[Dailydrool] Sorry - it's long

[Sherri Jeakins]

Sally, I don't normally comment on these just lurk.  But this time I felt
like I should maybe offer what we have just gone through.  I have
experienced the same symptoms with my 7 year old basset hound Cleo, she is a
rescue.  Well in the last month she had some tummy issues, but 2 weeks ago
she decided that walking wasn't going to happen very well, when I was home
lunch.  I rushed her to the vet and he thought bloat, but during the x-ray
he found what appeared to be a mis-alignment in her spine neck area (He said
Wobblers Syndrome).  She had such intense pressure that she was loosing the
feeling in her legs and especially her front shoulder/paw.  She could not
bring her paw back up if placed behind her.  She was placed on IV fluids for
3 days to reduce swelling to limit any nerve damage.  She came home walking,
slow very slow.  She just didn't ever seem right to me and we have a vet
close by that does Chiropractor/Acupuncture on dogs/animals.  So I scheduled
an appointment with her but it took a week to get into see her, we had to
keep Cleo as quite as possible till then.

Well I took her yesterday and she did not have a herniated disk (thank
goodness).  But had a gimp to her walk, she felt around and basically told
me poor Cleo's head was not screwed on straight. :)  Cleo had her tailbone
was raised up, her pelvis was twisted, her spine out in several spaces,
shoulder out alignment, neck was 1/4 inch off her spine.  No wonder the poor
girl could hardly walk and we have no idea what happened her.  Could have
been years of running, jumping normal wear/tear on her short little body.
She received an adjustment and we went home.  And oh my gosh I have a new
dog one day later.  Cleo is back on her feet in the morning , tail waggin,
prancing, barking.  I could not believe the difference this has done to
her.  Of course, she was really out of whack and a severe case.

But I just thought I would share my experience with this Vet and
Chiropractor on dogs, maybe it can help you out if you have something
available.  Just a tip I thought I would pass along that may help Rolph.
Also, I am sorry for your recent loss.

I have a blog that I am posting Cleo's visit to if you want to read it:
http://www.hounddogmom.blogspot.com

Sherri (HoundDogMom)

On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 11:34 AM, Sally King <sally.king at nqe.com> wrote:

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> It's been a while since I've posted. TBH I've had a rather bad time of it
> recently.
> Some of you may remember my good friend died after breaking her leg back in
> June. I'm still trying to come to terms with that.
> Since then, One of my aunts has died and I have had major surgery.
> And then there's Rolph.
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> For a month or more he has just not quite seemed himself. Nothing I could
> put my finger on, nothing I could take him to the vet for and say there was
> something wrong, just he hasn't been "right".
> I wondered if he was a bit blue because following surgery I was not allowed
> to walk them and my daughters were taking them out - but far less than I
> would. Then I wondered if he realised I wasn't well and was worried.
> Then, one morning, he couldn't jump up on my bed. Later the same day, he
> couldn't get up on the sofa. The next morning, he couldn't even get up the
> one step into the back door. I had to carry him up and down stairs (no, I
> wasn't supposed to), otherwise he would drag himself up and down to be near
> me and it was pitiful. He even turned down treats and fruit - although he
> was eating his meals.
> We went to a basset barbecue and he just lay beside me - no trying to steal
> food or charge around with the 30 other hounds.
>  I kept hoping if I kept him rested he would improve. Next morning he ate
> his breakfast and 30 minutes later threw it back up.
> We went straight to the vet. She said he had slight arthritis, but not more
> than she would expect for his age (7 in October). She put him on Metacam
> every day for two weeks, then every other day until the bottle runs out. He
> improved greatly, but was still not "quite right" and still turns down some
> treats (not all) and fruit which NEVER happens with him.
> Now the Metacam has gone back to every other day, he is noticably worse.
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> Anyone have any thoughts? I hate seeing him so de-bounced.
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> Sally, with Rolph and Clara, UK
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