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Originally Posted by baileybaretto
thank you so much for sharing this.. this is really helpful.. The vets didn't recommend any tyoe of surgery to us. Thtey were insisting on physical and steroid therapy only. (which clearly ain't working). We're actually thinking of getting him a wheelchair if worse comes to worse, him not walking again.
We feel very hopeful that he'll regain the sensation since he still could feel induced pain on his paws at the back...
i have so many questions for you... like, how long has your dog been paralyzed? does he still have pain sensation in the affected area? did he became depressed or sad over what happened?
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your welcome
I found these sites extremely helpful for me & my boy.
Has your dog had an MRI, this would give a definitive answer to the problem and wether it is correctable with surgery or not?
Bandit had an MRI & a lumbar spinal tap as I originally thought he had a slipped disc, the MRI came up clear for anything trapping his spinal cord & the spinal tap was clear of any cancer of the spinal fluid so that just left cdrm which is more than likely with his symptoms & being a GSD.
I thought he was in pain in the first instance and also sad & depressed and very very grumpy!!! that was last November, it wasnt sudden he just gradually got worse.
He was on steroids until a couple of weeks ago but he no longer seems to be in any pain, my vet advised to take him off them to see but cdrm does not involve any pain at all and he seems pain free now & happy.
I also do physio exercises on him to keep his muscles & blood circulation moving.
He isnt completely paralyzed & does have some use of his legs (one side is worse than the other) and he does still have some pain sensation in his feet & legs & stretches & kicks out if you massage/touch his legs & toes. With cdrm this would be one of the last things to go until the disease reaches a stage where he may become completely paralyzed.
If you havent already I would definitely say get him in for an MRI they cost about £1600 but well worth knowing what your are actually dealing with.
23-08-2009, 11:26 PM
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