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02-12-2010, 02:58 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! | May have neurological problem... Chloe is a female Yorky who has the nicest personality. She is playful and always eager to greet you but something happened which started 2 weeks ago. We tried a new groomer two Fridays ago and she was limping a little bit that night. Then few days ago, her hind leg seems stiff, then two days ago she had a hard time stand up and now she is not putting pressure on her front paw and she is collapsing. I brought her to the vet and he can't find out what is wrong with her except for neurological problem. She doesnt show signs of pain and when the vet examined her, she seemed fine. The vet said she doesnt show arthritic symptoms, or knee-cap problem, nor spinal injuries at this time. She got a full panel blood test and flat panel xrays.. we might have to see a vet neurologists in L.A. as we dont have one in the South Bay. It was so sad. She never have any medical issues since she was born and she is 7.5 years old. She has always been so fun for all these years and suddenly this just happened out of the blue. She is not that old. I am worried that she can never recover from this. It looks like she has Parkinson disease. Has anyone have this problem before? Last edited by littlemulan; 02-12-2010 at 03:01 PM. Reason: spelling and add another sentence |
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02-12-2010, 03:12 PM | #2 |
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| there is a good one in orange county and my friend went to another good one in los angeles so where is easier for you ? Wayne Berry is the one in orange county Dr. Wayne Lester Berry Southern California Veterinary Referral Group 1371 Reynolds Ave. Irvine, CA 92614 Tel: 949-833-9020 www.petsurgery.com Last edited by dwerten; 02-12-2010 at 03:15 PM. |
02-12-2010, 03:17 PM | #3 |
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| make sure board certified los angeles Dr. Veronique Sammut California Animal Hospital 1736 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite B Los Angeles, CA 90025-4312 Tel: 310-479-3336 E-mail: vero_neuro@hotmail.com Los Angeles Veterinarian - California Animal Hospital Dr. Stacey A. Sullivan Animal Specialty Group 4641 Colorado Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90039 Tel: 818-244-7977 Email: staceyasullivan@gmail.com Welcome to Animal Specialty Group - Specialized Treatment. Compassionate Care. |
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| Welcome to CalAnimalRehab.com - Serving Pets in the Los Angeles Area my friend went to her below and loved her and she went to above for rehab los angeles Dr. Veronique Sammut California Animal Hospital 1736 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite B Los Angeles, CA 90025-4312 Tel: 310-479-3336 E-mail: vero_neuro@hotmail.com Los Angeles Veterinarian - California Animal Hospital |
02-12-2010, 03:50 PM | #5 |
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| I'm so sorry to hear your story. I don't have any advice but I wanted to drop by and say you will be in our thoughts and prayers. Please keep us posted.
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02-12-2010, 04:04 PM | #6 |
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| A neurologist is the best way to go. Can get very expensive but worth it. Did she start having problems after you brought her home form the groomer? You could try posting on this website and see if others have had similar issues. www.handicappedpets.com Lots of good ideas and advise. Good luck. |
02-12-2010, 04:12 PM | #7 |
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| just talked to friend and our other friend is going to below one and she said send you to her and our friends dog has gme Dr. Stacey A. Sullivan Animal Specialty Group 4641 Colorado Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90039 Tel: 818-244-7977 Email: staceyasullivan@gmail.com Welcome to Animal Specialty Group - Specialized Treatment. Compassionate Care. |
02-13-2010, 04:32 AM | #8 |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | Do you think something happened at the groomer ? I wonder if they did something to twist her leg .... My Chanel limped once (for a few hours) after running too fast and it broke my heart..she never acted different or in pain and I was ready to go to the vet but once I kept her quiet for a while - she started walking normal. She never 'collapsed'- that would have had me rushing to the doctor I hope she'll be ok - That's awful that she collapsed ...I have no advise but wish you all the best and she gets better very quickly. |
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02-13-2010, 02:38 PM | #10 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! | Disc in spinal cord raptured Thanks to all of you who responded. I wasnt able to check my emails until now. It got to be an emergency. After I got a discharge appointment with our Vet at Plaza Del Amo Hospital, I tried to contact the two main specialty centers my vet referred: Veterinary Neurology Center in Tustin and ASG by Glendale area. ASG said there are no neurologists available but advised that Chloe to be taken to the emergency clinic right away and that she might not last till Monday. Veterinary Neurology Center in Tustin said that there are no available appointments till the following week but I called back to see if they will take an emergency one and they said yes. Dr Hansen did the examination and said that Chloe might have problem with disk rapture in her neck area. He had to perform a Myelogram to make sure and he proceeded to do the surgery while she was still under. He called me around 10:00pm to let me know that the procedure went well and that Chloe is waking up. This was a big relief and we thank God for his blessing and giving us this peace. This morning Dr Hansen called me again to let me know that he had checked up on Chloe and that she is fine. Chloe is staying with them till Tuesday. He said Yorkie and some smaller dogs tend to have this problem. He found two rapture discs. The full recovery time is six weeks with the first two weeks Chloe being abstained from any activities. Please pray for good healing time. Chloe have to stay with them for a few days. She is in intensive care. |
02-13-2010, 04:09 PM | #11 |
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| OMG...that is just horrible. I am sooo glad you were able to find someone to help. My question is how did it happen? Did she fall off the table at the groomers and they have been less than forthcoming with you? Or was it just a coincindence? Either way, I am glad your baby will feeling better soon....My maltese Jack had a similar incident recently, but it was his luxating patella. Certainly not as awful as what your baby has been through..but seeing him limp and fall down stairs because of his leg brings me to tears. I am praying for your baby.... |
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02-13-2010, 07:07 PM | #13 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! | I am not sure if something happened at the groomer. But when I was there, one of her puppies was pushing out the glass door and I told her in time to catch it before any accident happened. I was trying out this groomer but I would never go back. The groomer seemed loving and kissing Chloe when she got her from me but when I picked up Chloe, she didnt look like she really got groomed professionally. She was a bit wet and the groomer told me Chloe pooped which never happened before. It might be a coincidence. I was checking some site about what she has and found out that it is pretty common on Yorkie or smaller breed dogs: Intervertebral disc disease. Pretty much what they stated in the internet is correct except for the fact that Chloe never showed signs of pain. It is supposed to be really painful and eventually the dog wont feel it but that is bad.. so I hope that I caught Chloe's in time for her to recover to what she used to be and pray for no infections or any problems. I will keep you posted. So far, so good. |
02-13-2010, 07:19 PM | #14 |
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02-13-2010, 08:50 PM | #15 |
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