Slipped Discs

He has been crying in pain eversince I came back from honeymoon. Took him to the vet and could not examine what wrong with him except for fever. So back home with painkiller and he got well after two days. Well, with that it costs me $80.


(2) Two days ago, the same symptoms came back. The symptoms are (a) High pitch barking, (b) crying in pain, (c) limping sometimes and (d) could not jump up and down my bed. So worried that I actually had to bring him back to Animal Recovery Center today. This time round was another vet who examined him. His name is Dr Lai and he actually laughed heartedly when he saw cookie. "What happened to his hair?", he asked. "Well, he actually dropped too much hair that we decided to shave him off but to keep the shape of his head hair to make him looks like a lion", i replied. Anyway, Dr Lai used his N95 nokia and took photos of cookie as he looks cute. This is how he looks like. lol.





(3) After which, Dr Lai took four xray on his neck and he actually suffering from slipped discs on his cervical region.




(4) Cervical disc disease involves the acute or chronic pressure of material from an intervertebral disc pressing on or around the spinal cord in the area of the neck. The exact cause of disc degeneration is unknown but in many cases there is a change in the content of the disc from a soft, pliable gel to stiff mineral that can slowly compress the spinal cord or suddenly burst into the spinal canal. Discs in the cervical region of the spine can affect the front legs and the back legs to varying degrees. This disc disease can affect one side of the body or both sides.Dogs may show only mild neck pain all the way through to complete paralysis of all four legs without the ability to perceive any sensation whatsoever. Sudden onset neck pain is the most common clinical sign.


(5) Dr lau had given him steroids to relieve his pain and would like to see him again before he flew off on the 29th of Nov. He mentioned that it is not serious now but can be very serious if the pain still persists. Cookie has to go thru MRI and surgery. MRI usually require anaesthesia and the surgery is considered a risk ones which 10% of dogs died from it.

(6) Before we left, Dr Lai told his staff that cookie looks so cute and he has a pair of "ren xing" eyes.

(7) Two and half hours at the center and now we are home sweet home. Little boy has to be on medication and glad that he quite love the medicine. By the way, it costs me $250 for the whole procedure. I am broke with my brother wedding this month..

Well, hope he gets well soon..I am so worried about him!!!