Sadly we lost Sadie about 9:30 last night. The vet put her on a second medicine and the two combined seemed to do a number on her, she could't even raise her head. I stopped the second medicine but she never recovered, she would drink but refused to eat. My daughter had called the vet to get...
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She seems to be doing a bit better, she eats and drinks little at a time, and we are taking her out and helping her potty. The vet gave her Prednizone and she seems to have some feeling coming back, so we are waiting and watching. Thanks for asking.
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Is this a standard or a mini? If it's a mini, it shouldn't weigh anywhere near that much.
She is supposed to be a mini, we got her from Freecycle, She weighed 11.6 yesterday. My daughter called the vet and is going to go get some pain meds and an anti-inflamatory med for her. I...
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That sounds pretty serious to me. Did they take x-rays? I would expect them to have taken x-rays if a dog came in with paralyzed legs, and might have seen something in the x-ray to cause them to recommend surgery. I wonder if, at this point, surgery might be the only way to get her...
I am searching now for the possibility of someone who may be able to help, I was surprised the vet didn't give her a shot to help with the imflamation. Don't really care for the vet she went to, but they were closest. A second opinion may be what we need as well. Thanks
My daughter and grandkids have a 3 yr old dachshund, yesterday evening she went to snap at my cat and messed up her back, her back legs are paralized, she took her to the vet today and they were less than helpful, almost immediatly suggested surgery, I would have at least thought they would give...