Dog idvv recovery stories with pain management

[Saddogmum]

I have another thread on her
my dog who is 3 has idvv/slipped disc
iv used all my insurance and can’t afford the op which is £10k
I can get the mri but vet says there’s no point without money for surgery

my little boy has stopped shaking in pain has been eating and drinking tiday. Iv attached his pain management plan

any stories suggestions?
he is still dragging his back legs he yells a few times when he moves. He of course doesn’t understand he shouldn’t move

I have the vet on Friday
what are signs of positive improvement ?

I believe full crate rest is standard advice for IVDD. Have the vets not told you to do that? There are lots of breed specific IVDD groups on Facebook who give great advice.

Thanks
they didn’t say crate just actual rest

I got the crate out thoigh but eh will struggle with it

Hi how did u and ur dog gets
on? My 2.5 diagnosed yest

I’d give them a ring back. They’ll have given you a recheck date assuming all is going ok in between. Crate rest! Or as close to. In the meantime. They can almost definitely add more pain relief if needed. Also they may be able to give you very light proprioceptive things to do. Please get back in touch with them even if it’s just for a chat.

I was fortunate that my dog didn’t need surgery after the mri. However she did do 6 weeks in a playpen so she couldn’t move around. She hated it but otherwise she would have been paralysed. She was carried out to the garden to go to the toilet on a lead. Then carried back in. I slept on a mattress on the floor with her on a lead next to me. We would sit with her in the playpen when she was distressed.

She recovered but it could happen again at any time. Proper rest and adequate pain relief are vital for healing.