Southern Cross Veterinary Clinic Port Elizabeth is a companion animal vets in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Southern Cross offers physical rehabilitation, acupuncture, veterinary or animal chiropractic and pain management for pets. We offer specialised postoperative care for your pet during the day, giving you peace of mind while you are away from home and helping your pet to fully recover after surgery. We stock a wide range of veterinary diets and pet products. Southern Cross Vets has an Online Shop, a Puppy School, offers Dog Bathing, Free Senior Health Check Ups and Free New Puppy and New Kitten Check Ups. Southern Cross Veterinary Clinic in Port Elizabeth offers the best veterinary medical and surgical care for your pet.
When my dachshund jumped off the sofa and lost the use of his back legs the vet gave him pain meds and gave me a sling to use on his back legs. I purchased a stroller to keep him in when I wasn't exercising him outside and in 2 months he was back to normal. It happened again although I don't think he jumped off of anything I really don't know what happened but I did the same thing and he's pretty much regained his ability to walk. Maybe a little weak in the back legs but gets around fine if he doesn't have to walk on slick floors. The stroller was so useful in keeping him confined and he actually loved it. I am so diligent in not letting him try to get up and down from the sofa and he's learned to wait and let me lift him up and down. Also had a ramp built for him to use as I have steps at my door that he comes in and out of.
This is an old video so I'm not sure if this comment will ever get through. I have a dog going through something similar right now and I have two questions. Did did JP have "deep pain sensation" in the hind legs post surgery or was there no feeling at all? And secondly, was he incontinent entirely as well? My dog can't feel anything in her hand legs and is largely incontinent and so I'm looking for some sort of similarities to give me hope
We treated JP conservatively without surgery. We have treated paralysed patients successfully with no deep pain sensation as well as incontinence. The success rate becomes much higher if the return of deep pain sensation is fast. Often patients can remain incontinent until they start to stand and sometimes until they start taking steps.
I'm sitting here crying watching this sweet boy make such a remarkable recovery, it looks like he was a wonderful patient! And what awesome owners to do everthing in your power to help him on this journey. Our beloved little mini dachshund just came off crate rest for IVDD and she's doing so much better, it's encouraging to see videos like this and how much progress can be made even if things don't look so great at the outset. I hope for continued good health for JP!
Great guys who help this little buddy to recover and walk again. The results are incredible. I am a dachshund owner and I hope my little Elliot will not suffer back problems. I say it again : what a wonderful family you have been for this little darling. Love from France. ❤
How did JP experience his recovery when it looked like he had no use of his back legs? Also, did you have to express his bladder? How would he move his bowels? What a dedicated bunch of people. It's amazing how much love our pets inspire. ❣
Excellent video! My dog had FCE and was knuckling and dragging and I used a sling to help her walk, grounding her legs/feet and supportive standing to eat/drink, etc. I put my finger in the paw pads of her bad leg and she started to get reflexive response. I also did range of motion exercises to her bad leg which was very stiff in extension. She also developed wound to top of her bad paw from dragging that i treated with dressing changes 2x/day. She was treated with IV steriods at vet in beginning. She is walking and running and doing everything again after a few months. Her one leg is still visibly weaker but 100% functional, although I don't let her up on high bed/jumping from anything too high because I think she maybe jumped down from bed when i was at work at thats what caused the whole thing. I am so happy with her recovery. She has a new lease on life, and our work together towards her recovery made our bond stronger than ever! I pray for anyone who has to go through this! It can get better!!!
My 11 yo Pekingese-Maltese-poodle mutt lost the strength in his legs 1 week ago. The vet says IVD bulging / herniation. He originally was very weak in the hind legs and was unable to consistently place the left rear paw correctly on the ground, like a human foot drop, so he would place the paw top side down and try to stand like that. The foot was bent under him. I will disagree with your slide stating that if you see this sign it means nerves will not regenerate. You are mistakenly taking hope from people although you obviously have wonderful intentions. As a chiropractic orthopedist I can tell you a sign like this can be temporary. In one week he clearly has more strength in the dorsiflexors of his paw because he is bringing the paw up as he swings the leg forward which he could not do previously. It will be a long recovery. Thank you for your information as this is truly sad when it happens to both the dog and his owners.
i wish all vets were as helpful my vet basically took my money performed the surgery and then disappeared… no help with after care or rehab or anything… im hoping my baby will grow his nerves back so he can walk again. im trying rehab at home but i wish i had professional help. but alas, im glad there are good and helpful vets out there making sure these angels get the best treatments for the best recovery possible
Hi so if my baby is knuckling he won’t ever regain use again??? Because he seems pretty strong and he has jumped to his paws and fell over but he is determined? I can’t afford the surgery yet but where there is a will there is away that’s why he has a RU-vid page can u please like subscribe and share so he can to have the surgery and life he deserves it’s called barking for boy boy thank u and I hope ur baby is still making progress and live the best pup life ever
Was the cat given any painkillers or medicine during the treatment? Our cat has a similar limping issue and seems to be in pain, eating and drinking less. Painkillers help improve mood but is there anything else that may help?
