catstamm
04-20-2006, 09:38 PM
I not only want to give everyone Cami's update but, want to stress the importance of a 2nd opinion!!!!
I took Cami in to get her stitches out today...well they think maybe she did have some inflammation in her spinal cord...because she is much more coorinated since the spay and the meds that had her on was a non-steriod anti inflamitory. They don't want to but her on long term steriods so they want me to give her 1/2 a baby aspirin a day and watch her activity. They did her nails for me and said I should have named her "drama queen" the only 6lb dog that had to be muzzled and restrained to do her nails! Spoiled little girl....haha
Today I learned how important a second opinion is.... We have this little girl Layla that is 6 mths old and her family took her to be euthanized because the vet diagnosed her ...some strange leg problem (can't remember the medical term but her fibula is turned outward) as will as congenital spinal defects....well, I took her medical records and xray to cami's nuerologist today....she doesn't have congenital spinal defect. She has a couple of disks that are fused (not unusual) and a narrowing between two others that may or may not cause her problems in the future (not unlike any doxie LOL)...if she does develop a problem it is nothing that steroid therapy and crate rest wouldn't cure! WOOHOO... she said if we really want to be sure about her legs we can take her to an ortho for a check but, she thinks she'll be fine....and her head was on the chopping block until we came along.
Actually the first time I we took cami in for xrays the vet said "You have a heartbreaker here, if you want you can take her to a neurologist and see what they say but, I think she's a heartbreaker!" Good thing we didn't take his word for it!
Sorry no animation I have a meeting to get to ...
I took Cami in to get her stitches out today...well they think maybe she did have some inflammation in her spinal cord...because she is much more coorinated since the spay and the meds that had her on was a non-steriod anti inflamitory. They don't want to but her on long term steriods so they want me to give her 1/2 a baby aspirin a day and watch her activity. They did her nails for me and said I should have named her "drama queen" the only 6lb dog that had to be muzzled and restrained to do her nails! Spoiled little girl....haha
Today I learned how important a second opinion is.... We have this little girl Layla that is 6 mths old and her family took her to be euthanized because the vet diagnosed her ...some strange leg problem (can't remember the medical term but her fibula is turned outward) as will as congenital spinal defects....well, I took her medical records and xray to cami's nuerologist today....she doesn't have congenital spinal defect. She has a couple of disks that are fused (not unusual) and a narrowing between two others that may or may not cause her problems in the future (not unlike any doxie LOL)...if she does develop a problem it is nothing that steroid therapy and crate rest wouldn't cure! WOOHOO... she said if we really want to be sure about her legs we can take her to an ortho for a check but, she thinks she'll be fine....and her head was on the chopping block until we came along.
Actually the first time I we took cami in for xrays the vet said "You have a heartbreaker here, if you want you can take her to a neurologist and see what they say but, I think she's a heartbreaker!" Good thing we didn't take his word for it!
Sorry no animation I have a meeting to get to ...