Hello All,
Since I know the vast majority of members on this board work their dogs in one degree or another, what have been your experiences with back injuries?
If your dog has had any, does he/she perform at the same level after surgery/physical therapy?
Hi Julie,
I can give you my experience- don't know if it's typical. My male GSD was a hit by a car when he was 1 1/2. He seemed ok right afterward but then began (months later!) to have trouble with stairs,jumping etc. After acupuncture and several vet visits it was determined that he had a subluxated vertebrae. We tried several non-invasive treatment with no luck and then surgery to fuse the vertebrae. Two months of strict rest and he began to resume normal activity. He did finally get his Sch I, though he still has trouble with jumping. He was in a lot of pain and had no quality of life, prior to the surgery, and now he is not in pain and can jump in the back of the pickup (thank heaven!) and do normal bitework. I hope that helps. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
You may want to have your vet check for Lumbral sacrol stenosis. Large Dogs that jump a lot seem to be inflicted with this problem quite often. At least with our Military Working Dogs.
If a dog barks his head off in the forest and no human hears him, is he still a bad dog?
I had one dog experience a partial paralysis
in his hind limbs as a result of a slipping, twisting fall on ice after a freezing rain storm.
X-rays showed that he had had blown two discs in his back. He was treated with steroids and recovered full use of his back legs. I retired him from heavy work and placed him with a lady who runs him on a recreational team. He is still running at age 11 yrs. He was 8 yrs old at the time of the injury.
Thank you all for your replies.
I have heard that several working dogs, especially germans shepherds and Labs have problems in their lower back (L7S1) and I was wondering who has had the laminectomy done and how well did their dogs perform after.
I am going to be going through this myself with my female shepherd. I am very optimistic and feel after time (4 months) she will be back to her normal self and will be able to continue her schutzhund training. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
You may also want to look into Acupunture as an aid in her recovery.I have had it performed on many of my dog's with great results.It's not a therapy that I feel can be used alone when paralysis is a factor but when used along side other methods of treatment I think it has many positive benefits.Good luck with your girl.
Hello All,
Well I had the mylogram performed on my female and 2 weeks after she had the back surgery. I know this is going to be a long road to recovery, but I believe we did the right thing. She seems to be in good spirits, but a little sore. We brought her home today and I think she is happy to be home. It's going to be interesting keeping her crated for 2 months.
Wish us Luck!
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