Treatment

Board Certified specialist locators:

° ACVIM's list of neuro specialists/surgeons

° ACVS's list of board certified surgeons

 

Calcifications

° Calcified Discs what they mean

 

Comprehensive articles on Disc Disease

° U of Illinois on IVDD

° Information processing in the spinal cord

° Explanation of chondrodystrophy, short legged dwarfism of doxies

° J. Dieden, DVM -Deciding on surgery or not

° Braund's Clinical Neurology in Small Animals: Localization, Diagnosis and Treatment Disk Disease

°Am. College of Vet. Surgeons on IVDD

° Canine Intervertebral Disk Disease illustrated anatomy, herniation, symptoms of disease, diagnosis, nursing care, surgery, physiotherapy.

° Dachshund Owners Handbook

° Dr. Degner on slipped discs + after surgery FAQ, prognosis, post-op care, BM's vomiting, pain, not eating

° Gulf Coast Vet Spec on IVDD photos of IVDD symptoms, what's involved with surgery and after.

° WSU on medical or surgery pg2

° "Are there options for paralyzed pets? "Clark's first surgery at WSU on page 4. Dr. Hicks, Neuro-Surgeon.

° WSU Intervertebral Disk Disease info

° Long Bch Animal Hospital on IVDD

° IVDD Cheryl L. Chrisman, DVM, MS, EdS , U of FL

° Horner on "Repairing the spinal cord from within" Apr 2006 1 hr video

° Ten frequently asked questions concerning cure of spinal cord injury by Dr. Wise Young, 30 years in research at Rutger U..new 11/23/07

° Articles about SCI by Dr. Wise Young:

° Treatment for disc herniation (IVDD)-which steroid to use and when.

 

Alternative Treatment

° Alternative treatment with Adequan

° Weiner Dog Diet, RM Clemmons, DVM, U of FL  

Self-mutilation

° Neuropathy, pain from nerve damage, self-mutilation. A collection of notes on the topic.

°WSU Pain and Spinal Cord Injury pain caused by abnormal signals of a spinal cord injury: types, treatments, medications  

  Graphics and animation

° Graphic of various disc problems

° Animation of a disc herniation

° Anatomy of vertebrae & cord

° UC Davis Brochure includes color photos of discs disease

° New England Jr Medicine disc herniation

° 5 questions before surgery

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Clark's Progress

Drug & Meds look-up

Exercise/therapy

Expressing poop & pee

Financial help

Food & Nutrition

Garments for protection

Hygiene/1st Aid

Incontinence Aids

Insurance

Medical Literature

Ramps

Supplies

Treatment

Wheelchairs

Wheelchairs

° Review of wheelchairs

° Cart dogs, another view

° Considerations:picking a wheelchair

° 3 wheelchairs comparison chart A professionally made cart is likely to be much better than a homemade cart in regard to pressure points, balance & stability. Be careful where the yoke/ harness sits on your dog, you do not want to cause pain or further injury with an IVDD dog. Check with your vet or other professional.

° Dogs to Go! Under $100 for under 65 lbs dogs.

° Manufacturers & homemade carts

° HandicappedPets.com homemades

° $20 homemade doxie wheelchair with CU photos Read thru the replies for more tips on making the cart.

° Greg Martin's homemade cart NOTE: carts are for a couple of hours of use not 24/7.  

Exercise - therapy

° Clark's passive crate rest PT MOVIE 4 mins. Covers hind leg joints, squats, and massage. Check with your vet or physical therapist *before* trying any therapy on your dog.

° DodgersList article on Massage and passive therapy during crate rest

° Physiotherapy Exercises Important do ONLY the passive exercises during crate rest period. Check with your vet.

° Wiki Physical therapy for paralysis (how to do, tips, how long to continue)

° Swim therapy

° Dodgerslist videos

--Jolene Video: doing water therapy

--Water therapy article

--Goliath Video: doing PT

--Disabled Dachshund Society: Water Therapy

° Diary of Krystal's journey to  

The Journey

 When you bring a pet into your life, you begin a journey...

