New here, are there good signs for IVDD recovery?
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2023 7:26 pm
Hello,
This is my first post here, I’m wondering if there things to look for or things that should be occurring on the way to non-surgical recovery from IVDD?
My 13yr old beagle went from normal to all 4 legs paralyzed 13 days ago. I got her to vet within 30 minutes of realizing she couldn’t stand up. He said IVDD and we decided on conservative treatment (anti-inflammatory and pain meds) since she had deep pain and superficial pain sensation in all 4 paws, but was knuckling in all of them.
She has kept full bladder and bowel control the entire time and it seems like she is improving some each day. She is now moving all 4 legs on her own, but is still unable to stand or walk on her own. She seems to have much better movement in her front and back right legs than in her left front and back, which seems odd compared to what I’ve read others say.
About 5 days after it happened she began to lift her body into a sort of sphinx position from lying on right her side, and 4 days after that she started to do the same when lying on her other side.
2 days ago she began to wag her tail when she saw me, which made me wonder - are any of these things indicative of her potential for recovery? Are there things I can watch for to gauge for recovery? I’m told it would be 6 to 8 weeks before she can be off bed rest, so was wondering if her current progress is actually progress or just wishful thinking?
This is my first post here, I’m wondering if there things to look for or things that should be occurring on the way to non-surgical recovery from IVDD?
My 13yr old beagle went from normal to all 4 legs paralyzed 13 days ago. I got her to vet within 30 minutes of realizing she couldn’t stand up. He said IVDD and we decided on conservative treatment (anti-inflammatory and pain meds) since she had deep pain and superficial pain sensation in all 4 paws, but was knuckling in all of them.
She has kept full bladder and bowel control the entire time and it seems like she is improving some each day. She is now moving all 4 legs on her own, but is still unable to stand or walk on her own. She seems to have much better movement in her front and back right legs than in her left front and back, which seems odd compared to what I’ve read others say.
About 5 days after it happened she began to lift her body into a sort of sphinx position from lying on right her side, and 4 days after that she started to do the same when lying on her other side.
2 days ago she began to wag her tail when she saw me, which made me wonder - are any of these things indicative of her potential for recovery? Are there things I can watch for to gauge for recovery? I’m told it would be 6 to 8 weeks before she can be off bed rest, so was wondering if her current progress is actually progress or just wishful thinking?