I am just telling a story of an amazing dog.
"Mr Toby and his favorite toy"
One evening while we were watching TV my beagle "Toby" tried to jump into my lap which he does all the time, he is my lap buddy, well he missed and fell back on to his butt rather hard. He started acting a little strange after that and started having trouble walking. By the next day he was really having issues with his back two legs. We took him to the vet to see what was wrong. They did a check-up and said it could be a couple of things 1) He could have blown a disc, 2) He could have had an Fibrocartilaginous Embolism, treatment is steroids, muscle relaxer and a pain reliever. So we had to find out what was wrong so we did an MRI (Yes an MRI, hey this is my bud and I will take care of him no matter what, actually both my dogs are in this category and her name is "Maggie")
"Miss Maggie"
The MRI came back negative for the blown disc and the prognosis was Fibrocartilaginous Embolism. So we bring Toby home and he can't walk or support his weight, very gut retching experience. Toby never gave up and he was a trooper from day 1. We took him out several times a day to do his business and we made the mistake of trying to help him to much. On the second day he hadn't done anything and we are getting very concerned. My lovely wife took him out and decided to back off a little and he finally did his business on his own, we just help with steadying him. Anyway that evening he decided he was going to walk and that was it, away he went very wobbly but walking. The vets were prepared to tell us it could be up to two weeks before he would get to this point. He amazes me with his grit and determination to walk again. I call him the miracle dog. He continues to improve and get stronger each day and it has become a challenge to slow him down so he doesn't hurt himself. And to give you a little more what this little guy is like, I was carrying him downs some stairs when I wrenched my ankle and fell back on my butt. After we sat down to cuddle, he sat back and licked my face showing his concern for me. So if your pet/buddy has suffered an Fibrocartilaginous Embolism, please don't give up hope, let them know you love them and be there for them. The rewards are simply beyond words. We are a week into the recovery process. He is walking, a little wobbly, but thinks he can run a jump which he can't but he keeps trying anyway. Exercise is very important to keep the joints working right. We hope and pray for his total recovery. I hope this will give you hope as you start on the road to recovery for your buddy.
