[ SHOWGSD-L ] Looking for advice
- From: Conleegsd@xxxxxxx
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 17:42:36 +0000
This is a letter asking for advise from my sister. Lobo is a GSD - retired
police dog apx. 10 years old. Please send any adivce that you have for her.
TIA
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Connie Malo
SLC, UT
http://www.conleegsd.com
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> Looking for some advice.....
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> For those of you who do not know about 10 days ago Lobo herniated a disc
> in his back.
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> Last night Lobo lost the use of both of this legs. I took him to Dr.
> Wilson this morning, he is staying at the vet and is on an IV with
> steroid injections. Dr. Wilson stated he is still responding to pain
> but not very well. He had to have a catheter put in and his bladder was
> very full, because he can't feel the urge to urinate.
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> The surgeon is going to come in tonight and look at him, they will then
> take him for an MRI.
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> I asked what Lobo's chances for recovery were without surgery and they
> are not good. With that said even with surgery at his age it will take
> him 4 to 6 weeks to recover, and he will never be 100% again. We will
> have to carry him around, but we are now....
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> At this point I feel like I have to try the surgery, but honestly I am
> really afraid for Lobo. It just seems to me that this maybe his only
> option to walk again.
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> Please share your thoughts and knowledge with me.
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> And I don't ever ask...but will you please say a prayer for him?
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> Lt. Melody Gray
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