Sadie is suddenly paralyzed

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Going to an emergency vet is like going to an emergency physician. Neither know the patient or the patient history. Tests do need to be run which I am not sure why they would not have run them on Sadie that night, perhaps because it was after hours? and some testing cannot be done after hours, only during the normal business day. Medications cannot be prescribed for either dog or human without knowing the history and without knowing what is wrong with the patient. X-Rays will typically show bone damage and some soft tissue damage. Ultrasound would show soft tissue damage. Blood tests would help determine if something else was going on but they do not always show anything, depending on the problem. This also may be why no testing was done.

Call the vets in the area and ask if Sadie does have problems, what their policy is for seeing her and what their hours are. Quite often in an area where there is no emergency vet, there will be a vet who does on call. The humane society in the area may well be able to give you this information.

Hope she is feeling much better this morning.
 
:biggrin2:, so glad it's sounding like Sadie is making a little bit of improvement, YAY!!!

We all love our furbabes as much as our 2 legged family members and when something goes wrong, it's just awful.

I am praying and thanking the Lord in advance for a good report later on today :yes: :yes:
 
This is so sad. I will pray for you furkid Sadie. She is so beautiful; it is a shame this has happened to her at such a young age.

God protect her and keep her.

I will pray for her and your family.

Amanda and Sunny
 
Melissa, you are a great mom. Sadie is very lucky to have you. I know you will take great care of her. As hard as it is, try and stay positive for Sadie. Remember she will pick up your vibes. The more positive you are, the more positive she will be and it will result in a faster recovery.

I am happy to hear she is standing up on her own. This is a good sign. I hope she continues to improve.
 
you are right, what done is done and no use dwelling on why em vet did not do x ray. I am glad your pup did not have CT done, as it would not help and potentially just could harm. People tend to see CT as harmless procedure but it is ton of radiation, like hundreds of x rays taken at same time and we do not even recommend doing on children under 3 year old as research shows link to developing malignancy tumors later on with kids that underwent CT very young.
See if you could do light touch massage on most tense areas of Sadie legs, that tension could be very tiring for muscles as well. Also if you could manually lightly stretch her legs if would help.
Her dietary needs could change as well. Many dogs as well as humans would not eat well when they sick, this is body way of telling that it is redirecting all energy to fight the problem and digestion could take a lot of extra energy. At same time her muscles being so tense she might need higher calories due to protein breaking faster. I would see if she eats just a tad more, specially if you make nice broth with chicken and veggies, few more licks of peanut butter or cheese.
 
OntarioSheltie said:
We'll sort of be in the middle of nowhere but I've found two vets offices that are somewhat near by. I didn't find any emerg. vets in the area and very much doubt that there is one.
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There are no emergency vets in our area either, but you can call the regular vet and he will come on his off hours. Regular vet by weekday - emergency vet by night and weekend. :lol:
 
I'm glad to hear there is some improvement in Sadie's health today. The fact that she's standing sounds like a great step forward compared to yesterday.

Like others, I can't help but wonder if the GD's attack had anything to do with this.

I also wonder if there is anything a Chiropractor might be able to do to help as well since it is spinal.
 
Melissa, I am so overjoyed to hear about Sadie's improvement. You know, I wonder if it's also a back spasm? Whatever it is, I'm so glad Sadie is slowly getting better. I know you must be worried out of your mind.
 
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