Milo's dog8/25 ish Conservative— Breed?

Milo, is that your name or your girl's name?

We have little to go on until we are able to learn more from you. IF you need a lesson on expressing go to your vet asap tomorrow early Sat morn. You will get more out of the lesson by first viewing video and tips:https://dodgerslist.com/2020/05/05/bladder-bowel-care/

Ask your vet if your dog is in heat and other concerns.

QUESTIONS
There is more information needed about your dog’s past history, meds and present neuro and pain status that we’ll need a bit more information to give an accurate comment.
     Thanks for understanding and very much looking forward to your answers!
      It will help us work together with you and avoid offering ideas that could cause harm or lead the discussion in the wrong direction delaying help for your dog.

❖1 any SIGNS OF PAIN currently ?
◻︎ shivering-trembling                ◻︎ yelping when picked up or moved
◻︎ slow to move                         ◻︎ tight tense tummy
◻︎ arched back, ears pinned back ◻︎ head held high or nose to the ground.
◻︎ restless, can't find a comfortable position
◻︎ slow or reluctant to move much in crate such as shift positions
◻︎ not their normal perky interested in life selves
       + pain if a neck disc:
◻︎ looks up with just eyes and does not move head and neck easily.
◻︎ not eating due to painful chewing or in too much overall pain
◻︎ holds front or back leg flamingo style not wanting to bear weight

If the pain meds are not yet right, as the eyes and ears for your vet, please contact your vet ASAP to report your observations so meds can be adjusted. There is no reason a dog should be in pain, when med can be adjusted to get it just right for your girl.

❖2 How much does your dog weigh?
…A Please list the exact names of meds currently given, their doses in mgs and times per day given.
…B If on a steroid (prednisone, Dex)….
     — what was the start date & dose?
     —Date of steroid taper?
  If on a NSAID,  how many days has it been prescribed for?

❖3 GI Tract (stomach) problems?
—Eating and drinking OK? No nausea/not eating, no vomit?
—Poops OK? Normal firmness & color -no dark black or bright red blood indicating bleeding ulcers? No diarrhea?

❖4 What was the date you saw the vet for CONSERVATIVE treatment?
       The hallmark component of conservative treatment is the very STRICT crate rest part (no PT, little movement). With little blood supply discs are much slower to form good scar tissue than it takes a blood rich broken bone to heal. Those weeks of a cast for a broken arm to heal is similar to the recovery suite being a kind of cast for the disc. 100% STRICT crate rest 24/7 for 8 weeks provides limited movement to allow good strong scar tissue to form.

Super tried and true tips for setting up the recovery suite, the mattress and more! —> dodgerslist.com/2020/05/14/strict-rest-recovery-process/

Let us know you have been and are on board with what STRICT means:
◼︎no laps                    ◼︎no couches
◼︎no baths                  ◼︎no sleeping with you
◼︎no chiro therapy "whys": __ www.dodgerslist.com/literature/chiropractic.htm
◼︎no dragging or meandering at potty times.
◼︎no PT for conservative dogs during 8 weeks to heal disc

❖5 Overflowing bladders need to be expressed to avoid UTIs. Review video then get another a hands-on-top-of-your-hands expressing lesson if you are needing extra tips for your girl.  dodgerslist.com/2020/05/05/bladder-bowel-care/

❖6 Currently can your dog wobbly walk? move the legs at all? or wag the tail when you specifically do some happy talk?

❖7 What breed? What is your dog’s name? Your name, too?

❖8 Did you specifically get a diagnosis of IVDD, aka: a disc problem, a disc herniation, a bulging disc, slipped disc?
— Is the vet a general DVM or a specialist surgeon: ACVIM neurology or ACVS ortho?
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