[Rhodes22-list] Doggie update

[Rick]

Elle,

I did pain management for a year after car accident.  Finally went to a DO
who fixed the cause of the pain instead of just treating the pain.

Rick

On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 9:23 AM, elle <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Getting this guy to a doc is akin to the rivers reversing course...the fact
> that I finally got him in to a doc tells volumes...(we are going to a pain
> management center on Tues...run by the hospital & managed by the
> anesthesiologists...let's hope that will help...
> thanks for all the suggestions....more to come on Jackie!
>
> elle
>
> Beer is good....people are crazy
>
> 1992 Rhodes 22    Recycled '06"Watermusic"  {Lady in Red}
>
> --- On Fri, 12/31/10, Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: Hank <hnw555 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, 8:07 PM
>
> 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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