tracey holden Webboard User Reg: 07-17-2010
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I am posting this verbatim, and will pm Kelly any responses, would be great if we can help her boy.
Thanks everyone.
ADVISE needed for this lady please, any suggestions anyone ?
hope u can help.
i don't need to rehome my dog and am asking for no care at all. just advice.
my dog buddy got trampled by an escaped horse. he has detached his pelvis from his spine and has temporary paralysis of one of his rear legs caused by swelling on his spinal column.
he has to be crated for six weeks.
he can come out once a day for 2 mins to use the garden supported by a sling.
trouble is he's refusing to pee or poop at the moment because i am stood behind him to hold him steady.
he's very house proud and clearly desperate to go but refused to. ( the vet checked he could wee and poop before he came home)
i wondered if u could share this with your followers to see if any of these have dealt with this issue before?
the vet said with crate rest for a month to six weeks he will make a full recovery. its day 2 and i am trying to find a solution to the problem.
any advice appreciated.
In time he will go. When he does a food reward should be offered.
While holding the sling, be very quiet, no talking, act like you are "not there", look at the trees, not the dog, to give him some semblance of privacy. Look away.
For stool a kitchen match coated in vaseline or a glycerin suppository may stimulate him.
You may have to help him to where you want him to eliminate and then just leave him. Some dogs
will pee lying down if they have privacy.
For a male dog especially, make sure the sling is positioned more up under his rib cage and not "down there". Some stool softeners (not necessarily laxatives) may be helpful; canned food could help with that, too. Years ago one of my Dobies got prostatitis. I actually had to pass a catheter on him three times a day for a couple of days until the abx took hold and he could pee on his own. Luckily, he was a very forgiving natured dog.
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When my Kees broke her hip and had to stay immobile for a few weeks, my vet at the time had me put her broths (chicken, beef, and vegetable) only during that time. It made elimination easier.
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