[Rhodes22-list] Doggie update

[Hank]

Doctor of Osteopathy.  If I remember correctly, they use a more holistic
approach to medicine.

Hank

On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 7:20 PM, elle <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hmmmmm..??rather than let my imagination run rampant, what is DO? (doctor??
> ;^)
> elle
>
> Beer is good....people are crazy
>
> 1992 Rhodes 22    Recycled '06"Watermusic"  {Lady in Red}
>
> --- On Fri, 12/31/10, Rick <sloopblueheron at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: Rick <sloopblueheron at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Doggie update
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Date: Friday, December 31, 2010, 2:48 PM
>
> Elle,
>
> A DO can fix the BF.
>
> Happy New Year to all people and pups.
>
> Rick
>
> On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 11:34 AM, elle <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi, all,
> > I'm sure the quiet on the list is due to the revelry in full swing from
> > Auckland soon to arrive here....I've rec'd a number of inquiries about
> > paralyzed pup & his progress..thought you'd like to see...we have come to
> > the conclusion that jackie has been afflicted with Coonhound Paralysis,
> not
> > botulism, from a number of factors we have observed and been made aware
> of.
> > the only real difference between the two is that the Coonhound variety
> has a
> > longer recovery period.
> > Here are two photos ..the first was taken a week afteer we'd discovered
> him
> > paralyzed in the bushes (Nov. 16). Barely holding up the head & ability
> to
> > wag the tip of the tail were the only movements he had ...and holding up
> his
> > head for more than a few seconds was a monumental effort.
> > The second photo was taken just a day or so ago....it's amazing what a
> bit
> > of food held above his head inspired.
> > You can see he is diapered (helps half the problem...;^) and you can see
> > the corral my BF made as he can scooch himself all over the place
> now....and
> > I needed to keep him on the tile in the kitchen & not on the carpet..he
> just
> > can't climb over the rail.
> > To get him to exercise & move around, we would toss a piece of cookie to
> > the far corner of his enclosure & he'd work & work to get to
> it...rolling,
> > pulling the papers with his mouth to get the cookie, etc...no dummy here!
> >  so we'd work him out every day, several times a day. Then we put a large
> > piece of carpet down so he would work his front legs pulling himself.
> After
> > a week or so of that I started to hold him up (60 + lbs!) so that his
> front
> > feet were extended & could get a grip on the carpet. It took a few days
> > before he could stand for a few seconds and now he's good for maybe 15-20
> > secs before he goes down...all this in the last week! so now I'm working
> on
> > the hind legs...he;s strong enough to stand on the front legs while I
> hold
> > up his rear & let a bit of weight rest on his rear legs. After a few days
> I
> > think things will 'click.' If you look at the second photo you'll see how
> > his rear legs just 'fold' back behind him nowbut the right leg comes
> >  around properly when he sits high to get that piece of food above his
> > head!.
> > as my BF seriously reinjured his back picking Jackie up(anyone know
> > anything about the injections into the disk to shrink the disk? ) I
> rigged
> > up a sling that enables me to carry jackie w/o injuring myself...I try to
> > take him outside on nice days..the other dogs 'protect' him & also play
> > gently with him, It is a thing to marvel about.
> > Happy Hplidays & more to come on Jackie !
> > elle
> >
> > Beer is good....people are crazy
> >
> > 1992 Rhodes 22    Recycled '06"Watermusic"  {Lady in Red}
> >
> >
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