Tanner 10/17? Conservative Mexico?

Welcome to Dodgerslist. My name's Marjorie - what's yours? Are you in Mexico?

Yes, there is always hope for nerve healing. Nerves can take a long time to heal. The 8 weeks of crate rest is to heal the disc, allowing the disc to form scar tissue. The nerves sometimes can heal during the 8 weeks of crate rest and sometimes nerve healing can take longer than the 8 weeks. It can take months and sometimes years for healing to take place. Each dog is different. You have done the best thing you could do for your dog - 8 weeks of crate rest and meds. Wobbly walking is a mild symptom of IVDD and there is every chance that will improve.

After the end of the 8 weeks of crate rest, you can then assess her mobility to see if she needs physical therapy.  If she is still wobbly walking, walking with a sling to stabilize her back is good therapy in itself. There are also exercises that can be done at home but let's see how she is at the end of the 8 weeks of crate rest. 

Can you give us a bit more in essential information about your dog:

-- What breed is your dog?

-- Is there still currently pain? Signs of pain are holding the head in an unusual position, head held high or nose to the ground, shivering/trembling, not wanting to move much or moving gingerly, yelping, tight/tense stomach muscles, arched back, holding leg up flamingo style, not wanting to bear weight on the leg, just not their usual perky-interested-in-life self.

-- What are the exact names, dose in mg's and frequency of all meds currently being given?

-- Poops OK - normal color, firmness, no dark or bright red blood?

The best way for you to help your dog is by learning about his disease. Here are some links to get you started. Please click on all of the links on this page to get a good background of understanding.
www.dodgerslist.com/healingindex.htm

Blessings to both of you. We're here to help you in any way we can.