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Post by lms513 on Jun 23, 2014 13:58:42 GMT -7
Hi All,
My dog is a large pitbull and 9 years old. He just got surgery yesterday, expected home Wednesday. Can anyone help with what worked for your dog post op?
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PaulaM
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Post by PaulaM on Jun 23, 2014 15:22:00 GMT -7
--What is your dog's name and yours? --Did the surgeon indicated this was Intervertebral Disc disease? When he comes home can you fill us in on these important details: -- How much does your dog weigh? Would you give us a list of exact med names currently given, their doses in mg's and frequencies? -- Eating and drinking OK? Poops- normal color and firmness, no dark or bright red blood? -- Post op can your dog wobbly walk? move the legs at all? or wag the tail when you do some happy talk? Was he walking even if wobbly just prior to surgery? -- Does he have bladder control? -- If there is pain or neuro diminishment, dogs can benefit greatly with acupuncture or laser light therapy. These therapies can be be started right away to help relieve pain and to also to kick start energy production in nerve cells to sprout. So if this therapy is in your budget, seek out a holistic vet. ahvma.org/Widgets/FindVet.html www.serenityvetacupuncture.com/index.php/faq_/ [one vet's overview/prices] Chiropractic is not recommended for IVDD dogs. Self education with IVDD is critical. Knowledge is to make sure the right things are being done for best recovery. And for yourself, knowledge lets you step out of a very scary place…"the unknown" and the toll it takes on your emotions. Get ready to fight this disease with this current episode and in the future by knowing all things IVDD. So you are savvy this page is wonderful place to get a good overview of each of the phases of healing, how long it takes to heal for each of the phases, all about meds:http://www.dodgerslist.com/healingindex.htm Hope to hear you will be able to follow all the informative colored buttons and complete your readings in the next couple of days. In preparation to discharge day, you will want to make sure all of your questions get answered. This is a good starter list to add in your own: www.dodgerslist.com/literature/dischargequestions.htm and these answers Dr. Isaacs has shared with us will fuel your mind for possibly other questions: www.dodgerslist.com/literature/surgery.htmLook forward to hearing more details about your pup. |
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