Symptoms of herniated intervertebral disc in dogs:
Cervical disc herniation, neck pain, bowing, neck extension, neck muscle spasm, resistance to touch; forelimb limping, stiff gait, short stride. Severe cases have varying degrees of quadriplegia and ataxia.
The thoracolumbar intervertebral disc is herniated, the back pain is unwilling to move, and the back is arched. When touching a dog’s spine, it is common to experience hypersensitivity. The lesion site is usually one or two segments before the sensitive point. Different degrees of hind limb paraparesis and ataxia, urinary and fecal incontinence. Affected dogs can suddenly appear paralyzed, or paralyzed hindquarters, or walk unsteadily, or can not move. It is manifested as abruptly not allowing people to touch its waist or body. When people touch its body, the dog will howl, and its temperament is extremely rough. When walking, the gait is stiff or extremely cautious, and sometimes even “crying” hides.
Treatment of a herniated disc in dogs:
A herniated disc in dogs is a spinal cord disorder that can be treated with Conservative therapy and surgical therapy. It mainly adopts conservative treatment. Treatment principles of conservative therapy: limit activity, relieve pain, reduce inflammation, and promote the recovery of neurological function.
Restrict activities, place the sick dog in a dog cage, or place it in the original residence, do not disturb it too much, let it get adequate rest, or keep it on a leash. .
Occlusion therapy, ampicillin sodium: 0.5g; procaine: 1.5ml; lidocaine: 1.5ml; dexamethasone: 5mg; 7d is a course of treatment, do not use it for a long time.
Acupoint injection, with ampicillin: 0.5g; Bone peptide injection: 2ml; Baihui point injection, combined with intramuscular injection Dexamethasone: 5mg, the effect is better, the interval is 3d/time, 3 times is a course of treatment.
To promote the recovery of nerve function, use compound angelica injection 2ml; VB1: 2ml, VB12: 1ml. Subcutaneous injection, as a nutritional drug for regulating nerves, has a remarkable effect.
Exercise restrictions, in daily life, avoid making the sick dog do violent body twisting actions, such as squatting, jumping up and down, playing, going up and down stairs, running wildly with all limbs in the air, barking, etc. .
