I get that. It was the same with my daughters' when they were young. You have to weigh the upside against the downside. What I'm really looking for here is, what kind of issues dog owners experience as a downside. Are the issues the same/similar as with humans, or are there other issues with canine use of steroids?
Partial crucial ligament tear
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I get that. It was the same with my daughters' when they were young. You have to weigh the upside against the downside. What I'm really looking for here is, what kind of issues dog owners experience as a downside. Are the issues the same/similar as with humans, or are there other issues with canine use of steroids?
Our vet at the time wasn't terribly concerned since she only had one shot once a year or so. I do know what you mean about kids and steroids though -- since my human daughter has asthma and has ended up on prednisone for it a few times (yucky stuff). I don't know that the injectible stuff has quite the same side effects but I'm not a vet and don't know for sure.
I had the same issue with my two daughters and Prednisone. More so with the baby girl. She was so bad that once a year (usually late Sept. or Oct.), she would be hospitalized for 5 - 7 days. I do remember that the Drs. seemed to be more concerned about the nasally administered doses, but this conversation just brought back old memories.
Justicemom
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That's what I was thinking. FCE is more common in shelties then IVDD. Though IVDD can occur in shelties as well any other breed.
Sending prayers for a full recovery.
romeosangiovese
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Thank you all for your prayers and kind thoughts! They must be working because Juliet is about 80% of her usual self today. She can get up on her own (except with abit more effort than normal) and walk pretty much like she normally does.
She tried to jump on to the sofa when my husband was eating a sausage bun (at which point I screamed at him for not watching her properly *stressed mom here*) and will now leave her in the playpen if I can't supervise because he is about as watchful as an earthworm. I've put the thundershirt on her to restrict her body movements a little and keep her back more stable, sort of like a back brace (if I had corsets I'd be pulling out the boning and attaching it to the thundershirt!).
Good idea on the acupuncture! I'm gonna look into getting her an appointment next week which should be beneficial regardless of whether it's IVDD, spinal stroke or CCL. Oh and I'm going to head out and get a doggy pram when she's better (omg I'm turning into one of those people!) so Juliet can go out but not have to move at all.
How does one tell the difference between spinal stroke and IVDD? This is so confusing. I'm waiting on the vet clinic to email the xrays to me of her spine (I have the ones for her knee which of course won't show the ligaments) and try and figure out what a narrowing of the spine looks like. I'm concerned because if it IS spinal stroke, I would have to start doing physio work much sooner than IVDD to help her recover better and more fully.
She tried to jump on to the sofa when my husband was eating a sausage bun (at which point I screamed at him for not watching her properly *stressed mom here*) and will now leave her in the playpen if I can't supervise because he is about as watchful as an earthworm. I've put the thundershirt on her to restrict her body movements a little and keep her back more stable, sort of like a back brace (if I had corsets I'd be pulling out the boning and attaching it to the thundershirt!).
Good idea on the acupuncture! I'm gonna look into getting her an appointment next week which should be beneficial regardless of whether it's IVDD, spinal stroke or CCL. Oh and I'm going to head out and get a doggy pram when she's better (omg I'm turning into one of those people!) so Juliet can go out but not have to move at all.
How does one tell the difference between spinal stroke and IVDD? This is so confusing. I'm waiting on the vet clinic to email the xrays to me of her spine (I have the ones for her knee which of course won't show the ligaments) and try and figure out what a narrowing of the spine looks like. I'm concerned because if it IS spinal stroke, I would have to start doing physio work much sooner than IVDD to help her recover better and more fully.
sable
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I am so happy to read there is great progress. Hopefully there is a full recovery coming soon for you and your pal.
Mally's Mom
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Very glad to hear Juliet is doing better.
She is on my prayer list for a total recovery!
She is on my prayer list for a total recovery!
Caro
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Sorry to hear of Juliet's injury. I know how disappointing it is when you are so involved in sports to have an injured dog.
Do you have any vet orthopaedic specialists over there? It's just that I know so many people that have had their dogs misdiagnosed with a back injury as the primary injury because that was where the pain was showing up. I can think of 3 off the top of my head that had partial cruciate tears - 2 of them ended up with full tears, and Deska was misdiagnosed with a back injury when it was the elbows. Good vets too, I just think it's hard for vets to diagnose performance dogs and little pocket rockets.
Don't want to scare you but I'd just be hedging my bets and resting her cruciate as well.
Do you have any vet orthopaedic specialists over there? It's just that I know so many people that have had their dogs misdiagnosed with a back injury as the primary injury because that was where the pain was showing up. I can think of 3 off the top of my head that had partial cruciate tears - 2 of them ended up with full tears, and Deska was misdiagnosed with a back injury when it was the elbows. Good vets too, I just think it's hard for vets to diagnose performance dogs and little pocket rockets.
Don't want to scare you but I'd just be hedging my bets and resting her cruciate as well.