So we had to take Xander, our Shi Zhu/Laso mix to the vet yesterday... Saturday he lost control of his hind end, could only drag himself, and if he did stand fell right over... on top of that he stopped drinking and eating...thought it was just a pinched nerve or something in his back and he was just hurting, but with the not drinking and wife who works with animals thinking it was neurological...Vet thinks it may be a spinal or disk issue, but it without thousands for am MRI we cannot find out... so he just 'scribed anti-inflammatories and muscle relaxant, luckily he can take mine (vet approval)... today he is walking like a drunkin FOG, 🌫 that is when he can get on all fours... Vet said if he recovers, he will have a wobbly walk for the rest of his life... On top of all this he is epileptic... LOL a wobbly dog w/ seizures...

Please send good thoughts his way for a good recovery, he is one of the few things that brings light into my life (besides the wife and Chloe, and the occasional good smoke... LOL)

Prayers out!

Sorry to hear 😞 hope he gets better- sounds like progress which is always good!

Angus,

George is our 10-1/2 yr old English Mastiff. Normal life for this breed is around 7 yrs, so he's a really old man. Currently weights in at 225 lb.

He started draging his rear about 4 months back and could not get up on his own. I started him on Cosequin DS Plus MSM and noticed a differance within a week. After two weeks he was getting up on his own. Expensive but Costco online is much cheaper then the big pet stores.

For pain, he is on 400mg a day of Novox, a generic form of Rimadyl, simular to Petprofen. My Vet wanted over $6 for a day's dose, but I found it at an online pharmacy for $2 a day.

He's doing a heck of a lot better then before, so if there is hope for an old man like him who is way past his expected time, there is hope for your puppy. Don't give up hope, until you give remedies time to work. Even the anti-imfammatories can take 1 to 2 weeks before an improvement is seen.

Good luck with everything. My dogs mean so much to me as well.

Bless your buddy..

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Blessings for your Best Friend. Lost our dog last summer. Miss him more than I ever thought I would. Wife is still broken up about it. Hope this will pass.

I hope your pup recovers. I think the worst part is, they can't tell you what's wrong or where it hurts.

he seems to be doing better, but still looks like a drunken sailor... lol