Our Dachshund's rear legs are paralyzed almost overnight | |
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Earth Daughter User ID: 641952 United States 05/10/2009 12:36 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Poor thing. Sounds like he might have a spine injury? Could something have fallen on him? Take him to the vet ASAP Last Edited by Earth Daughter on 05/10/2009 12:36 PM "Arrows of hate have been shot at me too, but they never hit me, because somehow they belonged to another world, with which I have no connection whatsoever." - Albert Einstein |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 676107 Australia 05/10/2009 12:36 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | fill the bathtub and make the lil guy swim. put a sock or towel under his belly so you can hold his paws off the bottom of the tub. my mom had a dachshund yrs ago that had disc problems, same thing, partial paralysis. the vet gave her a steroid that would taste like oysters as soon as you smelled it. the vet also prescribe the swimming PT. good luck. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 676109 United States 05/10/2009 12:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Here is a thread that discusses this. [link to answers.google.com] |
Neesie User ID: 254206 United States 05/10/2009 12:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have heard of a condition called tick paralysis. maybe your dog got a tick infection. in that case he will bounce back in no time at all. .A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, 'darkness' on the walls of his cell. C. S. Lewis |
TheGasMan User ID: 410747 United States 05/10/2009 12:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Did the vet x-ray his spine? Dachshunds frequently injure their backs from high jumps off of beds or other furniture. I hope he gets better. Last Edited by TheGasMan on 05/10/2009 12:43 PM |
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panthera~onca User ID: 675473 United States 05/10/2009 12:43 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Is it hip Dysplasia? Is he elderly? If so....I had this occur with an elderly dog -VERY quickly overnight- and it took a shot of Cortisone to get the dog up again. Cortisone has side effects (on kidneys) but it works and the dog was not harmed in the long run. If the dog is young or has no history of hip issues, that's a strange occurrence and may be neurological or spinal in nature. My heart goes out to you and your companion animal. Last Edited by panthera~onca on 05/10/2009 12:50 PM No matter how high the throne one sits on, one sits on one's bottom. * |
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Canuck User ID: 675157 Canada 05/10/2009 12:46 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | From what I understand you should probably take him to a university hospital or a specialist, if your own vet is not having success treating this problem. Apparently time is of the essence in cases of spinal damage or injuries. This is particularly important when the paralysis happens suddenly. For now I'm praying for him and you and sending healing energy. God bless.. Canuck “I shall not commit the fashionable stupidity of regarding everything I cannot explain as fraud.” CARL JUNG IN 1919 "The power of accurate observation is often called cynicism by those who don't have it." - George Bernard Shaw Cree proverb: Only after the last tree has been cut down, only after the last river has been poisoned, only after the last fish has been caught, only then will you find, that money cannot be eaten. "Mankind's true moral test, its fundamental test (which lies deeply buried from view) consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy - animals." -Milan Kundera, "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" (1984) |
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14WORDS User ID: 676104 United States 05/10/2009 12:48 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Pinched nerve/disc. Follow the vet's instructions. The steroids will help get the inflamation down. Once he's over the hump, watch his weight and keep him fit. "There is no firm reason to anticipate that the intellectual capacities of peoples geographically separated in their evolution should prove to have evolved identically. Our wanting to reserve equal powers of reason as some universal heritage of humanity will not be enough to make it so." -- Nobel Prize-winner James Watson "The war is coming to the streets of America and if you are not keeping and bearing and practicing with your arms then you will be helpless and you will be the victim of evil." - Ted Nugent "Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end." -Unknown |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 502462 Canada 05/10/2009 12:49 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Have him checked immediately for antifreeze poisoning. My dog ingested antifreeze a few years ago, and had the exact same issue. We caught pt early enough to save him, but if you don't they will die from kidney failure. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 502462Particularly if this problem happened overnight... It is what happened to mine. Fine one day, paralyzed the next. |
Humanity User ID: 671924 United States 05/10/2009 12:49 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | If your vet did not know it was his back, I would switch to a vet that understands that these types of dogs have alot of disc problems. Mine could not walk for about a week. Another week in a kennel to keep him from reinjuring his back. He has been fine since that time. Good luck to you and your lil dog. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 676122 United States 05/10/2009 12:53 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Had this happen to our poodle two years gao. Need to take the dog into the vet asap for exam but what happened to ours was ruptured disc. In younger animals they can recover if not to severe but Bo was 12 yrs. old and it progressed within a three day period and died of complications of spreading paralisis. It is very important to get it checked out immediate so no further damage is done if this is the case. With Bo he was fine and went to get up one morning and could not stand. |
