Comments on: Back Surgery and Prayers Save Daschund

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 22:12:00 +0000

Hi Linda,

I asked my Vet the very same question about glucosomine. I believe he said that there wasn’t any evidence that it helped humans and it was only a placebo effect. Thus he didn’t think it would work for Odie. He said it wouldn’t hurt him, but he didn’t give me any guidelines for a dosage.

Regardless, you may want to discus this with your Vet if he has a different opinion about glucosomine or have any questions about Ressey’s hunched back. I know that Dachshunds will arch their back in discomfort or pain so it’s not a bad idea to have your Vet examine him.

By: Linda

Linda — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:43:00 +0000

Glad Odie is doing good. My four year old dachshund Reesey had back surgery for months ago. He started out recovery really well, but the last month he seems to be regressing. He still walks but he seems real stiff with his back hunched a little bit.
should I try glucosomine chondroitin? I was going to try to get him into therapy. any suggestions?

By: Dachshund

Dachshund — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 02:13:28 +0000

Hi Tambra, I hope Zoe continues well with her recovery! I kept Odie in a 4 foot x 4 foot pen for several months so he would heal and not injure himself. I left Odie alone during the day and went home from work during lunch to take him out to potty and get a little exercise and retraining of his back legs.

As long as Zoe is contained in an area where she can’t jump or re-hurt herself, she should be just fine left alone all day. If she is still in pain, call your Vet. Odie was still in pain after several weeks and the Vet put him on pain medication for another week or so. This seem to help him recover faster.

By: Tambra

Tambra — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:26:47 +0000

My little Zoe had back surgery two-and-a-half weeks ago and it took her four days to urinate on her own and five before she had a bowel movement. My surgeon told me that was normal but I have to admit I was worried until she did both. She is doing great — gaining strength in her back legs but I had to leave her for a bit today (in an enclosed area) and this afternoon she is acting like she is hurting again. This is the first time I have left her since the surgery and feel so guilty that she may have hurt herself somehow. Can anyone give me an idea of how long before it is safe to leave them on their own?

By: eva

eva — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 01:33:17 +0000

Teresa I hope little Chloe is doing better My little boy Noodle just had his operation 48 hours ago Still not had any movements of his back legs,not started urinating on his own.I’m so worried.

By: Dachshund

Dachshund — Mon, 24 May 2010 13:58:52 +0000

Teresa, I’m sorry to hear about Chloe. Our Surgeon mentioned that sometimes urinating and bowel movements take awhile to return due to the pain medication and the stress of surgery. But I’ll have to admit that I was more worried about Odie than remembering all the details.

Usually they’ll look for Chloe’s tail wagging first before any leg movement to determine if the surgery was successful. But, please check with your Vet or Surgeon if you have specific medical questions or concerns.

By: Teresa Crabtree

Teresa Crabtree — Mon, 24 May 2010 13:32:15 +0000

My littl doxie Chloe just had disc surgery on Saturday May 22, 2010 at Virginia Tech. in Virginia. This is Monday May 24, 2010 and she has not started urinating on her own yet and has still not had any movement of her back legs. Is this normal? I’ll admit I’m worried.

By: AD

AD — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:11:51 +0000

Our mini had 2 back surgeries when he was 4. He is now 7-1/2 and doing great. We attribute part of his full recovery to his surgeon but he did have to go back for a 2nd surgery a couple of months after the first so I cannot give the surgeon full credit. I had read an article on the internet about a dachshund named Daisy whose owner had given her glucosamine in her drinking water to help with her back problems and it seemed to help her. So we decided to try it — and we have been giving it to our Marley for almost 4 years now and you cannot tell he ever had back problems. He also gets a daily massage when he gets out of his kennel in the mornings to help relieve any aches or pains and to stimulate the blood flow. Anyway — we purchase from Walgreen’s Glucosamine Chondroitin Doble Srength by Finest Nature. We buy it when it goes on sale BOGO free so it’s not too costly. We put 1/2 capsule in a regular water bottle and then use that for his drinking water. You can reuse the bottle for a week or two but I suggest replacing it every 2-3 weeks. You can also purchase glucosamine from your vetinarian. When we told the sugeon about glucosamine he blew it off. I guess because he prefers to do surgeries. I hope you can try the glucosamine and that it helps your mini. Also — we started the daily massages as soon as he had the surgeries and we paid special attention to the muscles of his back legs. Good luck!

By: Neely

Neely — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:56:21 +0000

My mini, Miika had back surgery on Tuesday evening. We are uncertain of the cause of the injury, needless to say the injury was extremely bad! The day after surgery she was responding to pain and the next morning we got our update and they were concerned with her being non-responsive, and recommended doing a CT Scan and possible second surgery. With out a job….I was not finacially able to afford another one. So today we brought her home and are praying for the best. I was wondering if anyone could offer any advise to helping her recovery, or any experience to give me hope. Thank you, Neely

By: Kurt

Kurt — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:01:38 +0000

Hi, I’m glad Odie recovered well from his surgery. My doxie Noname, just had her surgery last sunday. I brought her home yesterday. She can stand on her back legs for maybe 30 seconds. I really would like to know more on the length of time it took Odie to recover. I would gladly give you my e mail or phone number so I could get some quick answers. I hate seeing her like this and would like more information on the rehab techniques you used. Hope to hear back from you soon. Thanks. Kurt