The week before Halloween Gunnar started acting as if his back was hurt. He tried jumping on the couch and missed on a Thursday. By Saturday morning he could not stand in his hind legs. I took him to the Emergency Vet in Mishawaka because Dr Anderson was out of office til Tuesday. They told me he had IVDD which is a ruptured disk in his spine. They gave me steroids, a muscle relaxer and a pain reliever, told me he had some deep pain so hopefully in 24-48 hours he would show improvement. By Sunday he was the same and losing control of his urination. Took him back. This time they said he didn’t have any deep pain and would probably be paralyzed. I was not ready to give up on a handicapped dog. So I saw Dr Anderson on Tuesday. He said the only option is Walkin Wheels if I wanted to help him. So I ordered a set of wheels right away. By this time Gunnar was off meds and holding his urine much better. I think the muscle relaxers were to blame there. But on Friday evening we got the wheels put together and figured out and we have one HAPPY pup! I’m so glad we didn’t give up on him!!! And he’s actually starting to show some feeling / deep pain!!! This dog is resilient! Just like his mama!
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