Hello my name is Angelica I am from NJ I have 8 years old maltippo the cutestes …

Hello my name is Angelica I am from NJ I have 8 years old maltippo the cutestes ever he has ivdd this is 4th time he is having flare up this time he is paralyzed on the left side back and front side I am doing steroids pain killers trazadone gabapentin and muscle relaxer unfortunately its not getting better in terms of pain he screams out of pain amd when I try to take to the bathroom he is in the cage he is on his 10 day today and he is so painful that every time I come near the cage he growls at me he eats and drinks water not as much as usuall but he does. Please give me advise should I keep going ? Would the pain go away? How many days it does for the pain to go away and regain pain free mobility you are my last resort my husband cant take it any longer. Thank you even if you consultation I would pay my email is angelica456@aol.com and cell phone 908 309 9788. Thank you sooo much Angelica Bornhoeft

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Krista Magnifico
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8 months ago

Hello, I’m so sorry to hear about your pup. I don’t know what the time frame for the episodes is? Has it been 4 episodes over years or weeks/months? If it has been over a short period of time you might need to get some imaging done like an Xray to try to rule out this not being a cancerous tumor near the spinal cord. If the vet still thinks this is ivdd you might need to add additional pain medication like tramadol, a fentanyl patch, or even injectable ketamine. You can also (probably) increase the methocarbamol. These are all… Read more »