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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>We lost our first basset, following a myelogram.
Poor Hoffy didn’t even get as far as the surgery as when the ink started
to go everywhere they retreated from the operation site. She never came back
round from the operation properly unfortunately. It was an awful time for her and
for us :0(<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Talking to the vets afterwards they told us
she might have been poisoned by the myelogram ink and only then I asked if
there had been any other way to locate which disc which needed operating on. Only
then did they say yes – that a scan could have revealed which disc should
be operated on instead. Why they couldn’t have explained the risks and
the options to me BEFORE the operation I don’t know but I so wish she’d
had a scan instead - as I suspect she would probably have survived. It was a
very sad time for us and I still can’t bear to think about what happened
but I have forced myself to write this in case it helps anyone else who has to
look at surgical options for their dog. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>I know the above was a bad experience but
knowing the options can help others make informed choices and disc operations can
fix dogs up like new when done with minimal risk and in timely manner.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Bests<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Son<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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