Thanks for your replies. She is still on her pain meds and seems to be feeling better and better each day. She tries to roll around, jump, play, etc. although we obviously don't let her. I called the vet yesterday out of sheer exasperation, not only about expressing the bladder, but also not being a...

I have a question for some of you who have more experience with this (my dog was injured on May 29th and had surgery on May 31st for a ruptured disk). She is now on crate rest for 6 weeks for her back to fully heal. Have any of you found it harder to express your dog's bladder as the dog gains more ...

My dog (a mixed breed) just suffered a ruptured disk from a seemingly harmless accident on May 29th. She had surgery to relive pressure on her spine and remove a piece of the disk that had broken off. She has been put on crate rest for 6 weeks with meds to manage pain and a muscle relaxer. Our bigge...