Hello,
I have a toy poodle called Zoey here in Jakarta, Indonesia. This was what happened to Zoey in the last 4 days:
23 Aug: Cried whenever we wanted to carry or touch her. Still walking and running perfectly.
24 Aug: Lost strength on the back legs in the evening aroung 9pm. Stiffened and locking herself in an arching position.
25 Aug: The vet diagnosed her with IVDD. Gave these medications:
Vetplus Synoquin Small Dog – Joint supplement (15 days), 1 capsule twice a day
Novell Gabapentin Cap 300mg – Pain killer (10 days), 1 capsule twice a day
Mavlab Macrolone 20mg – Anti-inflammatory (Steroid) (3 days), 1 capsule twice a day
Anti-inflammatory taper (4 days), 1 capsule once a day
26 Aug: Only ate once during lunch time and refused to eat at night, so skipped a meal and medication. It was her most painful day, she seemed to have pain in near her butt area. She screamed whenever we wanted to carry her, probably the reason she refused to eat.
The past 4 days have been extremely painful for her. I am new here and would like to know more about caring and treatments for her. Thank you
Hello,
I think that very strict cage rest (which means rhey spend all day everyday in a cage and only come out of the cage to go to the bathroom ) is imperative. They need to be forced to rest so they can heal. I also use stronger sedation medication like methocarbamol and Trazadone Some pets need this cage rest for a month others need it two months. I have a lot of information about this on my blog kmdvm.blogspot.com.