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Wiscogreysmom

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    Hurt Back Issue/putting Him To Sleep

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    So sorry that you are going through this, and glad to hear that there is some improvement. I will go along with the folks who are telling you to give it a little time. Though we did not have the issue with Andy that he lost all use of his back legs, I felt that the day Dennis took him to the vet for his weakness, he was not going to be coming home. He had pain meds and huge doses of Pred to start out with, and he did improve. We used both a chiropractor and acupuncture for him. If you do decide on chiropractic though, I would certainly suggest one who is trained for animals. Ours was both people and animal. I think that the combination kept him comfortable and happy and with us for almost a year longer.

     

    Each small step is an encouragement, and as long as he is comfortable and happy that is the important part.

     

    Good luck, and I hope to keep seeing good updates.

    Acupuncture Question

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    I am not familiar with your baby's diagnosis either, but we used both acupuncture and chiropractic for Andy, when it was determined that he most likely had LS. He was on high dose Pred, which we were able to reduce, but never got completely off from, and started out with the Chiropractor. She is also a "people" chiropractor, and had to work at a Vet clinic where there always was a licensed vet on staff. The acupuncture Dr is also a licensed vet, and made house calls for all of his treatments. Since it was absolutely stressful for him to ride, even when he was young and healthy, this was just so wonderful. He would just lay down and relax, and a couple of times dozed off during the treatments. She also prescribed Chinese Herbs as part of the treatment. Though the crappy LS finally won out in the end, I think that both things helped him to have a better quality of life, and would give it a shot.

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