And I guess it's better to be cautious than rush, but I've seen posts talking about using steps as part of PT. Also we used the stairs to build muscle in his thigh when he lost ot feom limping due to laxity. So it just seema a bit crazy. Hi Otis's friend, I totally agree it's confusing. Part of the...

OK, he's in the medium range. When you have a dog that size, you think, "20 kg, that's not too bad. Glad I can pick him up. Thank goodness he isn't 50 kg." Well, that's true. But at the same time, the 20kg size are the ones that can get you in trouble because you are tempted to lift the wh...

I've never heard of anyone being told not to do stairs with ANNPE, but ANNPE is a relatively new diagnosis and perhaps they are learning more about how best to manage it. Not doing stairs is standard with IVDD (intervertebral disk disease) and it sounds like they are treating it like an IVDD disk in...

That is good advice about expressing at home. :smart: :trophy: If your cat has a lot of tone, which makes it hard to express the bladder, he may benefit from medication to help with the excess tone. Common bladder meds are bethanecol and phenoxybenzamine. Phenoxybenzamine will relax the sphincters. ...

Yesterday I had an appointment with the vet to arrange a dental for Pip. He isn't having problems that I'm aware of, but he needs a cleaning at least. The vet checked his teeth and agreed. We discussed a list of things that apply especially to him, with his situation of having spastic quadriplegia a...

Hi Otis's friend, I'm guessing he's a large dog, maybe very large? When you say pen, I'm not sure if he's in a normal crate or in something more like an x-pen. If you are having to assist him with a sling, it would be much easier to do so by housing him in an x-pen for now. It is very hard to get a ...

Hi Otis's friend! :group: If you've been reading posts, I hope you got a chance to read the stats on recovery for ANNPE. They're so good. :D Abstract Presumptive ANNPE and FCEM were diagnosed in 157 and 44 dogs , respectively. Ambulatory function was regained in 99 per cent of cases, with persistent...

Oh, Beth, she's sweet! She looks so much like my Paddy. She sure landed in the best home ever when you adopted her! So happy for both of you!

Beth, that's wonderful! :wub: What a pretty name. I'm glad you were able to get one with CH! :D Down below the Compose screen is a tab called ATTACHMENTS. Click it and you will see ADD FILES. It lets you upload from your computer. If you can't get it let me know. I can't wait to see your new baby. A...

Good point.

Been there, done that!

The glove would be more sanitary, wouldn't it.

Yeah, if you have to track something all over the house, baking soda is as good as anything.

Hi Beth, Did you get your kitten yet? Here's one with CH (cerebellar hypoplasia). It says he "walks like a British soldier for a few steps and then falls over." He doesn't need any help eating or using the litter box. They want someone with experience. https://www.petfinder.com/cat/nevyn-7...

Exactly. Grind it in. Only dummy here tried that with baking soda and left sneaker tread marks all over the house because the baking soda stuck to my shoe.