My 13 year old pug has delayed proprioception in his hind legs, but I think his front ones are fine. Harder to tell. His hind legs seem to be getting very very slowly worse. Could that be caused by the same thing which caused some sort of central nervous system deficits a few weeks ago? Brief ataxia, head tilt, hypermetria. And/or the daily vomiting (and re-eating) which started a month ago, and was helped by famotidine. And/or his very recent new impulse to lick my comforter instead of his stuffed frog. Ewww! He had a bunch of vaccinations in early March, and then the daily vomiting three weeks later (plus one eye was red). Then about two weeks later the CNS symptoms. He was put on antibiotics and steroids and seemed to feel much better, and no returning CNS symptoms, but not sure about proprioception. The comforter licking started two or three days after the steroids stopped. He also had a much worse (but different) CNS problem two years ago around the same time and also I guess about a month after lots of vaccinations. Seemed completely better after two rounds of antibiotics and a month of tapering steroids that time. Could both of these CNS incidences actually be a reaction to the vaccines? (Or infected cat poop he eats in the backyard?) Is it possible that the two rounds of antibiotics really helped two years ago and he would benefit now from another round? Would a CBC panel show evidence for whether or not antibiotics would help? My vet says unless I get an MRI, all she can do is give steroids to treat the symptoms, so I'm looking for other possibilities.

Where can I find a Vet clinic or an Hospital that use the heat sensing camera in New York state near Montreal, Quebec, Canada? Signs of proprioceptivef my dog: light to moderate dragging foot, placing toes on dorsal side, balancing his tail when walking, light to moderate staggering and a bit of worn nails

I have a 12 year old Dingo named Zig Zag that seems to have Proprioceptive Deficits. Myself like many people in the community have fallen on a financial hardship resulting in no moneys to see a vet. For the past 2 years my guy has occasionally had days when he would fall while running or out on a walk. This last week he had out of the blue fallen multi pal times on a Friday. The again on Saturday he had a few falls. Sunday he fell about two times then at one point he couldn't stand up by himself. Later in the evening on Sunday he was able to walk after help in lifting him to a standing position. Monday he cant stand up by himself and it seems like his paws are paralyzed he try to walk and lands paw knuckled and cant right them and down he goes. Mind you my guy is about 110lb Dingo so hes a big guy. I cant pick him up hes bigger then me. So the question weighing on my mind is should I continue to cart him around in a wagon I have gotten him some joint supplements and multiple vitamins plus I have been giving him leg,paw,and back massages in hopes to help him out. I dont want to put him threw all this if there is no chance he will improve and with no money I cant go to a vet there is now free medical for animals that I have found. I love my guy so much I cant even bear the thought of loosing him especially if there is a chance for him to improve. I have even thought of making him a walker to help him not fall. I have not seen anything for the front legs only the back legs . Again is it a prolonging of the inevitable. He doesn't seem to be in pain but I dont know for sure. Please any suggestions would be extremely appreciated.

My dog has had a couple times where her limbs became weak but yesterday they were so weak that she fell down 5 stairs. Now she can't stand AT ALL. Her front legs are buckled and she falls face down and I put her outside and she got a mouth full of dirt. She looks at me with lucid eyes but has no control over her legs to stand or walk. I have an appt to have her put down in two hours. She is old, maybe 14 or so. I rescued her from a puppy mill where she birthed many litters. She is a Min Pin. Is there any hope?

Rosie, age 3, suddenly, one day couldn’t walk or bear weight on her 4 paws. After spending 3 days at 4 different vets, including seeing a neurologist vet, there was no definitive diagnosis, but polyradiculoneuritis was suggested. She finally walked on day 4, albeit clumsily and awkwardly. Over the next month, she improved to the point of others not noticing anything being wrong. We noticed she didn’t run as fast, or jump as much or as high as previously. Unfortunately, we are now noticing, approximately 2 months after the initial incident that she is a bit clumsy with her back legs, tripping going upstairs, occasionally hearing nails drag when on walks. The vet noticed delayed placement of her back paws at her exam, 1 week ago. Any ideas?

May 21st 2019 I noticed that my dog was having difficulty walking. He would yelp a lot and would not want to be moved. He lifted his back up like a cat when he tried to walk. I took him to the vet on May 23rd and he was prescribed Metacam. Over the weekend, he stopped the yelping. He didn’t show much improvement though. He started falling over everytime he tried to walk and was completely unmotivated to get up. He was motivated to be outside and would try his best to walk but would fall over after a few steps. A few days later, he started not being able to get up at all and he did not have movement on his back legs when trying to get up. I got very worried and called the vet who suggested an x-ray or wait a few more days. He lays down and drags himself where he wants to go. He is able to pee and poop but does it while laying down. He then started knuckling on his front paws to try to move. I took him to the vet on June 1st and he had an x-ray which only showed arthritis. The vet believes it is neurological such as something with his disc or meningitis but cannot know for sure without very expensive exams. The vet also said he does not have a sense of his proprioreceptors. He was prescribed Prednisone (1 tablet in the morning, 1/2 tablet at night). The vet said I should see improvements within 3 days and if he does not get better then he will not ever improve without expensive exams and possibly surgery and would have to be put down. That night, he itched himself with his back legs, maybe showing that he does have proprioreceptors. Today, June 2nd, he tried to get up and was able to somewhat move his back legs. He is still laying down most of the times but has motivation to get up at times. He rarely yelps, seems as though he is not in pain. I strongly believe there is something else I could do for him that does not require expensive exams. He is eating fine and drinking water. He still looks at us begging for food. He barks when he hears noises like his usual self. I believe that he has a few more years left in him. I think the vet is making a very fast decision about recommending euthanasia so fast. Please let me know what you think. It would be greatly appreciated.

Let me start by stating that this is not necessarily a question/inquiry, but rather a possible beacon of light for other pet parents out there who are afraid of the unknown possibilities. My little girl, at the time was 10 years old, simply walked outside to use the bathroom when BAM! she let out the most blood curdling scream I have ever heard (I have been a Vet Tech for 18+ years now). I turned around to see her sitting, not on her bottom, but on her lower back with her hind legs twisted around each other. I picker her up, untangled her legs and she went right back into her previous position. I quickly jumped in a warm shower with her, running the water down her back and hind legs while gently massaging her, after 30 minutes she could bare a minimal amount of weight on her legs. Long story short, I took her to the vet who diagnosed her with IVDD/"slipped disc." Immediately started her on pain medication, muscle relaxers, 'bed rest', a regiment of at-home physical therapy (simply walking her over a broomstick on the ground), and laser therapy 3x weekly. Within 2 months, Peachs was not only baring weight on her hind legs, but was running (controlled on a harness/leash) with her siblings. She is now 12 and nobody can believe she suffered through what she did, her life has returned to completely normal with daily activities and her mobility. While she still takes medications to manage her condition I would suggest trying different pharmaceuticals, I did not feel comfortable with her being on such strong drugs. Our last medication change was almost a year ago and she is going strong. NEVER GIVE UP HOPE!!!