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Subject: Re: Spine Nerve Compression

Author:
Diane Stepple

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Date Posted: 06:00:41 08/17/06 Thu
In reply to: Grace Tan 's message, "Spine Nerve Compression" on 22:08:49 07/09/06 Sun

>Hi Ms Diane, my name is Grace and i am from Malaysia,

Good morning Grace, I am so sorry I did not nswer sooner but I have been away on holidays.

>I visit your wedsite very often cos you always provide
>many useful information regarding pekingese to which i
>have learn a lot, thank you.

Thank you very much.

>I own a 2 years old male peke, 2 days ago i noticed
>something not right with the way he walk, he curve his
>body like a ball and his tail is down as if he is in
>pain, when i carry him he tense at his stomach and
>bottom area.
>I bring him to the vet immediately and our doc do a
>blood test and x'ray for him. Doc say he has " spine
>nerve compression". He priscribe some madecine and
>told me that in order to cure this the dog need to go
>through a spine surgery, my biggest problem is we
>don't have such surgeon here in Malaysia and if really
>need to do the surgery will have to sent him to
>oversea.
>I wish to know is this problem common amoung the
>pekingese?

I wouldn't say it is "common" but it has happened to quite a few pekes. The first thing most vets want to do is surgery but my vet found an alternative that works perfectly. They give the peke a steroid shot and send him back home all you must place him in a playpen or small excercise pen, the way to heal it is "complete bed rest" you carry them out to go potty, then right back in the pen where they can rest all the time, the less active they are and the more rest they get the faster they will heal. It normally takes 2 to 3 weeks to heal but I have heard of them taking a month. Once you see them waking with no problem then you allow them out of the pen, but now you must make sure they never jump up on or off furniture, or have to climb or decend flights of starirs and no rough play with other dogs.

>
>Please advise what i have to do as i am very heart
>pain to see him like this.

Please let me know how he is now.
>
>Thank you.

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Spine Nerve Compression	Michael	16:11:53 04/11/07 Wed

Re: Spine Nerve Compression	Grace Tan	20:30:01 04/23/07 Mon