gjp Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Let the dog out last night for a wee before we went to bed and he did his usual thing of tearing down the garden barking and snorting to let all the cat's know they best get out of his garden, when all of a sudden he let out a loud squealing sound. At first we thought the cat had had a go back and given him a right hook but when we got to him he was sitting on his backside in extreme pain. My wife thought he had broken his leg so I picked him up put him in the van and went straight to the vets. After an examination the vet said he hadn't broken his leg or dislocated it but my have broken his back:(, there than came a long half an hour whilst they took him for an x-ray. The good news was he hadn't broken anything but had slipped a disc which may be pushing on his spinal column.We had to leave him at the vet's so they can keep an eye on him and decided what cause of action to take, I think we got about 2 hours sleep last night. My wife got a phone call this morning from the vet's to say he had improved a lot over night and was even trying to stand on his back leg's, so the vet has decided to cage rest him for 2 weeks only letting him out for a wee and poo but we must support his rear whilst he is out of the cage. So fingers crossed all will be well, if not he will need to see a specialist to give him a CAT scan (don't tell the dog he will go nut's) to see the damage and cut him open to remove part of his spine to relive the pressure. This part will not be covered by his insurance and could cost between £3000 - £5000 Were off to see him later so finger's crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 arh man that is awesome the poor little guy I wish him a speedy recovery and the same goes to your bank balance if he needs the op. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Awwww poor wee soul.. Hope he gets better soon mate. Surprised insurance dont cover that sort of thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjp Posted November 29, 2011 Author Share Posted November 29, 2011 arh man that is awesome the poor little guy I wish him a speedy recovery and the same goes to your bank balance if he needs the op. May have to sell the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 May have to sell the car that would be a shame, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 May have to sell the car If I needed to pay for treatment for my dog and I had to choose then the dog would win every time. Hope it doesn't come to it though mate and you get it sorted 'cheaply' (if that's possible with a vet?). Best of luck with it all, fingers crossed he has a speedy recovery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 If I needed to pay for treatment for my dog and I had to choose then the dog would win every time. Hope it doesn't come to it though mate and you get it sorted 'cheaply' (if that's possible with a vet?). Best of luck with it all, fingers crossed he has a speedy recovery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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