Tess first hurt her back slightly more than two years ago. Since her initial injury, she's done pretty well -- she had a relatively amazing recovery and hasn't had too many problems...until now. A week and a half ago, she slipped on the ice and re-injured herself. I took her to the vet last week and she's now on pain pills, but they, unfortunately, don't seem to be helping as much as I'd like.
Last time she was hurt, she had to spend the majority of a month inside her kennel -- even when I was at home in the evenings. As of today, she's staying in her kennel when I'm not home, but is out and about if I'm here with her. I'm awfully afraid that she's going to be relegated to her kennel full-time again, which just makes me sick. I guess if it works, then it's worth her unhappiness,
I'll be calling her vet first thing tomorrow to see if there's another alternative. Last time, she took a course of steroids, which seemed to work better. The only problem is that, in order to put her on the steroids, she's got to be off of this pain medication for 24-48 hours. Perhaps there's something she can have in the interim.
One final thought...both Tess and I are blessed that she has such a wonderful vet (Dr. Amanda Elmenhorst). Amanda and her staff are amazing and truly care about Tess and are doing all that they can, both for her and me.
Obviously, she doesn't exactly love to have her picture taken!
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Ok, I don't like hearing, especially first thing Monday morning, that one of my favorite Wuppies of all time is injured!!
Do I need to bring Tess'rs some treats?
Have you tried a holistic vet? They might be able to come up with an alternative that doesn't involve chemicals. Just a thought.
Tell Tess and Jen & Sean miss her and give her kisses for us.
Aw, thanks Sean! She seems to be feeling a bit better tonight - I've started splitting her pills in half and giving her half in the morning and half in the evening. She also has some new tasty (but god-awful stinky) glucosamine chews that she loves.
We go back to the vet tomorrow afternoon/evening when I get home from the Capitol, so we'll see what the vet says then. I really don't want to have to do the chemicals for the rest of her life; Amanda's pretty sure it won't be necessary, as long as I keep an eye on her and give her the joint supplements.
I'll keep you updated! I hope that she's happier (she's mad at me because of the kennel) and ready for a play date with your girls soon!
How's the Tess'rs? Is she getting better?
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