Yes, all that, and money. This most likely cost 10-20k total. It would be great if all people could afford it for their pets. I'm glad this little guy recovered; the story is adorable and shows that recovery is possible.
This makes me cry - my dog has grade 2 and now I am crate resting but I will do my best to rehabilitate her - I have to do it myself as I can’t afford to get professional help
@@omeometeotl i did range of motion exercises like what was shown in the video every day, i performed daily massages on her legs to try to help her get sensation back, and i bought a dog sling for hind leg support to use while trying to get her used to walking again..a combo of all three of those worked like a charm!! i wish you the best of luck
My dog has IVDD at the moments and its been 4 weeks (almost). He was on Pain meds, along with some steroids and anti-inflammation meds. Now, he is still not able to stand himself but whenever we pinch his toes(back), he throws back his legs just like trying to stop us from doing that. Is that a good sign to recovery? What shall we do extra in order to get him on his feet yet again? Thank you so much in advance🙏🏻
Hi, My dog just recently diagnosed with IVDD and it progressed so fast that all of his 4 legs become paralyzed. I live in Indonesia where theres no MRI yet for dog so its making the surgeon cant operate him yet. Since he cant walk or even lift his head up, he can’t control his bladder and poop, so theres also another problem with his organ. Its been overwhelming, I cry most of the time. Hoping theres another way until we can find a way to operate on him 🥲
Sir my 3 months old puppy is paralyzed. How can i help him to recover fast ,he feels pain even pulls his legs but unable to walk . I really need help please reply.
@@almakerr7 first thank u for responding ,sir i am from India and i think we don't have such dedicated facility in my area ,,if u could help in any other way that would be great.thanks once again.
In mild cases, there is often bunny hopping (where both hindlegs move together), a slight swaying of the hindend, slowness to rise and maybe difficulty jumping or climbing stairs. If it is unilateral, the muscles of the affected leg may be "thinner" when compared to the other (non-affected) leg.
I have a cat with the exact same paralysis but here we don't have this devices and veterinary doctors they told me there is no hope without even touching him but he still have very high senses he still feel his leg i don't know what to do please give me any advice
Please try to find a local vet or physical rehab therapist that can offer the various treatments (acupuncture, physiotherapy, medications etc) for your cat. He or she will prescribe a home physio plan with the different physio exercises that you can do at home. If you can do the home physio exercises 4-6 times a day it will help. There are no guarantees but sometimes feeling and movement returns many months later. We wish you and your kitty all the best.
This is an awesome video, Gemma always had a smile on her face and you love to see that. However, I am a bit confused as to what exactly the treatment was? We saw her practicing walking and you mentioned accupuncture... whilst I am hugely skeptical of the latter, there was other therapy mentioned but only briefly. What was the main treatment?
My dog has Ivdd and is probably a grade 4 because we know she can still feel pain, what is the cost to do physical rehabilitation and lazer etc? And do a lot of vets offer this?
My 3 year old dog just suffered FCE yesterday, and will be using this as a template. It is just in one hind leg, and she seems to have a little control and feeling. Belgian Shepard, and people are always commenting how fast and graceful she is. I'm afraid she'll never be the same, but she'll be happy and loved no matter what
Thank you. I didn't know the exercises were so important early . I think mines a stage 4. Hes at 2.5 weeks I started more physio this week and bought a laser I've been using. Just not sure if my exercise ball i already have I've been using is too big and I've been frightened to put him on the treadmill,even at speed 1 but I think I'll get someone to help me and possibly try tomorrow. About how long would you reccomend physio exercises per day ? Especially since their supposed to be on crate rest, never know how much to do.
I find cat with right hip dislocation, right sacro iliac joint dislocation, and right nervous radialis trauma. The hip and the sacroiliac fixed in OR, but he can’t walking good because of front leg. But now, after I saw this video I have hope for recovery. Thank you)
Our 1 yr old golden rottie has been having a noticeable limp on her right back leg after playing at the dog park for around 3 months . I don’t know if it’s because she fell off our couch while playing and landed on her side on our wooden floor ( and hopefully will get better with time) or something more permanent 😥 I remember thinking her walk was odd as a puppy though because she really exaggerated her hip movements (but I never payed attention with any other dog so could have been normal)
