Pickles_n_Daisy
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I have two mini's and one beagle. 4 year old Daisy suddenly started becoming limp in her hind quarters Friday June 20th and woke up the next morning paralyzed. I was out of town visiting my father 3 hrs north and there were no vets on call that Friday night. I rushed back home on Saturday and brought Daisy to the local emerg vet. X-rays were taken, no disk rupture was showing, no displacement either. Was prescribed Robaxin, prednisone and Ultram for pain. Told to keep her confined to small crate for 6 weeks.
Brought her back to the vet Tudsday for follow up, was told to put her in a bigger crate (I have one that both my dachshunds share when I am out of the house or asleep in bed. It is large enough to fit them both comfortably, they can both sit upright and turn around in this) and to cut the prednisone down to half a tab per day instead of 3 tablets a day. I'm being told by a different vet that her case is more serious than what i understood on Saturday.
I just want to make sure I am doing the best for my little girl. My dogs are very healthy and active. Daisy is 13lbs and has great muscle tone. She is not allowed to jump on people and not allowed on the furniture. I do have stairs in my house. My dogs follow me EVERYWHERE, inside the house and out. I live in the country so they are not tied and have 7 acres to roam as they see fit (they don't ever leave my sight as they are very attached).
Daisy is not in any pain, she still feels deep pain when checked by the vet. She is not having any negative reaction to any of the meds. She is eating like normal and drinking like normal and is as alert as she usually is. She can wag her tail and has control of her bowels. The bladder control is the same as always (look at her, talk to her or touch her and she pees)
I don't know what brought the paralysis on. I did hear her yelp on friday but they sometimes do when they get startled by the cat.
Again, i want to make sure I am doing the best for my girl and i do not want to jump into surgery before i give the meds and crate rest a chance. Vet #1 on saturday seemed hopeful that this would be the right course to take while Vet #2 on tuesday isn't giving me the same hope (both are at the same clinic).
Small crate? Larger crate? Cut back on the meds??? I am so heart broken and confused.
I'm hoping that there is someone out there that has "been there, done that" that could help me in choosing the right path to be on.
Thank you in advance.
Brought her back to the vet Tudsday for follow up, was told to put her in a bigger crate (I have one that both my dachshunds share when I am out of the house or asleep in bed. It is large enough to fit them both comfortably, they can both sit upright and turn around in this) and to cut the prednisone down to half a tab per day instead of 3 tablets a day. I'm being told by a different vet that her case is more serious than what i understood on Saturday.
I just want to make sure I am doing the best for my little girl. My dogs are very healthy and active. Daisy is 13lbs and has great muscle tone. She is not allowed to jump on people and not allowed on the furniture. I do have stairs in my house. My dogs follow me EVERYWHERE, inside the house and out. I live in the country so they are not tied and have 7 acres to roam as they see fit (they don't ever leave my sight as they are very attached).
Daisy is not in any pain, she still feels deep pain when checked by the vet. She is not having any negative reaction to any of the meds. She is eating like normal and drinking like normal and is as alert as she usually is. She can wag her tail and has control of her bowels. The bladder control is the same as always (look at her, talk to her or touch her and she pees)
I don't know what brought the paralysis on. I did hear her yelp on friday but they sometimes do when they get startled by the cat.
Again, i want to make sure I am doing the best for my girl and i do not want to jump into surgery before i give the meds and crate rest a chance. Vet #1 on saturday seemed hopeful that this would be the right course to take while Vet #2 on tuesday isn't giving me the same hope (both are at the same clinic).
Small crate? Larger crate? Cut back on the meds??? I am so heart broken and confused.
I'm hoping that there is someone out there that has "been there, done that" that could help me in choosing the right path to be on.
Thank you in advance.
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