Sparky goes under the knife (again)

[ycartrob]

Back in May 2005, our beloved Corgi mix Sparky
had a herniated disc that caused paralysis in his
back 2 legs. He had corrective surgery and has
been fine and healthy for the past 2 years.
Until, last night, when his back legs
"went out on him", and after being up
all night and day, to 3 different vets, he has
another herniated disc in his back and will
be going into surgery this afternoon. (which will
cost about the same as seeing the White Stripes over 100 times).

So, please send prayers, karma, energy,
all just good ol vibes to Sparky here in Nashville.      
PEACE

[megisnotreal]

my best to you.

[sweatboard]

Oh no.  I thought you ment you were walking Sparky around the neighborhood when the White Stripes tickets went on sale.  Knoxville is sending good Sparky Vibes your way.  Good Luck Sparky, We Love You. :-*

[vespachick]

Me and Mack are sending tons of good vibes to Sparky...

[BH]

Good luck Sparky.

[ycartrob]

Oh no.  I thought you ment you were walking Sparky around the neighborhood when the White Stripes tickets went on sale.  Knoxville is sending good Sparky Vibes your way.  Good Luck Sparky, We Love You. :-*

well, at this point, I'd rather walk Sparkums around the block than see anyone play, especially after watching him drag himself around the floor in pain this morning.

Unless, of course, it was Hey Girl at Altamont...

[SMc55]

Hope all goes well for the little chap.

[corey]

Ohhh... my.

I'm sorry, Tracy. Best to you, LA, and good ol' Sparky.

I'm gonna go give my dog a hug now.

[Jenny]

that's devastating
i'm sorry.
good luck!

[red]

All the best!!!  

[dragonboy]

Hope it all works out OK.

[JacketGal]

All the best to Sparky. What a cutie!

[Dee.]

Sparky appears to be a grand champion.

Best wishes!!

[ali]

sorry to hear that tracy - lots of love to you & the little guy for a full recovery!!

[EC]

Sparky is a Ninja Warrior.  He'll be ok, Trace, no doubt in my mind.  I'm sorry about the worry, though, and the poor little guy having to have pain.  Doesn't seem fair.  Keep us updated, please!!  xoxoxoxox  Best vibes heading south to Nashville maintenant!

[sweatboard]

How did the surgery go?

[ycartrob]

How did the surgery go?

So far, so good. He comes back home Tuesday. He's on copious amounts of pain killers; hopefully he has some good tunes to listen to.

[sweatboard]

Ha, take him some Dan Deacon.....and save some of those pain pills.

[corey]

That's great news.

Since this has happened a few times, did they give you any warning signs to look for so that this might not happen again? Or is there any way to prevent it?

[ycartrob]

That's great news.

Since this has happened a few times, did they give you any warning signs to look for so that this might not happen again? Or is there any way to prevent it?

The vet says this happens to your smaller, long bodied dogs (dauchsands, corgis, etc...). You can try to prevent them from launching themselves from chairs, beds, etc...but somethimes there's nothing to do to prevent it b/c there's so little support in between their front/back legs.