Hi all - I haven't been around much lately due to some fluke on my browser that wouldn't let me log in! However it seems to be working for the moment so...
Hello all, I wanted to introduce myself! My name is Melinda, and I have the honor of living with my blue Dane, Mercy. She is a wonderful dog, and luckily in...
Melinda, This is a very complicated disease and I really think it is a generic term. You can get a lot of help from this forum. A good way to get started is ...
If I were you I would go back to many of the posts about wobblers for about the last 2 to 3 weeks, I believe you will receive a wealth of information and will...
Hi Dennis, How is Tucker doing? Did you start him on Prednisone? Yep, it is a horrible disease, but some dogs do better than others. My older Dobe did well...
Tucker is not doing well. I talked to Dr. Durkes this morning and he adamant about not using high dose steroids. What is really confusing is that for the...
Susan this is a great reply. Many knowlegeable friends said I shouldn't have the myleogram done for Annie, because I knew up front, I probably wouldn't do...
Geez Dennis you make me want to cry. Well, here I go. I adore and respect Dr. Durkes, but I disagree strongly on this issue. I would ask him why a short...
I went through the same things you are with Dr Durkes, try this and that, prednisone, no prednisone, collar on, collar off, and when he was unavailable, and...
In my opinion if the collar is hurting tucker then I would remove it and see what happens. Then if he gets better you will know that was the problem and if he...
Dennis, My guess is when you tried to help him up, you somehow torqued his neck or back. Try sitting on the floor with him. We would not help Forrest up for...
Happy New Year Everyone, I was curious if any of you had chiropractic adjustment on your dogs.I talked to Dr. Durkes last week and he told me what x-ray he ...
I've been treating my Dane with Chiropractic adjustments and a very low dose
of prednisone for just over a year. He has done amazingly well with this...
Laurie, what were your initial preds? Was this Dr DUrkes too? Susan ... From: Laurie Gordon To: wobblers@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 12:43...
Dennis, These are the words of a dog in *tremendous* pain. Dobermanns are incredibly stoic, by nature. My dog had his intestines burst due to a blockage,...
Shanon, I'm glad to hear Willow has shown some improvement. We'll hope for continued progress. The vets are right, nutrition in large breed dogs has come along...
Susan, Our initial dose was very high, 120 mg/day. We broke it up 60mg am and pm. Because Forrest was not a good candidate for surgery, it was the only hope....
Thank you all. I am just getting a little tired of a good drug, used properly, being put down. However, an awful lot of us have suggested this to Dennis....
Me too! I especially asked Laurie, whose dog was also in a bad state, her dosage so that Dennis can see that 10mgs a day is just not in the ballpark. I don't...
Thank you all for your advice. I spent most of yesterday reading the previous 3 weeks of postings, it has been very helpful. I've finally found a vet that...
Okay, I realize it has only been 1 week today since Tuckers GBI, and don't expect a throw your crutches away and walk type of miracle. But, Tucker simply gets...
WE did 20mgs yesterday and today. I could give him 10mgs when I get home or wait till tomorrow and give him 30 mgs. Also, my local vet said he could do an...
Dennis! Well, in my opinion you certainly can't know if it's time to let him go if you haven't tried the most basic pain relief. I *cannot understand* why you...
Hi Dennis, Our posts crossed in cyberspace. Sorry, you obviously are reading now. I can't answer on the IV dose. I think I'd be loathe to put him through the...
Dennis, The intraveneous steroid is a good idea. I remember when Tinker would have a bad allergy flare up, they would jump start him with an injection and...
I heartily concur with Susan. Stop thinking about letting him go and do your damndest to save him. When you reach the point that you KNOW nothing will help...
Just asking, but could Tucker have pulled muscles in his rear leg-area and therefore have trouble with standing? This happened to our Storm. Our vet did a...
