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Medical Conditions & Diseases / Re: URGENT - medical advice needed!
« on: April 13, 2006, 01:18:42 am »
I don't have any experience with this in the dog world, so take this with a grain of salt, but I am an assistant to a human neurosurgeon and this is a very common condition in people and a fairly common surgical procedure as well, very often with good results. The symptoms in people manifest themselves in much the same way, weakness and pain in the legs (equating to the back legs in dogs), occasionally with bladder or bowel incontinence (in severe cases). I don't know how helpful this is, but I'd say if you feel that your dog is suffering, there is a good chance that this type of surgery would relieve a good deal of his pain by taking pressure off of the nerves that are being compressed. (And I know it sounds like a lot of money, but you're actually getting a good deal-this surgery costs about $10,000 in the human world. )
Anyway, just my two cents....
Anyway, just my two cents....