 

Pet loss grief site

Meds Information

A must do: look up each med you are giving your dog..

° VeterinaryPartner.com

° Mar Vista Animal Center

• Medline Plus 

Incontinence

° Care for incontinent dog

° Amy's no-sew diapers

° Wraps, diapers, harness for tiny dogs

° Article on diapers & wraps

° Slee-pee Time bed

° Pros and Cons diapers/wraps

° Pattern for Clark's Wrap

° reusable Pooch pads, bed, diaper, wraps

° Absorbant washable reusable pads

° Diapers & wraps great tips and how to makes

° tinkletrousers.com claims not to pull down their rear end!

°Piddle Pants

° Diaper coat custom for doxies

°Paralyzedpets.com wraps, diapers

° More homemade incontenence aids and ideas

Health & Hygiene

° UCDavis Brushing teeth

° How to brushing photos

° Dental care

° Ear cleaning

° dachworld.com/first_aid

° DDS Nail trimming

° WSU Nail Trimming

° VA-MA Vet College Pedicure

Research

Spine: Myelography, CT or MRI?

° Dr Degner on Myelogram, CT & MRI

° UTI: How to Diagnose and Treat

° Urinary Tract Infection Sept 04

° Bladder Infection

° Liver disease: Diagnostic Evaluation

° Understanding urinalysis numbers

° How to read lab tests

° Statins in SCI

° Accupuncture

° Disc Disease

° Physical Therapy

Dr. Borgens research: electrical stimulation & PEG

° PEG treatment for canine SCI

Antech non-steroidal anti-inflammatories

Steroid Blasting with Solu-Medrol, Dex not used anymore

° Steroid Blasting- Chrisman DVM, MS, EdS , U of FL A controversial aggressive emergency treatment of spinal cord trauma using IV SoluMedrol by Dr. Chrisman [n.d.]

° Paraparesis and paraplegia RM Clemmons, DVM, U of FL

° Treatment for disc herniation, which steroid to use and when  

details on NSAIDs and steroids used in IVDD new 1/23/08   

Why is it soooo... important to buy a pup with the right pedigree to lessen chances of IVDD?

For the savy puppy buyer

Please help get the word out. Leave copies at vet, pet shops, etc.

° 1 in 5 dachshunds back problems

° 1 de cada 5 perros salchicha tiene problemas de columna

Financial Aid

° Credit Care

° imom.org

° aahahelpingpets.org/root/

° angels4animals.org/

° help-a-pet.org

° thepetfund.com

° uan.org

° Disabled Dachshund Society Assn Disolved 12/31/07

Expressing poop & pee   

° Expressing Clark (bladder & bowels)

° Expressing bowels

° Expressing doxie movie

° Disabled Dachshund Society: Expressing

° K-9 nursing care

° Bowel & Bladder techniques in managing

° Handicappedpets.com step by step with photos

Anatomy of urogenital system

° What's is like to express a dog' bladder? look in the Dec 2006 archives, Written Wed 12/6/2006 about midway down page.   

Supplies

° Checklist of crate rest supplies to have on on hand

° Solid 2"(20"x25") memory Foam mattress 4lb density. $22.47 free ground shipping. custom sizes

° Pet Palace bed, premium pad for incontenence

° FortressPetCrates ex-pens and wire crates good prices!

° pH strips 80 for$8.99

° Kuddle Kot's Easy access pet bed  

Ramps

° Indoor ramp movie, photo & how-to make

° K. Anderson's homemade ramp

° J. Soliday's homemade ramp

° Thefoamguys

° Puppystairs.com

° PetClassic.com

° Bestpetramp.com

° Handicappedpets.com

° Yourpetramp.com

° Breederinfocenter.com

° Inthecompanyofdogs.com 

Strollers & Slings

° How to choose a pet stroller

° Pet Strollers group, check "files" for reviews by brand/model

° Homemade sweatshirt sling, SabakaSling, Chelsea's sling, Copper's Sling