Back Surgery and Prayers Save Daschund
11/24/2005By: Dachshund Lover
Yesterday, we took our Miniature Daschund Odie to see his Surgeon, Dr. Ian G. Holsworth for his three-month and final “after surgery†checkup. Odie, like all dogs like to “ride†and he was very happy to get into the car, but as soon as we got onto the freeway, Odie knew that we weren’t going to the market.
Every time we go for a “long ride,†Odie associates this with going to the Hospital where he had a lot of pain and Mommy and Daddy left him there alone for a week. But this time it was a short trip to see how he’s doing.
When Odie ruptured his disk three months ago, he became paralyzed within a few days. Ultimately back surgery and a lot of prayers saved his life. I don’t know how many said a prayer for Odie but we are grateful for the prayers.
The first week after surgery, I could see that Odie was slowly recovering, gaining strength and re-learning the connections to his hindquarters. After three weeks, Odie was mobile and able to get around on his own. This was a “big step†for the little Dachshund since I was helping him balance and holding him up when he had to pee and poop.
Odie’s strength and coordination started returning to normal. By Odie’s first post-op checkup you could see how well he had recovered. We were especially proud of our Doxie when Dr. Holsworth gave him an “excellent†recovery for this stage.
Over the next two months, walks with Odie helped improve his stamina and coordination. He would miss a step once and a while, but you could see it in his gait that he was on his way to full recovery.
I knew that this final checkup, Odie would get an “excellent†recovery from Dr. Holsworth. My eyes started tearing up seeing Dr. Holsworth walking Odie back to us.
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Topics: Dachshund, Ruptured Disk, Wiener Dog |
My Cocker just had a ruptured disk repaired. It sounds very much like what you went thru. Is there anything that you would have done differently? Rufus’ legs are strong, but directionless so far. It has been 6 days since the surgery. I think 7 since the injury… it didn’t show up right away. Your BLOG has given me ALOT of hope though!
Mark, I’m sorry to hear about Rufus. It took Odie about two weeks before he started walking again on his own. The Vet said Odie was exceptional and told us not to expect anything for about three weeks. It’s been about five months since Odie’s surgery and he’s gain strength everyday. I don’t know if Odie will be 100% and he’s still wobbly once and a while. Keep up the faith. Rufus will get better.
I too, have a minature dachshund and he is my baby. He had to have extensive back surgery a week ago, and his prognosis at this point is very good, I am thankful to say. He wants to go and do and “jump” with the best of them and trying to keep him “down” at this point is almost impossible. Any tips or advise would be helpful. I am almost at my wits end trying to keep him down at this point…at least for the next three weeks…thanks Jill
Jill, I’m happy to hear that your baby is doing well! The thing we did for Odie was to keep him in a 4 ft x 4 ft pen during his recovery. He got plenty of rest while recovering from surgery. This also prevented him from jumping around and hurting himself.
fritz had surgery 6 weeks ago is acting depressed has been on valiums. i took him off them yesterday