Cooper Update
We went to the Neuro Dr yesterday and after he introduced himself he put up the spinal x-ray and said "OUCH" of course my heart stopped and I said "WHAT?"
He told me the Spondolosys is something they are born with, Cooper has had this all his life he said, but there is something that has caused the change and the pain. He said it is more of a "Soft Tissue" issue in the spine and that it is causing compression on the nerve roots.....because you can not see soft tissues in an x-ray or MRI he is requesting a Mylogram where they shoot die into the spine and watch it flow through the spinal canal.
He believes it is a bulging disc causing the problems but he really does not want to say exactly til he does the Mylogram...$1200 I might add.
He gave Cooper some steroids (prednisone) to take for the next 9 days and he said if he acts like a new dog in a few days then he will know and that it will also confirm his thoughts of the spinal issues, he said if Cooper does not feel any better in the next 9 days that it has to be something else. Also while they do the Mylogram they take a sample of spinal fluid to test and make sure it is nothing major as well.
If the Dr does find a bulging or even a herniated disc while doing the mylogram he wants to go straight to surgery.
So for right now I am waiting to see if the steroids are going to kick in and we will go from there.
Again.....so if this is a genetic/hereditary thing why dont breeders test for this like they test for hips.
I was always wondering why my Boxer baby NEVER kidney beaned like all of the other boxers do......this could have been a red flag for me about 7 yrs ago. If I would have had a spinal x-ray back when he was a baby it would have shown Spondolodsys.
gotta run guys, I am at work and have to go to lunch!!
I will catch up with you later on today
We went to the Neuro Dr yesterday and after he introduced himself he put up the spinal x-ray and said "OUCH" of course my heart stopped and I said "WHAT?"
He told me the Spondolosys is something they are born with, Cooper has had this all his life he said, but there is something that has caused the change and the pain. He said it is more of a "Soft Tissue" issue in the spine and that it is causing compression on the nerve roots.....because you can not see soft tissues in an x-ray or MRI he is requesting a Mylogram where they shoot die into the spine and watch it flow through the spinal canal.
He believes it is a bulging disc causing the problems but he really does not want to say exactly til he does the Mylogram...$1200 I might add.
He gave Cooper some steroids (prednisone) to take for the next 9 days and he said if he acts like a new dog in a few days then he will know and that it will also confirm his thoughts of the spinal issues, he said if Cooper does not feel any better in the next 9 days that it has to be something else. Also while they do the Mylogram they take a sample of spinal fluid to test and make sure it is nothing major as well.
If the Dr does find a bulging or even a herniated disc while doing the mylogram he wants to go straight to surgery.
So for right now I am waiting to see if the steroids are going to kick in and we will go from there.
Again.....so if this is a genetic/hereditary thing why dont breeders test for this like they test for hips.
I was always wondering why my Boxer baby NEVER kidney beaned like all of the other boxers do......this could have been a red flag for me about 7 yrs ago. If I would have had a spinal x-ray back when he was a baby it would have shown Spondolodsys.
gotta run guys, I am at work and have to go to lunch!!
I will catch up with you later on today
