r/Leonbergers

Hello,

Pretty much the question. Our 6 mo Leo has a hard time being in water. He is either slightly afraid or not interested. We introduce it to him slowly as to not frighten him but I wonder if he’s the exception to the Leo realm. How was your dog introduction to the sea ?

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She is 10 & was doing very well
She had two knee surgeries, last one was past fall, bloodwork looked great.

Recovery post op as far knee good. Signs related to GAPP started to show in the last couple of months. In retrospect, I think it’s been mildly presenting for quite some time (vocal changes we were monitoring).

We were given some options: full bloodwork, mri, spinal tap b/c the changes are not bilateral- her right side is worse than left side to figure out what the cause is. It is very expensive & I’m not sure whether I should do it all at once or bloodwork first?

If you had gone through something similar, I would love to hear your what your experience was regarding diagnosis, treatment, and how long you had with your dog.

My main worry is time we have left & whether we should put her through it all, and if we do, do we have time to do it in steps - value of info from full bloodwork or do the mri and spinal tap now.