Hello, my 13 year old pitbull had an FCE about two years ago. Besides the rear leg paralysis, she is otherwise healthy, loves going out on her cart and eating. My main problem right now is that she is incontinent and she can't control her bowels. Often, when left alone, she will have bowel accident ...

Dear Monique, how is your dog doing?? I haven't logged onto this forum in awhile and just re-read some of your posts....has the bladder situation improved at all? Unfortunately, my pitbull Ella is still getting UTI's frequently, she is probably going to be on antibiotics for the rest of her life...I...

That post was lovely Karol C. : ) I hope I don't sound like I'm giving up because I'm really not : ) in fact, I have almost forgotten what it was like when she walked around freely....but like your passage said, the whole experience is full of ups/downs, joys/disappointments...but overall, I know I ...

Yikes, thanks for that info.. Ella's vet is going to call in another antibiotic to the pharmacy for her...when my other vet is back in town I'm going to ask her what kind of cranberry tabs she recommends...Thanks Carol C!

Thanks for the replies everyone, the info. was very useful...I called her regular vet today and I'm waiting to hear back from her...I did have one of the more expensive urine cultures done a few months ago where the sample was sent off and the vet also did a quick xray to check for stones...that tes...

My vet is out of town for the week so I just wanted to throw this question out there in case anyone has an answer : ) so my dog Ella has been 5 months now post FCE..she's still not using her back legs but I manage her very well with her wheelchair and we've gotten used to caring for her post FCE...h...

quick question, does anyone have any suggestions for something to put on front paws that are irritated? Since Ella isn't using her back legs at all, I've noticed her front paws are getting a little raw and she licks at them constantly after being walked in her cart...the last thing I want is for her...

Well, good news, Ella's MRSA infection is gone : ) and in the past week, I've noticed when I squeeze her hind paws she kinda pulls them from me which is something new!! : ) she wasn't really responsive at all when I would do exercises with her hind legs...also, she is controlling her bowels much bet...

Actually I'm not using a harness, I just hold her inside her thigh/legs and kind of "wheelbarrow" her outside for quick trips when she doesn't want to get in her wheelchair....I did buy a harness at a local pet store when this all started but it's of no use because it lifts her from her mi...

So, Ella's thyroid test came back normal..this is great news although I was kind of expecting them to come back as low since her hair isn't growing back from the myleogram...the vet also said that low thyroid levels could be keeping her from healing...anyways, I'm not giving up hope! :angel: I have ...

Thanks so much : ) glad to hear your Sadie is doing better!! I'm curious, how much does she weigh? Sometimes I feel maybe Ella's sheer size is keeping her from healing...but I am DEFinitely remaining hopeful!! I'm waiting for thyroid test results because her hair isn't growing back from where they d...

aww...last night I went to wheelbarrow Ella onto the patio to sit with me and she "doodled" right in the palm of my hand! lol...probably not the most sanitary but of course I wash my hands constantly now...and yes, latex gloves get expensive and you don't always have the time to get them o...

Hi CarolC...thanks for your quick reply....well, they have yet to try her on the water treadmill again because she wasn't showing any progress in other areas :( As far as I can tell, the place is kept pretty clean/neat...but, the staff does travel from room to room and such.....her stools are always...

On Monday my vet called me to tell me Ella's urine sample came back as being infected with a strain of MRSA staph....she is on antibiotics...again...I didn't have a chance to ask her but I'm wondering how she may have gotten this?? She has been going to p.t. pretty regularly (twice a week) is it pos...

Well, my blue pitbull Ella is going on three months next week post FCE. She still has not shown any improvement in using her hind legs...in fact, the physical therapist told me that she may have plateaued in her recovery :( however, I still have not given up hope. Her front legs are really strong an...