Posted by Barbara on June 25, 1998 at 10:09:16:
In Reply to: Just lost our Peke age 3 to a Slipped Disk.... posted by Debbie on May 26, 1998 at 13:23:36:
I'm sorry you have lost your small friend. We had a peke in that developed
the same problem in the early 70's.
We took the option of surgery. It was a very tramatic experience indeed.
We were allowed to see her the day after surgery. It was the last time
we would ever see her. She died the next morning. There are no garuntees
with these types of situations. Had we know how hard the operation was
going to be for her we would have put her to sleep instead.
Sometimes, letting go is the best thing to do.
May God Bless you and Comfort you
> This morning we put our 3 year old peke to sleep. When we let him out in the morning he slipped going up a stair and injured his back.
> He paralyzed himself from the middle down. He could not go to the bathroom and dragged himself across the floor to walk.
> This is just very traumatic for all of us. We do not feel sorry for ourselves we feel sorry for our dog.
> After he slipped he yelped. He was acting a little strange but had an appetite and could walk. He just wanted to be left alone. And felt that we would honor his wishes and he would be ok.....Well....
> I gave him 24 hours to see his progression.
> When we woke up this morning he could not walk and we immediately took him to the vet who said he was paralyzed and this is common for small dogs to injure their spines so easily.
> Has this ever happened to anybody? Has anyone heard of this?
> Our alternatives were surgery with no guarantees the vet said that the prognosis is not good. After surgery they would not know if he could walk again for 72 hours. Even if he could walk again they said he would need help going to the bathroom for the rest of his life.
> My dog was an outdoor dog, loved his yard, and had a zest to run and play and just be happy. He was just swimming in our pool 5 days ago and now he is gone.
> We just do not get it. All we did is let him out to the bathroom and he slips and now is gone.
> Please enjoy your Pets everyday. And from my experience any time your dog injures himself please, take him for x-rays regardless.
> You never know.
> We have 2 other Pekes at home also, we do not think they understand what is going on yet.....
> Any advice to get through this Tragedy would be much appreciated.
> Thank You
> Debbie