Hello, I am brand new here, but our Basset Hurley, who is only three years old, herniated a disc on Sunday. We spent the afternoon/evening at the emergency vet and after three steroid shots and a dose of prednisone, no improvement. He had lost the ability to move either hind leg. It had started out on the left side on Sunday and by the time we got to the vet, both back legs were affected.
On Monday we went to the neurologist and he had an MRI and then surgery as the disc material was about 2/3 of the way into the spinal column. we visited yesterday, and he was moving the back left hind, today he has movement in both back legs and can stand with a little assistance. They are very hopeful for him to recover fully, although it will be a long one.
Anyone else have good outcomes to this surgery? When did your basset start to walk again? how far out of surgery until you got to take them home?
Thanks, K
On Monday we went to the neurologist and he had an MRI and then surgery as the disc material was about 2/3 of the way into the spinal column. we visited yesterday, and he was moving the back left hind, today he has movement in both back legs and can stand with a little assistance. They are very hopeful for him to recover fully, although it will be a long one.
Anyone else have good outcomes to this surgery? When did your basset start to walk again? how far out of surgery until you got to take them home?
Thanks, K