Pekingnese with Slipped discs

D

DrewChan

Expert Member
Joined
May 19, 2010
Messages
4,937
Reaction score
3
Location
Cape Town
My pekingnese has 3 slipped discs and can barely move his hind legs - I rushed him to the vet and chances of recovery are 5 - 10%.

Not sure of options from here,

MRI + Surgery yield a 5 - 10% chance however he is old (around 8 - 9 I think) and wonder about the stress of all this.

If he is permanently paralysed should I put him down or attach little wheels.

:( Advice if anyone has experience with this?
 
DrewChan said:
My pekingnese has 3 slipped discs and can barely move his hind legs - I rushed him to the vet and chances of recovery are 5 - 10%.

Not sure of options from here,

MRI + Surgery yield a 5 - 10% chance however he is old (around 8 - 9 I think) and wonder about the stress of all this.

If he is permanently paralysed should I put him down or attach little wheels.

:( Advice if anyone has experience with this?
Click to expand...

As a person who once owned about 5 of these dogs. I think the thought of them not being able to run around or move freely absolutely dreadful.

Whatever you decide all the best
 
If you are sure that he is not in pain then go for the wheels.

What did the vet say?
 
Only you can make that decision.

We were recently in the same boat, with a 10 year old Dachshund that was suffering from degenerative organ failure.
The vet told us there was a possibility of a 10% chance of recovery, but that the dog would have to be on permanent medication for the rest of its life.
The surgery was complicated, and given the age of the dog, chances of it survival were slim.

There is a 90-95% chance that the surgery on your dog will not be a success, and the dog has lived a good life with you for 8-9 years.
If the surgery is a success, the dog may have another 1-3 years with you.

Whichever way you choose, it is a difficult choice.
 
Tough choice. i have a dog that has just been diagnosed with advanced liver cancer. At this point she still seems to have good quality of life, just she does not eat properly and is extremely thin. We are going to feed her whatever she will eat as opposed to the specialized geriatric dog food we had her on. When she does not have quality of life anymore we will have her put down, so that she does not suffer. It's hard because we are making a subjective choice as to the quality of life she has.
 
Always best to let them slip off if there is pain involved ........ as much as the decision hurts us, knowing they're hurting is worse. But if there is none and you are willing and able (as most are), then explore every possibility for the little guy. Best of luck with the news man.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top
Sign up to the MyBroadband newsletter
X