I am going through aIVDD/CFE with a very large dog so my experiences may be a bit different. My dog is being treated by one of the best veterinary medicine programs around. We did the MRI when he was injured last Sunday. It has been invalueable all week in making the right decisions and anticipating...

Gail, I read your story and empathize! Lucy sounds like a loveable gal! I can only say that it was worth the time away from us for the care. and evaluation, he received. It was so helpful to have some facts to deal with and to have the neurologist watching him daily for a few days. If you can take l...

We ended up taking him back to the vet hospital. We have him at the one of the best veterinary medicine hospitals in the contry. I feel blessed for that. It was just not fair to him to not have the best care, and he needed something a bit more intensive right now. Our issues right now are he doesn't...

My five year old St. Bernard was running the fence in the backyard, sudden yelp, paralysis of his left leg, weakened right. We took him to the emergency clinic and had an MRI there was hemorrage but so they said IVDD or FCE. He is large dog at 179 pounds. Need some advice on how to handle. We go to ...