We took our little guy to the vet after noticing he’d been acting really off the past few days. He was scared to move, just staying in one spot, and his back legs started getting weak. It honestly came on pretty fast and it freaked us out.
The vet thinks it could be IVDD, so now he’s on strict crate rest for 6 weeks. They emphasized that these first 2 weeks are the most critical. He’s on a mix of medications to help with pain, inflammation, and to keep him calm.
Right now he’ll try to stand up in the crate but can’t really manage it, so he ends up laying back down. It’s hard to watch, and I’m honestly just really nervous about how this is going to go.
We’re doing everything we can and following instructions exactly. Just hoping and praying he pulls through and starts improving soon.
If anyone has gone through something similar or has advice, I’d really appreciate it.