I totally know what you are going through - and feel for you. Although we didn't have to cath our weim, it was so difficult to carry him out and try to have him stand. All 102 pounds of me carrying him. We also had the peanut shaped physioball - and I could not even get him over it myself. When my h...

Thanks for your kind words. Our weim was almost 8yo. My advice would be to make sure to advocate for your dog - if something does not seem right, if there is too much pain, make sure the vet understands the situation and what is going on. I know neuro stuff takes time and it is hard to know what is ...

hi - so we are putting our Weim to sleep in a few hours. ABout 5 week post surgery he was recovering, still not doing great, but able to walk dragging his feet a bit. Then all of the sudden he couldn't even stand. He was admitted for high dose steroids and never improved. He had 2 spots in his neck ...

Thanks for the encouragement and advice. It has now been exactly 1 month since my Weim had his surgery. After his backslide 1 week post -op he has been a bit better. We went back up on the steroids, and I think that helped, although we are starting to wean them again today. He doesn't seem like he i...

My dog, a weimaraner, is almost 2 weeks post ventral slot surgery for nerve compression in the cervical spine. I was not prepared for this post-op course. He came home much worse than when he went in. He initially was on a fentanyl patch and now just on gabapentin and the steroids. He seemed to impr...