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We had to rush my little girl Katey to the emergency vet last night after dinner because she had lost control of all four of her legs. She was fine while she layed down against the counter as we ate, but when I called her to go upstairs with me she couldn't walk :ohcrap:

She eventually regained some balance in front, but her rear legs would not work.

I carried her (91lbs) out of the house, down 8 stairs, and over to the car. Just made it cause I'm not used to carrying that kind of weight, especially down stairs.

Vet sais it's nerological and something is pressing on her spine.. says this happens in dogs and often times in a day the problem piece of whatever is washed away and the dog is fine, but he said it could take weeks for that to happen as well. We had to leave her at the hospital at least through Monday

At least $2,300 so far until the neurologist sees her. If he want's MRI pics, those are a grand a pop....might have to sell all my equipment to pay, but gotta keep priorities in line :shock:

won't be a good day for me, but Happy Easter to all of you

O shit bro,

That sucks with a capitol suck

I hope all turns out well for you and the family. It is a tough situation with pets as treating them has become insanly expencive.

best of luck and try your best to enjoy the day with your loved ones .

Thanks Witchie.

but how can you enjoy an Easter meal when one of the family is in the hospital?? Thinking I may hold off Easter dinner until she gets home

aww thats sad hope she gets well soon

happy easter

Wow I am sorry to hear that. Hope everything works out for the best.

I wish you very much luck MD. My wife was a vet tech for about 15 years. She says " think with your head and not with your heart". It's a combination of a money spent issue and a quality of life issue for the dog. Do what's best. It doesn't make it any easier in either case. Not trying to be an @sshole here, I do feel bad, but just trying to help you make a smart decision, for both the animal, and your wallet.
My $.02 that I probably shouldn't have posted. Don't hold it against me please.

Good luck dawgs.

xzibit would be proud of your dedication to dawgs

Thanks all, and, sound advice Mr. Scott. Unfortunately advice that I cannot follow unless the money aspect of it becomes overly obscene. I'll put her to sleep rather than spend the money when I reach the limit on what I would spend to keep one of my daughters alive if they were in the hospital, no more, no less :blush:

She was seen by the Neurologist and is scheduled to get an MRI around noon, then we'll know better.

We are hoping it's a type of blood clot that dogs can get that puts pressure on the spinal column until it's washed away by body fluids. If that's what it is then it's temporary issue that solves itself. Could be a day, could be a month

She's not in pain and otherwise perffectly healthy so it's probably not a slipped disk that would require surgery.

how old is she?