Comments on: Back Surgery and Prayers Save Daschund

By: eva

eva — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 01:33:17 +0000

Teresa I hope little Chloe is doing better My little boy Noodle just had his operation 48 hours ago Still not had any movements of his back legs,not started urinating on his own.I’m so worried.

By: Dachshund

Dachshund — Mon, 24 May 2010 13:58:52 +0000

Teresa, I’m sorry to hear about Chloe. Our Surgeon mentioned that sometimes urinating and bowel movements take awhile to return due to the pain medication and the stress of surgery. But I’ll have to admit that I was more worried about Odie than remembering all the details.

Usually they’ll look for Chloe’s tail wagging first before any leg movement to determine if the surgery was successful. But, please check with your Vet or Surgeon if you have specific medical questions or concerns.

By: Teresa Crabtree

Teresa Crabtree — Mon, 24 May 2010 13:32:15 +0000

My littl doxie Chloe just had disc surgery on Saturday May 22, 2010 at Virginia Tech. in Virginia. This is Monday May 24, 2010 and she has not started urinating on her own yet and has still not had any movement of her back legs. Is this normal? I’ll admit I’m worried.

By: AD

AD — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:11:51 +0000

Our mini had 2 back surgeries when he was 4. He is now 7-1/2 and doing great. We attribute part of his full recovery to his surgeon but he did have to go back for a 2nd surgery a couple of months after the first so I cannot give the surgeon full credit. I had read an article on the internet about a dachshund named Daisy whose owner had given her glucosamine in her drinking water to help with her back problems and it seemed to help her. So we decided to try it — and we have been giving it to our Marley for almost 4 years now and you cannot tell he ever had back problems. He also gets a daily massage when he gets out of his kennel in the mornings to help relieve any aches or pains and to stimulate the blood flow. Anyway — we purchase from Walgreen’s Glucosamine Chondroitin Doble Srength by Finest Nature. We buy it when it goes on sale BOGO free so it’s not too costly. We put 1/2 capsule in a regular water bottle and then use that for his drinking water. You can reuse the bottle for a week or two but I suggest replacing it every 2-3 weeks. You can also purchase glucosamine from your vetinarian. When we told the sugeon about glucosamine he blew it off. I guess because he prefers to do surgeries. I hope you can try the glucosamine and that it helps your mini. Also — we started the daily massages as soon as he had the surgeries and we paid special attention to the muscles of his back legs. Good luck!

By: Neely

Neely — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:56:21 +0000

My mini, Miika had back surgery on Tuesday evening. We are uncertain of the cause of the injury, needless to say the injury was extremely bad! The day after surgery she was responding to pain and the next morning we got our update and they were concerned with her being non-responsive, and recommended doing a CT Scan and possible second surgery. With out a job….I was not finacially able to afford another one. So today we brought her home and are praying for the best. I was wondering if anyone could offer any advise to helping her recovery, or any experience to give me hope. Thank you, Neely

By: Kurt

Kurt — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:01:38 +0000

Hi, I’m glad Odie recovered well from his surgery. My doxie Noname, just had her surgery last sunday. I brought her home yesterday. She can stand on her back legs for maybe 30 seconds. I really would like to know more on the length of time it took Odie to recover. I would gladly give you my e mail or phone number so I could get some quick answers. I hate seeing her like this and would like more information on the rehab techniques you used. Hope to hear back from you soon. Thanks. Kurt

By: Dachshund

Dachshund — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:34:51 +0000

Ki, it sounds like the nerve damage is starting to heal and you need to exercise him as much as possible to get his strength back to his legs. I don’t know how big your kennel is, but we got Odie a 4′ x 4′ pen so he could walk around during the day. I also worked nearby and was able to take him out for a walk during lunch time.

You can also use a belly sling to support him while he’s retraining his legs.

By: ki

ki — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:30:40 +0000

My dachshund had back surgery in Nov. 2008 for 2 discs that slipped into his spinal column. His back legs were immediately paralyzed. After 7 months he finally got feeling back in his legs and could wag his tail. It’s Oct. 2009 and he can get himself up on his back legs and take around 15 steps and then he falls back down. When he falls he pushes himself with his back legs. Does anyone know if he will be able to walk again? He can go potty/poop on his own. He is still in a kennel because I’m afraid he’ll injure himself when I’m not home…

By: Pam Fields

Pam Fields — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:43:38 +0000

To the owners of Foster. My mini is at Auburn University as we speak. We were told the cost for his surgery would be around 3500.00. We found a plan called care credit for veterinary issues. You can apply on line and get instant answer. Also you do not have to have great credit if that may be an issue. I think it is mostly based on income. Our baby Milo is not eating 2 days out of surgery. He is vomiting every now and then. I think we just spoiled him so much that he is a nervous wreck and wants his mommy and daddy. So his nerves are causing the vomiting. Dr checked out other stomach issues and he is fine. After we got to take him outside he calmed down alot. But wonder when we leave how bad he will get. He cannot get out of icu till this passes. I want him home so bad.

By: Doug

Doug — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:16:51 +0000

Help, Help, Help. I have a seven year old dachshund named Foster. On Friday he was acting funny so I took him to the vet. The vet said he had a neck injury. I took him home and on Saturday morning he yelped out and could not stand or move anything but his head. Our options at this time are to put him down because we cannot afford the 3700.00 surgery for him. He at the animal hospital now. He came to us during a desperat time in our lives. It was in a time when my wife had a miscarriage. See, she is a foster care specialist and helps families adopt children. She was in the process of helping a family adopt a small boy when this happened. The boy told his parents since their dachshund had puppies he wanted us to have a baby puppy. He came in a basket with recieving blanket, birth certificate, and photo. My 6 and 4 year old girls are really missing him. Please if there are any people that can give me information for help please let me know. We cannot afford the 3700.00. Even help with information would help.