Re: Pippa recovering from spinal disc surgery
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 10:19 pm
Hi there, like most people on here I can only speak from the experience from our own dog. With Pippa I never let her scoot around on her own, she was crate rested or we had her laying/sitting on the floor or sofa with us for cuddles/play. When we took her out for a bit of exercise or toileting we used a sling to support her back end. The sling was a cloth shopping/tote bag cut down the seams so it opened out flat and passed under her belly so you can hold the 2 handles in a sling effect.
I did a lot of massage and "phsyio" type walking movements with her lying on alternate sides. I'm sure she used to think oh no here we go again!
Her first movement was her tail wag which was the only movement for a while. I found a wonderful lady who was an ex vet nurse (and some) who had an underwater treadmill. The treadmill helped Pippa so much being in water made her legs move in a walk so well. Carmen helped us so much in a holistic way, with exercises to do at home to help make Pippa aware of her legs I know it helped Pippa recover as well as she has.
One little trick was to put a hair elastic around each thigh (for a short while) to make her aware of her legs. I think the sling walking helped her a lot as she could get about in a natural kind of way, with Mum holding up her back end!
I hope your Maggie regains more feeling and movement, I really feel for you
From what I've read on here, don't give up on her, there is so much you can do to keep her quality of life!
Sending positive thoughts to you xx
I did a lot of massage and "phsyio" type walking movements with her lying on alternate sides. I'm sure she used to think oh no here we go again!
Her first movement was her tail wag which was the only movement for a while. I found a wonderful lady who was an ex vet nurse (and some) who had an underwater treadmill. The treadmill helped Pippa so much being in water made her legs move in a walk so well. Carmen helped us so much in a holistic way, with exercises to do at home to help make Pippa aware of her legs I know it helped Pippa recover as well as she has.
One little trick was to put a hair elastic around each thigh (for a short while) to make her aware of her legs. I think the sling walking helped her a lot as she could get about in a natural kind of way, with Mum holding up her back end!
I hope your Maggie regains more feeling and movement, I really feel for you
From what I've read on here, don't give up on her, there is so much you can do to keep her quality of life!
Sending positive thoughts to you xx