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Post by Breezy on Oct 25, 2020 11:27:45 GMT -7
[Original subject line: Breezy - Cockapoo - Age 3] QUESTIONS ☆ 1 He just had [10/23] surgery on Friday for IVDD. He gets to come home on Tuesday. Vet says he is not in any pain, but no use of back legs as of now.☆ 2 8 pounds
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post op in hospitality til 10/27]A.. Meds -not sure until we pick him up tuesday C.. PEPCID AC: - None that I know of yet ☆ 3 -- vet says he hasn’t been interested in food after surgery so they are giving him something to help with appetite ☆ 4 — breed: cockapoo name: breezy my name:Lauren ☆ 5 Breezy was diagnosed with IVDD Hansen type 1. We took him to a specialist on Friday and he had to undergo emergency surgery. There were no signs of this disease it happened in the blink of an eye. ☆ 6 date of SURGERY? — 10/23/20 for both ☆ 7 —as of right now we are going to have to help release his bladder. ☆ 8 Currently?—he can move and walk with his front legs but not his back legs |
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Post by PaulaM on Oct 25, 2020 12:00:19 GMT -7
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Post by PaulaM on Oct 25, 2020 12:19:11 GMT -7
Welcome Lauren! Good news in not in pain. Still very early in the nerve healing department. It often will take about 2 weeks for all the temporary surgical caused swelling to subside before one had a better idea of the direction of nerve healing. I'm sure you head may be full of concerns, questions. How about jotting them down as they come to mind. Discharge day will be exciting and a whirlwind of information, a list of questions will make sure all of your concerns get an answer. Here's a starter list of questions to which you can add some of your concerns to ask your surgeon: dodgerslist.com/2020/06/03/discharge-day-list/**  This page is good reading by Dr. Isaacs, ACVIM (neurology) as he explains many post-op questions for our IVDD community: meds, crate rest, PT and discharge day. dodgerslist.com/2020/05/12/dr-isaacs-surgery-answers/See what things you can do to make post-op strict rest go smoother with these very useful tips and ideas: dodgerslist.com/2020/05/14/strict-rest-recovery-process/Education is the key to IVDD! Our goal is to help you maneuver things that can be overwhelming with an IVDD diagnosis in caring for your dog. Getting quickly up to speed on intervertebral DISC disease helps you in understanding the why of what your vet advises and the ability to bring things to the table in working together to help heal the disc. You will be very amazed how quickly you can learn a lot about just one disease. At the MAIN WEBSITE, use the orange SEARCH bar at the top to easily access the treasure trove of valuable IVDD information. You will feel so very empowered to help your IVDD dog! dodgerslist.com/REGISTER, thank you! The guest board is a temporary Guest courtesy to get immediate help until you can register. I encourage you to register and login. That way all the features of the Forum are available to you, making it faster to reply and get an email alert about replies. It also makes is far easier for us to track your dog and give the best assistance. How-to here: dodgerslist.boards.net/thread/7353/register-bookmark-dogs-post-thread |
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