strict rest (8/52)
poor Chester has finally been diagnosed with a slipped disc between the 5th and 6th vertebrae in his neck.
I've been going to the vet with his on again/off again symptoms for about 6 months (and earlier). The x-rays from 6 months ago do show a narrowing of the gap between 5/6 which can be indictative but it was "missed" and his problems were put down to a soft-tissue injury, he had some physio with little improvement (maybe because when we went to the physio he was showing no symptoms for them to do anything).
Anyway, I'm glad we finally have an answer and the treatment is drugs and 6 weeks (!!! yup 6 weeks!!) of strict rest which basically means Chester will spend his time in the crate, only coming out for toileting.
I crate trained Chester perfectly ...
feel free to skip the rest of this I'm about to start rambling
Chester is amazing! He loves meeting new people, and going to the vets, he was so chilled at the specialist vet, somewhere he's never been before, being poked and prodded by strangers and smiling and wagging his tail the whole time, he is great with other dogs (making love not war), he always does what I ask, and more ... when I've let him out to toilet he strolls into the yard does his business, I let him have a little extra time for sniffs, then "go to bed" and he trots back inside (the back door) into his crate and settles while I close the door, he hasn't whinged (he's never been a whinger) he's just great ... that's enough, I love my Brats :-))
strict rest (8/52)
poor Chester has finally been diagnosed with a slipped disc between the 5th and 6th vertebrae in his neck.
I've been going to the vet with his on again/off again symptoms for about 6 months (and earlier). The x-rays from 6 months ago do show a narrowing of the gap between 5/6 which can be indictative but it was "missed" and his problems were put down to a soft-tissue injury, he had some physio with little improvement (maybe because when we went to the physio he was showing no symptoms for them to do anything).
Anyway, I'm glad we finally have an answer and the treatment is drugs and 6 weeks (!!! yup 6 weeks!!) of strict rest which basically means Chester will spend his time in the crate, only coming out for toileting.
I crate trained Chester perfectly ...
feel free to skip the rest of this I'm about to start rambling
Chester is amazing! He loves meeting new people, and going to the vets, he was so chilled at the specialist vet, somewhere he's never been before, being poked and prodded by strangers and smiling and wagging his tail the whole time, he is great with other dogs (making love not war), he always does what I ask, and more ... when I've let him out to toilet he strolls into the yard does his business, I let him have a little extra time for sniffs, then "go to bed" and he trots back inside (the back door) into his crate and settles while I close the door, he hasn't whinged (he's never been a whinger) he's just great ... that's enough, I love my Brats :-))