I am praying for Remy that the neurologist will have more answers and suggestions for you tomorrow.

What kind of symptoms does she have? I can imagine that it is difficult to isolate with everything she has going on. When Max and Teddy were injured, they were reluctant to turn their heads in one direction. The vet and I could also feel the spasm of the muscle from the pain. Max wanted to lie down straight with his head straight too. They were a little reluctant to bend to eat, but not as much as a dog with a disc problem, for instance.

I think it came from whipping their heads around. Teddy's happened while wrestling. I didn't witness when Max's happened, but he is really hard on his neck -- I had to take away his bed underneath my chair because of the way he was bending his neck. Max took about 3 - 4 days to fully recover. He has had a couple of recurrences and bounced back faster.

Maybe with Remy's head tilt (if she is still doing that) she has put more strain on her neck/shoulders?

Shinja, I am so sorry that you and your family have been going through so much. Your Remi is so precious and loved. Your love and dedication to her are truly admirable. I am praying for all of you. I hope it goes well with Remi's neurolgist.

Thank you for your concern. It may be a bit of a gut feeling but she is what I call "flat lining" mean she can hardy walk, she is not wagging her tail, lays in bed and doesn't really respond.

I did talk to two friends who also have had experience with this. Remy's meds have been changed ... on the 21st she went from 1/2 prednisone 2x daily to 1/4 2x daily and on Thursday it was reduced to 1/4 1x daily.

My thoughts is a contamination of hurting her front leg ( It is my fault I picked her up by her harness and she yelped)and the reduction of meds. I could not get through to Dr. Wong yesterday so I made the decision to go back to 1/4 2x daily until I speak to him.

This morning she is better.... no 100% but so much better.

thank you!! I known prayers work and thank you for thinking of us

I think... know ... I caused the muscle pull. Thank goodness she does not have the head tilt that is part of encephalitis symptoms any more. I picked Remy up by her harness and she yelped. I though maybe I pulled her hair but after that she would yelp when I pick her up with my hands. My dh and I have been careful to use two hands to support her after that. She is pulling that leg up and not wanting to put weight on it. If one of the other dogs bump her in bed she yelps. The vet said if could be a nerve pinch or muscle pull....

Bailey has had injuries like your boys... he even hurt one of the disk in his back. All injury of our babies are scary and frightening. I had to sleep downstairs with him for several days and take away his favorite toy because he would shakes his head so when playing with it. He is a real killer lol.

Remy just has not been herself for about a week... it could be the pain from her leg or more... but after talking to a couple of other friends I truly think it could be the reduction in her meds and combination of the pain from her front leg. The decline in her behavior and the timing of the reduction of meds are tooooo coincidental. I didnt see that at first...

Thank you for all your advise... that is one of the great things about this site we help each other. I appreciate all of you.

Just checking in to tell you I am thinking of you both. Hugs.

I am very happy to hear Remy is better this morning. Praying that it is just a matter of time to recover fully from the pain in her leg.

LOL! We have that problem here too! Max is like Bailey, a dangerous head shaker with toys, but he wimps out if he sees real prey. Teddy doesn't really head shake toys, but I'm sure he would easily take down a mouse, squirrel, or rabbit given a chance. :D

Shinja. I am glad to hear t,hat Remy is doing better. Can u do the lift by slipping two fingers under her chest and the same between her back legs?

How is Remy today? Getting back to her self I hope

thank... I tried that and it works a lot better.

good days and bad days... night seams to be the most difficult. Have talked to both vets and crate rest is what we have to do, and go back to 1/4 2x day of meds.

Thank you for the concern

So sorry to hear about your Remy. Hope that with meds and love he will be back up and happy soon!

, how long will it take to heal her muscle? Is it getting ant better?

Thank you !!


I am not too sure.. the one vet said if it was a nerve pinch it would take a month or longer. A muscle should be about two weeks.

She is a bit better... but she has moments that are quite bad-- she shows signs of pain and pulls her leg up. It is almost like a cycle, but for a bit shorter time and a little farther apart. Night is the worst.

Each spell is like a stab to my heart... I am hoping this two will pass.

Sorry your furbaby is suffering :(
My sissy has enchipilitis also and when she is slipping night time is bad for her also... She has been great for 4 months and recently had a set back(wondering aimlessly,rubbing her head and walking sideways).. We had lowered her dose and I think it caught up with her.We had to take her in for a "mega dose" and she snapped back with in a few hours..She is on dexamthesone 1/4 pill twice a day..We had her all the way down to 1/4 every other day..Prayers your baby feels better..

I'm so sorry to hear about Remy. I lost my previous yorkie Coco back in 2009 to the same disease. She managed to live 3 months after diagnosis. It was devastating to me and I spent a fortune keeping her going. I had lost my father to pancreatic cancer 5 years prior and he was given 6 months and it ended up being 3 - so going through this with Coco was like having to relive that. There is nothing you can do except suppress the immune system and make the most of the days you have left. Coco gained 2 lbs in that short time from the predizone (sp?) the vet gave me grief for that but I was in no way putting my dying dog on a diet. When she was overweight at 6 pounds strangers still kept commenting that she was the smallest dog they've seen. She was an absolute sweet heart it was so tragic to go through. My biggest recommendation is to not fly with her. My vet never warned me so when I took a 3 hour flight to move to a new city for work when we got off the plane she was unable to walk anymore. I figure the cabin pressure must have done something to her (she was in the cabin). I had no idea she was panting like she was warm but not upset. When I got off the plane and realized she couldn't walk my brother and i left my luggage at the airport and went straight to the emergency animal hospital. We kept her there overnight but she never got better and I had to say goodbye to her the next day. They let me hold her in the special room and then after a half hour they came in to give her the injection. They said it wouldn't hurt but she ended up screaming. It was a completely tragic ending to a completely tragic story. I feel so sorry for you I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy and am only sharing my story to help prepare you for the worst and warn you about flying.
Sincerely,
Shannon

Thank you Mikjo and Shannon.

I am so very sorry for the heart break this horrible illness has caused both of you. I know you understand my pain, we are sisters in a group that I wish never existed.

I haven't posted in awhile ... it is just heart breaking at times to watch Remy struggle. When I do post about improvement it seams the next day she takes a dive.

At this time Remy is doing well. She is FAT-- we call her our micor pig. She was 4 lbs at 1 year and went up to about 5 which was perfect. Now she is looking at 9 lbs. My dh feeds her treats all the time. I guess he is right..yolo

She was sooo very sick with the injury to her shoulder. But it seams to have healed (try convincing my dh what crate rest is ugh) and she is her spunky self... just a cubbier version :eek:

It has been 5 months. She gets shots every 4 weeks and the steroids. The dose has been reduced to 1/4 every 3 days..we will see.

Thank you for the advice about flying. I was going to take her with me to Chicago to visit my daughter but now I will not. My dh is staying home with the fur butts anyway.

Thank you all!!

This makes me feel so much better. After ultra sounds/MRI'/ ruling out liver and more I finally have a diagnosis of encephalitis. And will begin the shots soon. It is so overwhelming but to hear your story makes me feel so much better. My girl is 9 months old and it started at 3 months so it has been a long process ,meds diet,appts. and er visits.
Thanks so much for sharing!