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Dear All,
I've never asked before but pretty please send dust/pray/cross fingers for my gorgeous dog.
On Friday night I came home from work and clearly something was wrong - drunken legs, unwilling to walk etc. Classic signs of a back injury. I raced to the emergency vet and she agreed - proably a spinal disc injury. I've no idea how it happened as there is nothing in my yard they can climb on or jump off. She was given anti-inflamatory & painkiller pills and I crated her overnight to keep her immobile. Saturday was spend back at the local vet with and xray followed by a visit to the city to see a specialist. During the day she got worse, now unable to stand or walk at all. There is nothing more heartbreaking than seeing your dog like this.
We were given the option of surgery but it was a risky, expensive procedure with many months of rehabilitation ahead and no guarentee she would ever be the same again. Other option, which we have chosen to try is to crate her and a give her a cocktail of strong anti-inflamatory, painkiller and sedative drugs for a week to see if there is any natural improvement. Apparently she as a 60% chance of recovery... If she shows no improvement within 7 days, she will never recover at all.
This dog is everything to me - like a child. I adore her so much and she deserves so much more life. I work full time and have no friends or family nearby. I am alone (husband military - away) and struggling to deal with this physically and emotionally. I know we will need to make a hard decision at the end of the week and no matter what - her quality of life and welfare always come above our emotional attachment. So please I am begging for luck, a miracle in any form as I cannot imagine life without her...
I've never asked before but pretty please send dust/pray/cross fingers for my gorgeous dog.
On Friday night I came home from work and clearly something was wrong - drunken legs, unwilling to walk etc. Classic signs of a back injury. I raced to the emergency vet and she agreed - proably a spinal disc injury. I've no idea how it happened as there is nothing in my yard they can climb on or jump off. She was given anti-inflamatory & painkiller pills and I crated her overnight to keep her immobile. Saturday was spend back at the local vet with and xray followed by a visit to the city to see a specialist. During the day she got worse, now unable to stand or walk at all. There is nothing more heartbreaking than seeing your dog like this.
We were given the option of surgery but it was a risky, expensive procedure with many months of rehabilitation ahead and no guarentee she would ever be the same again. Other option, which we have chosen to try is to crate her and a give her a cocktail of strong anti-inflamatory, painkiller and sedative drugs for a week to see if there is any natural improvement. Apparently she as a 60% chance of recovery... If she shows no improvement within 7 days, she will never recover at all.
This dog is everything to me - like a child. I adore her so much and she deserves so much more life. I work full time and have no friends or family nearby. I am alone (husband military - away) and struggling to deal with this physically and emotionally. I know we will need to make a hard decision at the end of the week and no matter what - her quality of life and welfare always come above our emotional attachment. So please I am begging for luck, a miracle in any form as I cannot imagine life without her...
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