UPDATE: Ok everyone...change of plans. We saw Dr. Core in Bossier City, LA today. He was going to do her surgery. So when I met him he ha asked me to tell him about Emma. I informed that she had a birth defect, and the only thing the other vets shes seen could find was Hemivertebrae. He said, “Oh, I can tell you exactly what her condition is called. Its polyradiculitis caused by toxoplasmosis infection in utero from her mother.” That about floored me. After all this time, we finally know! He did say the only way to 100% know if thats what she has is to do a spinal tap and biopsy, and he does not recommend doing that with her condition. Thirty years ago he did a study on this condition after treating a litter of labs with the same condition. He was published in a journal, I believe he said. Thirty years ago, it was not recommended to do surgery to fix the breaks or dislocations due to the fact that it can cause more nerve damage and muscle contractions. This condition also causes inflammation of the nerves. He said that even if they fixed it, it would continue to break and dislocate and may end up worse than better. However, he is keeping Emma with him today and doing research and calling some specialists to find out if there is any new treatment that would help that he doesnt know about. Hell call me tonight about what he find out. I asked him if double amputation is recommended if he cant do the other surgery. He said that yes, that would be her best option. I told him that I was afraid of that because she refuses to use a wheelchair. He said that she may use one after that, but he has no clue how stubborn she is, LOL. The good things is that most dogs that have double amputations learn to walk on just their front feet. I have no doubt that Emma would quickly learn to do it that way. So, for now, no surgery is happening. The two options are this: Hell call me and say that surgery is not recommended still and that we need to do the amputations OR that there is a specialists somewhere else in the US that can do some specialized surgery, and we will have to travel there. I do know that if there is any chance that a specialized surgery wouldnt work, I will not put her through traveling across country to do that. She is terrified of car rides, and I would have to drive there because she definitely cant be flown in a crate and is too big to sit on my lap in a plane. And no one wants to listen to her whine and growl during the entire flight, lol. So, as of now, to me, its looking like we will have to do amputations. I know it sounds scary and horrible, but most dogs just have a small period of adjustment and then do just fine. Let me show you a video of a dog that walks on his two front legs. Emma could totally do this. https://youtube/watch?v=6N0HpAU4i1c
Posted on: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 17:47:45 +0000
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