on his own the day after surgery. Had they not operated quickly he would have progressed to being a quad. He had lost the ability to stand (quadriparesis) which is just short of being quadriplegic. He still had feeling and also had control of his bladder and bowels. Loss of those things would have been the next step and probably then would have been permanent.

So....yes, all cases are different indeed. He had no pain during all of this....or shall I say he did not act like it. We all know they hide their pain.

While you may never know exactly what happened, my guess is that your little one took a spill ... jumped out of a crate or someone's arms. And...I know you will never be able to be compensated by the groomer since no one is saying what happened, I am fairly convinced something did indeed happen. If it were me, I would definitely contact the groomer and simply tell them the story. You know...some people don't realize how fragile these pups really are. If she jumped from too high of a spot and seemed fine afterwards, they might have assumed she was ok. I think if nothing else, I would tell them just as an educational type thing for them. And...at least I would also be letting them know in my own way that I believed something had happened. No reason to accuse....no proof. Just thank God she is ok.