My boy isnt walking (X-rays inside) - Page 8

nick....with summer coming up get a pool and swim him...

Did your vet think it might be a spinal embolism? If so, these will correct themselves in a month or so. Sometimes a dog maneuvers too fast and it whiplashes his spine if he's not used to some spontaneous excited action. It takes swimming therapy, chiropractic care (AVCADOCTORS.COM - they are chiros who are licenses to work on animals and interface with your vet), and acupuncture. I helped a dog with S.E. to get back on his feet with herbs, acupressure and chiropractic care with an activator. He still limps a little as it's only been 3 months, but every day he's getting better. (yes I'm cert for humans, pets) I have also had shepherd dog with DM and if this is what it is, you will know if the dog ceases to have sensation in the unresponsive legs and it stays that way. Just put him to sleep in this case is my 'unaskedfor' suggestion. We kept ours alive for too long. The dog suffered and never got well and the VET made a ton of money first by lying to us. We took him to a special vet in Houston who said we needed to put him to sleep. If you start thinking wheelchair, and he has DM, just don't. DM gets progressively worse. Hugs and I hope it's just an S.E.

Hope what I am saying isn't against the rules here. I took my GSD to see Dr Berry and he said he could not operate on her brain tumor as he'd have to leave cells behind. I was sent to Dr Proulx who with radiation totally removed the tumor and nothing remained. Dr Berry worked for a while at UC Davis. You need to have a vet who can speak at the same level speak with Dr Berry.

Dr Tommy Walker is a top, top, top CA vet surgeon. He sometimes works there a few days a month. I was allowed by Dr Walker to go to a lecture meant only for vets/techs. When I said that Dr Walker said I could come, everyone started hollering his name, as they think he walks on water. But he is almost impossible to speak to. Like the vet's above said, he walks on water just as Dr Berry does!

The place is So CA Veterinary Specialists at 949/833-9020, but it has to be vet to vet in a consultation mode with a cost of course! Best wishes.

Do what you can do to help your dog get better .. swimming is excellent for dogs healthy or with joint problems ( as suggested by several others ). The underwater treadmill rehab sessions are great but are about $75 a pop .. swimming is cheaper and you can get in more reps. I think a visit to a chiropractic vet is worth a shot if possible. Just be mindful that taking your dog to a specialist can produce some weirdness as well as miracles. Surgeons want to surge .. ie a surgeon thinks cutting is the best answer to every problem .. all things being equal a surgeon will merrily cut away. You are your dog's protector and you must put yourself in the dog's place .. if the vet says euthanasia is the only answer and your dog's eyes are saying no, no, no .. listen to your dog. Vets are wrong all the time but their customer (you) listens way to much to what they are saying when you should be listening to your dog. Dogs are powerless in the vet's office and you must defend your dog's well being by fighting back against the commercial interests of the corporate salesmen who visit your vet with a birthday cake and Starbucks. The vet schools and corporate salesmen who he has a vested interest with have his ear and his pocket book ... not you and your dog .. so be ever vigilant and never drink the Koolaid.  In NC (and most states) the veterinarians police themselves using a pinkie promise system.  If a vet is accused with malpractice through a gateway the veterinarians control then he or she is tried by a group of fellow veterinarians who went to the same school or with whom the accused shares membership in the State Veterinarian "club".  So how do you think that turns out??  Think of the medical industries habit of letting dirty doctors practice for years and multiply times 10 because there are no malpractice lawyers chasing bad veterinarians or money hungry doc in a box corporate money machines.  By the way "Veterinary Specialists" is a franchise animal specialist corporate money machine.

For all of you offering suggestions Please remember, Nick is in the military, he is on a base and cannot travel to all these great sounding places not counting they also sound very expensive for the average person let alone someone on military pay.

The idea of DM in a puppy this age seems way off the mark plus with DM they feel do not pain.  This dog in the video seemed to not want to put weight on his back legS especially the back right, to me this indicates pain, so again I would rule out DM

Think about giving him just for evaluation purposes a pain killer at the Vets office and see how he walks. Go from there.

I had a dog whose hips looked like two dinner plates she lived until 9 before pain started and she died from liver failure as her new owners fed her the crap that had warnings on it.

 

 

I can say that Dr Walker is NOT cut happy as evidenced by what he said about my dog!!!!

Dr Berry is the same as I already said!!!

My dogs' specialists whom I have selected to treat my dogs are wonderful!! Seen local vets do terrible things, so they are not always great.

Since you always seem to have a chip on your shoulder, I will no longer reply to any of your posts. Bye, bye to you. If you get ugly with me I will call in the Admin monitors, and let them handle the problem.

Alamance .. I have not said anything that is not true .. however I accept your offer .. don't reply!!

I'll post up pictures of my dogs spine this evening and speak with her about further actions we should take. The last I spoke with her was after the xrays and she said that they all looked fine and she gave him some anti-inflammatory meds to see if that helped, it didn't so now I need to look further and see what other options I have. I'm going to consult with my chief and see if they can arrange for the vet that treats out military dogs can take a look but here in the military if the can't preform they usually just remove them from service. I've searched for dog neurologist here in okc and came up with no results. The OSU vet is about an hour away so I would have to arrange time off.

Veterinary Specialty Hospitals is a franchise corporate animal hospital chain .. they go to a great deal of trouble to hide their real identity and organizational ties to each other. They are often referred to as "Veterinary Specialists" by the vets and the public. The chain of veterinary clinics is known for overcharging and giving your animal all of the treatment you can pay for. A link to the NC klan site. They are all tied together but they try to pretend they are independent .. about as independent as McDonalds or Wendy's. Stay away from VSH unless they are the only choice. They operate emergency rooms but if you take your dog in they will put off doing the work needed until "tomorrow" when our specialist is in the office. Most local vets can refer you to a "specialist" for any surgery or other non-emergency treatments at a much lower price than VSH ( Veterinary Specialty Hospitals ).  The last time I could get any information on VSH they had more than 60 franchises in the USA.  Just be careful .. a lot of corporate vet in a box operations out there.

http://www.vshcarolinas.com/

Mars Pet Care makes some of the worst dog, cat and pet food available, MPC also owns Banfield ( local PetSmart ) and several other veterinary and veterinary specialty chains.  First they poison your dog, then they treat your dog at one of their walk ins, and then they refer your pet to one of their "specialty" hospitals.  MPC just needs some puppy mills and some animal incinerators and sell urns to be a complete birth to death merchandiser for your pet.  The corporate takeover of the veterinary industry has followed the same play book as the human medical system with the same result .. higher costs and poorer services.

Hmmm, I don't really know at all, but now having watched the vids, I definitely think there is something wrong. I agree with the OP that the dog's hind end seems underdeveloped. Like if you draw a vertical line at the end of the rib cage, it's like each half could be a different dog. Even the tail seems kind of weak and looks like it should be fluffier. However I can't tell if the rear looks underdeveloped because of a problem, or if the front half is just OVERdeveloped/too big or fat for the dog's age. This young dog moves similar to my aging dog that has a congenital back problem, exacerbated by years of intense training and competition, and a bad fall/twist when he was catching a ball and another dog tripped him as he came down (so he's likely developed some spondylosis or arthritis in his back now and is retired from training and competition, will probably have him x-rayed again in the next year). I'm sorry I don't know what else to suggest, but just wanted to say that I can see why the OP is concerned, glad the raw diet is being tried and the OP is willing to keep investigating. Please keep us updated!