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Does she wobble or fall to the side on her back legs at all? I had a puppy before that would wobble off to the side and walk kind of sideways. He would also fall over and just generally act like his back legs were too weak. Turns out it was growing pains and his legs being a bit weak from...

How's he doing, did it cause any problems? Only been a couple of days but figured there could have been changes already. Raw chicken bones are softer so there's a better chance of them passing them without any problems, but it can still block up their stomach/intestines. Whenever I deal with a...

The same thing actually happened to me. I was never allergic to dogs, then started breaking out in hives if they got too close. Turns out there's a specific type of plant my dog and the dogs I was taking care of would roll in and chew on, and I just happened to be incredibly allergic to it...

What have you tried so far to house train him? Sounds like he needs to interact with other people a little more too. Best to do that while he's still young or you'll have more problems later that are harder to fix. (Sorry, I typed a lot more but the site keeps glitching or logging me out and...

You could try a low calorie training treat. Work with her for short times every day with basic obedience (sit, lay down, etc.) and she'll learn to respect you and listen more. When training a dog, you shouldn't be giving a treat every single time they do something right, anyway, so too many...

She actually calms down about the laser pointer pretty quick, and ignores any other lights. As soon as she hears the keychain attached to it rattle she jumps up and focuses only on that until it's put away. I've been trying to get her used to a leash...But as soon as she sees one she cowers...

She's a little over one year old, so that could be part of it! I'm making a bed for her (it will have a blanket attached since she likes to burrow) and plan to train her to go to it on command. I also reward her when she's laying calmly by herself or on someone's lap. She gets hyper again...

I haven't been on the forums since my dachshund Ben passed away, but I now have a dachshund/chihuahua mix who is driving me nuts. She came from a pretty awful situation...her original owner kept her locked up in a cage most of the time, and when she was out she was allowed to bite people, run...

If you read through some of my past posts on this thread, you'll see that he was on crate rest for about two months. It was the wrong decision, based on a misdiagnosis, and is what got him to the point he's at now. Crate rest is more for dogs that don't become paralyzed right away, and have a...

It's looking like his condition is 'too advanced' for anything to help him. We got an 'it might help' from two vets, but they weren't very positive about it at all. He's starting to be in pain again, and his back looks worse everyday, so we're thinking putting him to sleep would just be the...

They do, actually. The vet that was here was telling us about that. But thanks for the suggestion. :D

So we had a different vet come to the house today to check him. They said the first vet we took him to was wrong. We got a referral to a specialist now, and plan to get some x-rays done to see if the surgery he needs would be possible. And apparently if it is, he has a huge chance of getting...

Found a vet really close that does acupuncture. :) Plan to make an appointment pretty soon to see if they think they could help him at all.

Thanks for the suggestion. We're going to see if we can find anywhere nearby that does it. Worth a try, at least.

So he suddenly started getting a lot worse... After starting to learn how to walk again and being able to take a few steps a day, he dropped back to not being able to feel his feet and can't even stand. He's so depressed about it now...sits there crying all day no matter what we do. And he's...

Welcome! Your dachshund is adorable. =) You'll get a lot of good advice and support here so no need to go scaring yourself on google. lol! I'm currently dealing with a dachshund with a back injury, too. Take a look through my thread titled "What could this be?" sometime...some other members...

Yep...Ben has those too. =D I was worried about them when I first noticed, too, but the vet said it's nothing.

Limunkay, I got a Wiggleless for my dog. It might possibly be alright for a non-injured dog to prevent injuries, if they were comfortable enough in it. But it's a little flimsy around the part of the spine my dog most needs support, and pretty much just squeezes around his ribs...it mainly...

Another update: Got the back brace for him. I was pretty disappointed with it since it's too flimsy to actually support his back much when he tries to stand. But it at least keeps it straight while he's resting, so maybe it will heal better than if he curls up to sleep/arches his back like he...

So I kind of jumped into these forums in a panic and never really introduced my crazy pup. So here are some old pictures of him. :D First, here he is with his mom a few weeks before I brought him home: And with his two sisters (he was the one in the middle): Chewing on his...