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Devon went to see a specialist yesterday at the Davies Vet Specialists in Hitchin, he had a thorough examination, xrays and an MRI scan. The vet was lovely with Devon and explained things really well to us. She said that apart from this disc problem, Devon's general health is excellent - good teeth, eyes bit cloudy but not bad and heart sounded great - phew! :sweating:
However, the tests have shown that he has multiple intervertebral disc protrusions / extrusions in his neck / cervical spine
The vet doesn't feel that surgery is the best option for him and has recommended 4 weeks total cage rest -_- followed by 4 to 8 weeks of very short walks and cage rest, gradually increasing the length of his walks. He isn't allowed to mix with the other dogs for ages and he isn't allowed to jump on the sofa, and will probably never be allowed to walk up and down stairs ever again so it looks like we'll be getting a stair gate up after all these years
It does seem quite harsh but we wouldn't want to put him through surgery, and it is winter so he'll probably would have spent most that time sleeping somewhere cosy anyway. :huggles:
Me and Wayne had a real heart-to-heart after Devon's consultation and had almost agreed to take him home, give him a last few pampered days then have him put to sleep - then we decided that we were there now, we might as well have the scan done, just to be sure. I can't tell you how much I cried when we were taking him home!!!! It was slightly more than I cried the rest of the time we were there :- " :b :lol:
The vet said that he can't be walked on a collar when he is allowed back out, we need to get a harness - any recommendations? :thumbsup:
However, the tests have shown that he has multiple intervertebral disc protrusions / extrusions in his neck / cervical spine
The vet doesn't feel that surgery is the best option for him and has recommended 4 weeks total cage rest -_- followed by 4 to 8 weeks of very short walks and cage rest, gradually increasing the length of his walks. He isn't allowed to mix with the other dogs for ages and he isn't allowed to jump on the sofa, and will probably never be allowed to walk up and down stairs ever again
so it looks like we'll be getting a stair gate up after all these years It does seem quite harsh but we wouldn't want to put him through surgery, and it is winter so he'll probably would have spent most that time sleeping somewhere cosy anyway. :huggles:
Me and Wayne had a real heart-to-heart after Devon's consultation and had almost agreed to take him home, give him a last few pampered days then have him put to sleep - then we decided that we were there now, we might as well have the scan done, just to be sure. I can't tell you how much I cried when we were taking him home!!!! It was slightly more than I cried the rest of the time we were there :- " :b :lol:
The vet said that he can't be walked on a collar when he is allowed back out, we need to get a harness - any recommendations? :thumbsup:
