Awesome news dude!!

Our thoughts are with u

Thanks again all.. really means alot !

Waiting to hear from the neorologist for the morning report, she should be ready to come home in a couple of days. Her regular vet called me last night and said that the guy who operated on her is one of the best in the country, and that his e-mail report to her was that everything went excellently.

We caught it fast, got her right in so there was no damage to the spinal cord. They put a mylar plate in replace the one that gave away.

Surprised to to find out they go in from the throat/chest area and not the top of the shoulders :Dizzy:

Whatever works I say :D

They do the same for humans, the nerve endings run outward from the spine at the back area. Entry from the front of the neck, chest or abdominals significantly reduces risk of nerve damage or paralysis.

I went to spend some time with her today. Her eyes and her demeanor are the old Katey, and they tell me that because of the way she was holding herself that they gave her a high probability for recovery.

BIG incision on her chest that right now is stapled shut. She should be coming home tomorrow or Thursday :D

Gonna have to hit my retirement account to pay for this one :eek: but I'd do it again in a second ... I can always beg besides the offramps, I hear they make up to $100 a day tax free :P

Glad to hear the good news. :)

I too would spend way more than my brain tells me I should to save my little buddies. :good:

Way to go Dawg! Can't say I would do teh same, but would definitely sell off shit I got to fund something for something dear to me :)

glad all is doing well :)

Good to hear that she is okey:D
can we have some pics????
if possible....i don't have the space to keep an Pet but am an dog lover...so am really anxious

Katey came home Thursday around noon. She couldn't walk at all so we had to carry her with a harness in front and a sling in the back - she's 91lbs :eek: She slept most of the day, but had a can of dog food for dinner.

Friday we got her walking a little bit, took her outside a couple times holding her just enough to support her as her legs were still pretty weak and wobbly. She essentially has to learn to walk again. During the second trip outside she finally peed, which was quite a triumph :D

Today she's been up and out several times, and she is starting to actually walk instead of just dragging her legs, and, she can support herself standing - another triumph :) She wouldn't piss or shit though so we went back to the vet so they could show us how to "express" her.

The vet couldn't get her to piss either so they took her in back while we waited up front. They finally came out and told us she had shit all over the place and had peed on the floor just as they were thinking about keeping her overnight :blink:

She practically ran for the car, and tried to jump out when we got home, I grabbed her harnes just in time.

We have to carry up the stairs, and she's banned from climbing stairs for 2 to 3 weeks. We have a three story house :Dizzy: I've been sleeping on an air matrix on the first floor with her just in case.

So far so good, and she's getting stronger by the day. I on the other hand, am getting more and more tired by the day :laughing:

Here you go Bro, except these are all pre-surgery pics one or two may be up to a year old. Only difference is now she has a scar about 6 to 8 inches long on her neck that is being kept closed by staples every 1/4 inch and she's wearing front and back harnesses so I can help her learn to walk. Oh yeah, she was overweight then but is almost at her perfect weight of 94lb now (she was 91 going into the hospital and 85lbs coming home) :D

Those would be bummer pics, so I'm not taking any of her now.... hope you understand :)