Monday, October 15, 2012

Hey all..

Hey guys, how are you all doing? It’s been a while, I know. *hangs head*

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I went to see Dr. Bone today. He’s an orthopedic surgeon. Yup. ;o)

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After the last thyroid test, my vet suggested we go see a neurologist. She thought my problem was maybe neurological or muscle related issue. So we went to see a neurologist last month. He was really nice. And I behaved very well while he poked and pulled and twisted and manipulated my limbs.

He said there was some peripheral neuropathy. But he thinks the problem is more orthopedic than neurological. He recommended physical therapy and an appointment with another orthopedic specialist. ( Not the one who did the surgeries, nope. )

He didn’t think it was DM (Degenerative Myelopathy) but we opted for the test, just to make sure.

The result was back 2 weeks later. I have no DM. *relieved sigh*

So, I saw Dr. Bone today. Actually he was one of two surgeons we saw before the TPLO surgery. I wonder if things would’ve been different If we picked him last year…

Our options are; We can go for surgeries to fuse joint on all 3 legs. And maybe another surgery on the same knee. It’s gonna take about a year to do them all. Prognosis not definitive.

Or we can go for physical therapy.

I prefer the latter.

*woof*

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8 comments:

  1. dArtagnan Rumblepurr/Diego Hamlet MoonfurOctober 15, 2012 at 8:06 PM

    LOU!!! It's great to see you again. I'm purring for you to feel way better!

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  2. Golden Woofs! SUGAROctober 16, 2012 at 12:39 AM

    Woof! Woof! Hey Yah. Golden Hello. Our lucky night to read your blog post. Sending you Lots of Golden Thoughts n LOVE. Lots of Golden Woofs, Sugar

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  3. Mr. BreezeOctober 16, 2012 at 11:08 AM

    Purrr I have sure missed you! Sorry to hear you having so much joint pain. It must make it hard to play.

    Does your vet recommend chiropractic? Da lady say it helps her. MOL!!!

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  4. Johann The DogOctober 25, 2012 at 6:39 PM

    Oooo, Lou! Sending you lots of healing vibes. Hey, has your Mum looked into stem cell stuff, we hear it does wonders for lots of dogs. Just a thought. Great seeing you on instagram :) my pal!

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  6. Backcountry BrodieDecember 8, 2012 at 6:06 AM

    Oh Lou, I missed this postie! I cannot beleef you is still hasing problems. Poor Lou! My sis Sydney did physical therapies fur 3 months and it made her good as new but I know her bone problems was not the same as yours - she had a brokened hip and atrophied leg but surgery and PT made her leg all better and she has been using it fine fur years now. Can't hurt to try PT and hope it makes you good as new. That is if'n they don't put you in that unnerwater treadmill and try to drownded you, BOL.

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  8. Betsy, Ivory Rose and TuskerMarch 27, 2013 at 1:04 PM

    just trolling blogs. my big dog had a knee issue. she is over 120 pounds, rescue, blind. in the end we got a brace made for her by orthopets.com. worked great!

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