The symptoms of the dog’s lumbar intervertebral disc:
The dog’s body temperature was 38℃, nervousness; hind limbs were weak, and walking was difficult; the eye reflex was normal.
There was no knee jerk reflex when the knee joint was tapped with a reflex hammer, and there was a weak pain reflex when the rear limb was pressed.
The hind limbs could not stand normally at rest, the hind limbs were inclined laterally, ataxia, and the toes ground; Upright suspension and table edge tests showed both hindlimb dysfunction.
Palpation of abdominal tension stimulated the hind limbs with reflexes, and the surface temperature of the hind limbs was normal.
Western Medicine:
Methylprednisolone Acetate Injection (20mL/bottle, 20mg) according to body weight 2mg/kg, subcutaneous injection at Baihui point;
Amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium injection (specification is 10mL/bottle, amoxicillin 1400mg + clavulanate 350mg) according to body weight 50mg/ kg, subcutaneous injection at Baihui point:
Vitamin B, injection (specification is 2mL/piece, 100mg), 50mg/time, mixed with vitamin B injection (specification is 1mL/piece, 0.5 mg) , 0.5 mg/time, subcutaneously injected around Baihui point;
Danshen injection 1 mlL/time, subcutaneously injected.
TCM:
Baihui Point :
Between the last lumbar vertebra and the spinous process of the 1st sacral vertebra, 1 acupoint, 1-3 cm with a filigree needle.
Tail root:
Between the last sacral vertebra and the spinous process of the first coccyx vertebra, 1 point, puncture 0.5-1 cm with a filigree needle or moxibustion.
Huanjing:
In the depression in front of the greater trochanter of the femur, one point on the left and one on the left, the filigree needle is directly pierced 2-4 cm or moxa Moxibustion.
Yangling:
In the courtyard between the biceps femoris behind the lateral aspect of the knee joint of the hind limbs, 1 acupoint on the left and right, 2 filiform needles ~3 em.
The back three miles:
In the upper 1/4 of the outer side of the calf, in the tibia-fibula space, 1 on each side Point, filiform needle straight or oblique 2-3 em,
Xiexi (Houquchi):
Anterior transverse joint of the joint In the pattern, on the vein between the tibia and the appendix, or avoiding the blood vessels, acupoints are selected, 1 acupoint on the left and right, and the filiform needle is punctured straight and obliquely 1-3 cm.
Heel (heel end):
In the depression between the lateral side of the calcaneus and the distal end of the fibula, 1 point on each side, filigree needle Straight or oblique 0.5~2cm.
The above acupoints were stimulated by electroacupuncture. Continuous wave, the first intensity was adjusted to 1, the power of infrared irradiation was 40 W, and the action time was 20 minutes.
Patient dogs came to the hospital every 3 days for treatment with integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine. Apply hot compresses to the lumbar spine and hind limbs every day at home to promote blood circulation.
