<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "IVDD in dogs Surgery needed :( (campaign going) update 8/5"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/54.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net IVDD in dogs Surgery needed :( (campaign going) update 8/5

I have a strong belief that our doxie has IVDD.

*Quiet, lethargic, stiff or hunched back
*Sensitive when touching the neck or back area
*Shivering or shaking
*Crying when moving
*Poor appetite
*Dragging rear legs
*Uncontrollable bladder and bowel movements

She is (or has been) exhibiting all of these signs at some point since last Monday.

Vet gave her steroids, after doing some assessment.

Now, havimg taken her back because she seems to be regressing, the bet said that the veterinary college nearby will have to do an MRI to determine what is going on for sure. Our vet did not say IVDD at all...but again...from the looks of it, I think thats what it is.

So...

I know a few of you, my friends, have dogs (esprcially doxies...Frazz).

Ever have to work through this with them? How did you do it? Recommendations? Etc?

Thanks for the help, everybody.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8782243.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8782243.page GMT IVDD in dogs (especially doxies)
None of my but an office mate did. Surgery and then doggie recovery for a few weeks where you had to keep the wienie docile.

IF IT IS YOU NEED TO fething TAKE YOUR DOG NOW,]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8782254.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8782254.page GMT IVDD in dogs (especially doxies)
And I cant seem to get it through my wife's head that this gak is serious...because the vet that has seen her twice now apparently sees this kind of thing "frequently" with doxies.

Well guess what...it may be something she sees often but it should be given the seriousness that things like this should be given damnit]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8782261.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8782261.page GMT IVDD in dogs (especially doxies)
I would...ignore your wife and do what is needed. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8782268.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8782268.page GMT IVDD in dogs (especially doxies)
She said yes, that it seems to be an acute case of it, and recommended that we kennel her until the college can see her (25th). Keeping her confined will mitigate the risk that her disc "slips". She expressed that right now, because she had been responding to the steroids (until droppjng from 2/day to 1/day) that she geels it isnt an emergent case--especially if we can limit her activity and movement.

Unfortunately in rural BFE, Iowa, we dont have alot of options for surgeries like this (if she ever does need it)]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8782314.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8782314.page GMT IVDD in dogs (especially doxies) http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8782336.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8782336.page GMT IVDD in dogs (especially doxies)
You are the only one on Earth that can help your dog, save it or you will regret it.
My poor dog died in front of me, because the vet was too slow to come.
My comrade for the first fifteen years of my life, I miss her.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8782953.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8782953.page GMT IVDD in dogs (especially doxies) Something Dachshunds are prone to (and crossbreeds involving that breed).

I had to look up "doxie" - I've not heard the term in years, and the last time I did, it WASN'T a polite usage (its old meaning was akin to "sl*t/Wh*re/Trollop" ). I've never heard it used in reference to dog breeds.

We used to have a Dachshund/fox terrier cross, and it didn't have it nor suffer from it (it got cancer and we euthanised it when quality of life wasn't a thing for it anymore). Well, we got a professional pet-snuffer to do it, rather than DIY, anyway. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8783150.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8783150.page GMT IVDD in dogs (especially doxies)
No additional yelping or anything..which is comforting.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8784090.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8784090.page GMT IVDD in dogs (especially doxies) http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8784113.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8784113.page GMT IVDD in dogs (especially doxies) http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8789381.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8789381.page GMT IVDD in dogs (especially doxies)
$1,800 for the doc visit and MRI....but "could go as high as $2,300".

That is *without* the spectre of surgery looming behind.

There is no way we can afford that.

So for now we are crating her and giving her the steroids. I have read more and sometimes surgery can be avoided with rest and meds.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8789872.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8789872.page GMT IVDD in dogs (especially doxies)
At the university emergency clinic now.

Surgery and such is now recommended since mechanical/non surgical intervention failed.

https://www.gofundme.com/2g28nok

Wish us luck.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8793741.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8793741.page GMT IVDD in dogs (especially doxies)
And don't tell my wife.


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And change your topic, let people know you got a campaign going.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8793805.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8793805.page GMT IVDD in dogs ( Surgery needed :( )
Thank you so much Mathieu.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8793815.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8793815.page GMT IVDD in dogs Surgery needed :( (campaign going) http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8793923.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8793923.page GMT IVDD in dogs Surgery needed :( (campaign going)
The doc thought she would call us around 11 or midnight-ish. She said the neurologist was "pretty fast".

As an aside...

The emergency clinic was crazy busy today. When we left, they had seen 14 animals already with another coming through the door. They tend to only see 5 to 6!


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Surgeon just called. Everything went really well. She had a big bad bulge at her T13 L1 (if i recall right). She said it was the typical place for doxies to have go bad.

If all goes right, should be able to get her home sometime between Monday to Wednesday.

And man...they dont mess around...iv fentanyl and then a fentanyl patch! Even we dont do that very often for our sirfical patients...its good but strong stuff! ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8793934.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8793934.page GMT IVDD in dogs Surgery needed :( (campaign going) http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8794709.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8794709.page GMT IVDD in dogs Surgery needed :( (campaign going)
Though this damn bum knee of mine has been acting up ;-)

Just talked to the doc. Sofie is feeling pain in her back legs, which is a good thing, but she didnt use them to walk yet. The doc thought she might have seen her move them a little when she just let her "scoot" around by herself (instead of holding her ip), but cant say for 100% certain.

She had to have some help going potty....a little bit of bladder retention, it would seem. Could be the nerve, could be the anestesia, could be the pain meds....its hard to tell.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8794770.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8794770.page GMT IVDD in dogs Surgery needed :( (campaign going) http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8794870.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8794870.page GMT IVDD in dogs Surgery needed :( (campaign going) http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8795412.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8795412.page GMT IVDD in dogs Surgery needed :( (campaign going)
The neurosurgeon that performed Sofie"s surgery gave her the all clear to come home today!

She is one deteined little pooch! She is able to take several steps before having the "drunk walk" set un and her back legs go wibbly wobbly on her!!

She is trying to regain full control over her bladder...having little accidents but she is trying

Doc said to let her walk a few times throughout the day, and she will "figure it out". In 2 weeks she gets her stitches out.

Thank you everyone for the support, the good vibes and the prayers. I will keep updating of course

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Took her fentanyl patch off last night...and doesn't seem to have bothered her today

She is walking so much better...still a little butt wiggle, and she does sit down to rest every now and then. No issues with bowels or bladder, thankfully!

She gets her stitches out next Thursday ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8804804.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8804804.page GMT IVDD in dogs Surgery needed :( (campaign going) update 7/25 )]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8804807.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8804807.page GMT IVDD in dogs Surgery needed :( (campaign going) update 7/25 http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8806899.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8806899.page GMT IVDD in dogs Surgery needed :( (campaign going) update 8/5
It is amazing...I would say she is probably 90% recovered!!

Walking great with just a rare wobble or slip...eating great..everything practically back to normal!

Thank you all for the support, prayers, shares, good vibes.


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I will get some more pics and a video soon]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8818775.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8818775.page GMT IVDD in dogs Surgery needed :( (campaign going) update 8/5 http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8818807.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8818807.page GMT IVDD in dogs Surgery needed :( (campaign going) update 8/5
I'm glad she sounds like she'll have a good quality of life after this as well. A friend of mine ended up with one of those wheel contraptions instead, and the dog hates it.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8819973.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/696875/8819973.page GMT Re:IVDD in dogs Surgery needed :( (campaign going) update 8/5
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