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Post by Sarah & Harper on Oct 4, 2024 22:17:02 GMT -7
I will take her to the vet and have the doctor decide.
I don’t believe she is moving too much, but thanks for your concern. I take her outside 2 x a day. All of your literature says every 4-6 hours to take dogs outside. I’m doing every 12 hours. And then I bring her upstairs at night to sleep bc otherwise she whines and gets scared. As her parent, I don’t think it’s healthy to let her be upset when I can easily put a crate in my room. And I have.
In any event I was asking if anyone on here had experienced humping as a side effect of crate rest — only Paula responded and apparently she has not.
[MED LIST/HISTORY- Moderator's Note. Please do not edit
13 lbs 12y.o in Dec
8/18 Dx IVDD but never Rx'd true conservative treatment
Strict rest started on suspicion of a painful disc relapse on 9/16
9/16 remains on pain med gabapentin, legs cross, wobbly walks
Prednisolone as of 8/19: 5mgs 1x/day for 5 days, then 8/24 TAPER TEST: √9/16 pain _neuro, final dose 9/2
as of 9/17: 5mg 1x/day for 5 days, Sun 9/22 TEST TAPER for _pain _ neuro. Final dose 10/3]
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Post by Sarah & Harper on Oct 21, 2024 16:47:30 GMT -7
I ended up trying a new vet that was referred to me by someone whose dog had ivdd - we went in on 10/17.
Harper had lost the tooth that she hurt from the initial trauma from aug 18/19. I think she ate it, but the vet said she’s fine and her mouth is fine.
She was doing that humping thing and had so much excess energy so the vet gave me trazadone which we started on 10/17 (25mg 1-2 x a day). She hasn’t humped since. She still has energy but it’s definitely more manageable and she is calmer. Not asleep all day but definitely calmer. Vet said I could go up to 50mg so idk if I want her to be asleep all day? Lmk thoughts.
During the vets exam he said Harper wasn’t showing any signs of pain, she had good reflexes, but she has ataxia (which has been this way since the incident occurred - wobble walk, legs crossing and splaying). I know this is part of the disease but I’m wondering if anyone has any ideas of when or if this will get better. The vet said she could plateau and be like this forever (which is also what my last vet said and why she told me to do PT).
Thank you for any advice.
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