I woke up yesterday morning and she was panting and shortly after I was awake she wimpered( very unlike Cassie) I went over to her and it seemed she couldn't move her legs. (getting her into the car, with four men and big comforter) Consequently we rushed her to our vet. They took Xrays of her spine and her hips. He has determined her discs have swollen from some impact and its causing compression to her spinK cord. He has prescribed prednisone, and he believes we should see improvement in 2-3 weeks. She cannot stand or walk, she has no movement in her back legs. We have to move her from side to side every four hours, as well as give her enemas, she pees where she lays, and of course we clean her off immediately. She is incredibly depressed and seems scared. She is still keeping her sweet temprament. We are out of our minds, with concern and worry. The vet says that in 90% of small dogs they recover just fine.
Has anyone out there heard of this or experienced it, we need to hear from our Big Dog family. We don't know if we should get a second opinion, we really trust our vet, and he has always taken good care of her. BUT this seems like a really big deal. Please feel free to call us at 661-587-1881. THANK YOU any help is appreciated