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Old November 25th, 2007, 12:50 PM
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Your vet is keeping him at the clinic despite 24 hour care to ensure that he does not move about - including dragging himself by his front paws. When our first Dachshund had his first paralysis "event" steroids were the real only options (before that Dachshunds were put to sleep with this condition). Dachshunds were kept at the vets (they closed at 7:00 -someone came in at midnight to do meds etc.) and as feeling returned were moved to increasingly smaller cages to prohibit excess movement. Each of our 3 "incarcerations" lasted 2 weeks - and when as much movement as possible returned, our guy was sent home and had to remain in a crate for another couple of weeks only being taken out to do his business - this was VERY hard, but necessary. After the 3rd event, surgery was becoming a viable option - and his, the only one. With out second guy it was straight to surgery at the neuro's. Hope all goes well, but time is most definitely of the essence. Please try not to encourage movement of your dog when you see him. Also sometimes you think that when you touch him he is moving, but he really isn't - it is more like a body shake. My uncle was totally paralyzed from the neck down and he would do this. Best of luck at the neuro's office.
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