mandit User ID: 676129 United States 05/10/2009 01:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Have you fed your dog any salmon (fish) lately? My dog became paralyzed after eating some salmon that we were cooking outdoors during a BBQ party. The vet said salmon poisoning is a rather common occurence in dogs in the northwest. Thankfully the dog recovered. Do not feed your dog raw salmon. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 658389 United States 05/10/2009 01:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | has anyone ever experience this before with their dog. Quoting: Follower of JesusHe cannot walk pee, poop or move around at all. We were at the vets until 2am last night and they gave him a steroid IV treatment but he doesn't seem to be improving at all. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. FoJ Our dog just had this happen as well. They did blood work and xray'd but nothing unusual. Put her on anti-biotics, pain meds, and a neurological drug. Some improvements but definately something going on. They wanted me to have an MRI done but I can't afford that. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 670968 United States 05/10/2009 01:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Paralysis like this can be caused by a certain kind of blood clot. Only treatment to try is steroids, and it sounds like they tried that. One of my beautiful cats had that problem and while I was making the decision to put her down, she died in her sleep. Maybe give prayer a couple of days and then decide what to do. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 583896 United States 05/10/2009 01:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | has anyone ever experience this before with their dog. Quoting: Follower of JesusHe cannot walk pee, poop or move around at all. We were at the vets until 2am last night and they gave him a steroid IV treatment but he doesn't seem to be improving at all. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. FoJ I've heard that one of the side affects from Frontline Flea and Tck Repelant will teporarily paralyze a dog, Written in very small print on the box. No Vet will say anthing about it but I have heard it happened. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 583896 United States 05/10/2009 01:35 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Pinched nerve/disc. Quoting: 14WORDSFollow the vet's instructions. The steroids will help get the inflamation down. Once he's over the hump, watch his weight and keep him fit. That happened to my cat years ago. It was a slow death for the cat. The vet didnt say anything until after she died. |
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Leo**** User ID: 674177 Sweden 05/10/2009 02:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I've heard that one of the side affects from Frontline Flea and Tck Repelant will teporarily paralyze a dog, Written in very small print on the box. No Vet will say anthing about it but I have heard it happened. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 583896I was thinking about that too, lots of stories about this on the Internet. Here is one page, incidentally mentioning Dachshund [link to www.biospotvictims.org] On the other hand, paralysis is also one of the symptoms from some tick-borne diseases as well, as mentioned by previous posters... I've also read somewhere that some breeds (i.e Dachshund) is prone to spine injuries so that is another unfortunate possibility I'm afraid. Some kind of trauma could have happened during the day before and giving symptoms later. Good that you took your dog to the vet right away, hope the treatment works! Good luck! /L |
Candace User ID: 272605 United States 05/10/2009 02:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | My neighbors had this happen to the Dachshund. She did recover on the steroids except for a minor weakness in a rear leg. Some don't, but they can learn to use a little special walker on wheels, but if their bladder and bowel don't heal you are looking at diapers or putting your friend to sleep and letting her reincarnate into a healthy body. Everyone getting one of these dogs with long bodies and short legs, should be made aware, and I wonder if people shouldn't just start breeding for longer legs. The little dog was brilliant and lovely. She did eventually pass of other issues a year ago. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 593476 United States 05/10/2009 02:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have heard of a condition called tick paralysis. maybe your dog got a tick infection. in that case he will bounce back in no time at all. Quoting: NeesieYes, this is probably it. Check him, bathe him, remove any ticks and he will be OK. It happened to a dog I had growing up. Some ticks are really poisonous. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 593476 United States 05/10/2009 02:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have heard of a condition called tick paralysis. maybe your dog got a tick infection. in that case he will bounce back in no time at all. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 593476Yes, this is probably it. Check him, bathe him, remove any ticks and he will be OK. It happened to a dog I had growing up. Some ticks are really poisonous. I meant to also say that this does affect the back legs only. |