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Post by Jennifer Bondi on Feb 28, 2020 17:00:17 GMT -7
   [Original subject line: 8 year old Dachshund needs help] QUESTIONS ☆ 1 still currently pain? YES☐ reluctant to move much in crate such as shift positions or slow, ginger movements ☐ shivering, trembling ☐yelping when picked up or moved ☐ tight tense tummy ☐can’t find a comfortable position, appears restless
☐ Arched back ☐head held high or nose to the ground ☐ Holding front or back leg flamingo style not wanting to bear weight ☐Not their normal perky selves?
☆ 2 22 pounds
Turmeric- 300 mg/ given once a day
Prilosec OTC- 10mg / given twice a day
Theophylline- 40mg / given twice a dayB.. She was prescribed Meloxicam and Dexamethasone, along with Hydrocodone syrup by our last vet and I wasn't told they couldn't be given together and she ended up getting a stomach ulcer. THat was about a month ago.[Moderator's Note. Please do not edit
22lbs
Meloxicam about 2/1
Dex about 2/1 stopped due to causing ulcer
Turmeric- 300 mg 1x/day
Theophylline (respiratory treatment) 40mg 2x/day
Prilosec OTC- 10mg 2x/day]☆ 3 -- Eating and drinking OK? No nausea/not eating, no vomit? Yes, Normal☆ 4 Dachshund. Faith. I am Jennifer.
☆ 5 I've been to numerous vets, including 2 ER vets, and finally 1 of them said she had a bulging disc in her neck after others couldn't give me an explanation and one even said it was just fatty tissue and nothing to worry about.-- Is the vet a general DVM or a specialist surgeon: ACVIM neurology or ACVS ortho? It was an ER vet at CVS in Murrieta. Aaron Wiener DVM☆ 6 Was released from Emergency Vet during the first week of January. Given instructions and meds to help with stomach ulcer and nothing else. Nobody seemed to take her neck or back pain seriously from day one, so I didn't know what to do, if I was crazy or overreacting or how to fix it. Visited a new vet Butterfield Animal Hospital who gave her a 5 minute check up and sent us home with Metabolic food because apparently her only issue was her weight. I haven't been able to get a clear diagnosis on paper or find a new vet who takes it seriously.
Rest☆ 7 SHe can squat but she has beene having many more accidents in the house lately.☆ 8 Yes she can walk around but very slowly and she seems wobbly. Used to run around all the time and now hardly ever. I have never dealt with anything like this before and it kills me to know she is hurting, but I can't get anyone to take it seriously... No friends/family/ not even the numerous vets I have taken her to. I have been doing as much research as I can and I'm glad I found this site. Any advice or help at all would be helpful and honestly so appreciated as I feel like I am watching my best friend deteriorate right in front of me and can't do anything about it.  
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Post by PaulaM on Feb 28, 2020 17:36:05 GMT -7
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Post by PaulaM on Feb 28, 2020 18:32:24 GMT -7
Jennifer welcome to the Forum we are glad you have written in. The single most important care to give is that of 100% STRICT crate rest 24/7 only out of the recovery su9te for a very, very few footsteps at potty time. This is how the neck disc will heal and and not do more damage to the nerves (wobbly footsteps). Let us know the date you started true STRICT crate rest
PAIN Confirm these ARE the signs of pain you are currently observing:
√ reluctant to move much in crate such as shift positions or slow, ginger movements √ shivering, trembling √ yelping when picked up or moved √ walks very slowly ? holding back leg flamingo style not wanting to bear weight Signs of pain for a neck disc √ head held high or nose to the ground √ Holding front flamingo style not wanting to bear weight Pain is a sign that not all swelling in the spinal cord area of the neck is gone. Tumeric will not do the job. Faith needs a big gun anti-inflammatory on board. If you are not able to find a local vet who is comfortable with IVDD, then getting to a board certified neuro ( ACVIM) or Ortho (ACVS) is not for the purpose of a surgery. In Faith's case the purpose of a consult is because you local general vets are not confident or comfortable in their knowledge of IVDD. Specialists deal with IVDD meds and use them in a safe way, too. --- Either an anti-inflammatory from the class call steroids or one from the class called non-steroids (NSAIDs) is the big gun anti-inflammatory Faith needs to get the inflammation resolved. All anti-inflammatory may take from 7-30 days to acomplished resolving the painful sweliing. --- Pain meds provide the needed relief from pain in one hour. There is no reason for Faith to be suffering. This page will tell you the pain meds used during a NECK disc episode so you can advocate for them (hopefully) one of your local vets with some input from you will give these pain meds a try). If not again reason to get to a specialist asap to help Faith be relieved of pain. LINK for pain meds during a NECK disc episode PLUS the extra things you can do at home to help her: www.dodgerslist.com/literature/cervical.htmYou may find this little card to carry with you at vet visits helps to keep all the meds straight as you discuss things with the vet. D/l and print from here: www.dodgerslist.com/literature/MedCard.pdf  VET HELP Jennfer, Faith deserves a vet who can get on with the business of helping. It may be a specialist consult will shortcut and expedite help. The specialist can confirm the neck disc diagnosis and provide the proper medications. Board-certified neuros (ACVIM) and ortho (ACVS) surgical specialists can be found at University vet teaching hospitals or private practice. Directory for Veterinary surgeons (ACVS) and neuro surgeons (ACVIM): find.vetspecialists.com One of your vet can also give you a referral to a specialist..that is their job to give a referral to a higher qualified vet when they don't have the knowlege for the issue at hand. A good place for a quick overview of conservative treatment and how each of the 4 phases of healing are treated: www.dodgerslist.com/literature/healingpage.htm |
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