Say a prayer for our pup!

[masraum]

Our dachshund, Sherlock, hurt himself coming down the stairs yesterday, but seemed fine afterwards. Even this morning when I got up he seemed to be doing ok. He's 3.5, so not old by dog standards. Today when I got home he wasn’t walking well, so we took him to the emergency vet. He’s partially paralyzed, so we are going to take him in for back surgery tomorrow first thing in the morning. I guess it's not uncommon for dachshunds to slip a disk. I wish we'd had a clue yesterday when it happened instead of waiting. He’s staying over-night at the emergency vet tonight.

Cross your fingers, say a prayer, whatever you do. This dog is my wife's baby. It'll kill her if he's not ok.

The doc tonight seemed to think he was a good candidate and said that the surgery has a good success rate. I hope he wasn't just trying to make us feel better.

Thanks all

[slodave]

I hope everything turns out well. I know how it is. Skyler (my bird) sends his best as well.

[dd74]

You got it, Steve. Best wishes for das Weiner dog.

[TerryH]

Hoping for the best for Sherlock!

[Don Ro]

Sweet pup...great colors.
Prayer said.
Good luck.
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Thick fescue good for tummy scratchin', eh?

[crustychief]

Hope it all goes well.

[livi]

Best wishes!

[DanielDudley]

I believe the doctor. Praying for a speedy recovery. God is great, stay positive.

[KFC911]

Sherlock is still a youngin' and will join Snap in our "rehab group" . Good luck!!!

[masraum]

Thanks all, we are off to the emergency clinic.

[masraum]

The doc saw Sherlock and said that he's not that bad. It's just a herniated disk which Dachshunds are prone to. He said that there's an 85-95% chance of a normal recovery. He was able to walk a little so that's a good sign. The nights rest must have helped a bit.

He's going to get surgery today, stay a day or two, and then come home. Recovery to walking around is usually about 2 weeks.

Fingers crossed.

THanks all for all of the prayers and thoughts.

[pwd72s]

May the pup be running again soon...

[speeder]

Hoping for the best! That is one of my favorite breeds, I've always been worried about back problems, though. That's one cute little dog.

[scottmandue]

Prayers and good wishes sent out for you and Sherlock.

Beautiful dog.

[syncroid]

Great looking dog Steve. I hope he recovers quickly.

[t951]

We wish him all the best! (My four dogs (Bailey, Ginger, Ema, Pepper) and my wife and I).

t.

[masraum]

Thanks for all of the prayers, positivity, and well wishes.

Sherlock is out of surgery. The Doc said there was a herniation between the 12 & 13 vertebra but that spinal cord did not look to bad, and only had minimal swelling. He said pups with that type of presentation generally fully recover – though it might take several weeks. Sherlock will be on IV overnight and he will reassess him in morning and decide when he can come home.

So things look good so far.

[fxeditor]

Sherlock is one handsome dachshund! I'm glad he did well in he surgery and wish him (and you) a speedy and full recovery.

Take care,
Michael

[lm6y]

I like coming into a thread like this one late. It went from bad, to good in a few posts.

I hope Sherlock is back to being his old self as soon as he can!

[targa911S]

That is one cute dog! Buddy and Harry are dancing. Well Buddy is sleeping, but we are all really glad for you! Nice to have a happy story!