Need some Help/Support Please Please!!
Hi everyone,
I am from a eastern european country. Here they only recently started doing IVDD surgery - like couple of years, but they have been doing a lot of them. I found out last week when our dog who's always been active and happy suddenly was very mellow on monday and didn't want anyone to touch her. My mom took her to the vet immediately but he said oh maybe a bee, or maybe she ate something. On tuesday evening however her back legs started giving up and we went to the emergency room. They gave us anti-inflammatory and pain killers and told us to get an MRI on Wed. We did the MRI, but by Wednesday the dog couldn't use her back legs anymore. On Thursday morning we were at the hospital and she went for spine surgery - the MRI showed herniated disc at T11-T12.
Today its the 4th day post surgery. She still hasn't been able to control her bladder, pees herself a lot. She pooped the day of the surgery but not the second day so on the 3rd day we gave her laxatives which made her poop.
We have been doing massages and what is allowed so far while her back is healing. What is worrying is that the second and third day her tail had more signs of movement and when I would stretch her bag legs she actually stretched them both like 5 times within 2 days. I also pinched between her toes and she actually retracted - the nerve connection was there.
Today is the 4th day - she hasn't been as responsive, no tail movement, and still not bladder control.
The vet is saying this is normal and that it was a spinal surgery - however I am very worried. I want my dog to recover. We do not even have a place that has hydrotherapy for dogs, we would have to make her swim in our tub.
I want to know whether this is normal and it doesn't mean she won't recover or whether we should try more things. Right now she is after surgery and the stitches aren't out yet so we can't put her in any water. Also I feel like it's too early. I really want her to be well and I would like a perspective from people who've experienced this + if maybe you have some advice or some insights/wisdom to share.