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Post by Andy & Justine on Jan 22, 2015 13:17:47 GMT -5
Hi all. A friend's Doberman has recently been diagnosed with Wobblers Syndrome. Just wondered if anybody on here has experience of this and how they dealt with it- for instance, was surgery the only option or was there a form of therapy that could be used. Would really appreciate some advice. Thanks in advance. Andy.
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Post by deborahburt on Jan 22, 2015 15:31:39 GMT -5
Sorry Andy,no advice but hope everything works out well for the dog.
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Post by henpecked on Jan 22, 2015 15:47:44 GMT -5
My nephew had a doberman with wobblers, had couple of operations. He had to go to a specialist vet hospital for the ops. Very expensive(insured luckily) but he had several more years of good quality life. Dont know if any therapy would help, vet should advise on that. Best wishes for your friends dog.
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Post by Andy & Justine on Jan 23, 2015 13:07:34 GMT -5
thanks for the replies
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Post by julies on Jan 23, 2015 14:26:03 GMT -5
Is it common in Dobes? I knew one with it too  TBH I'd try chiropractic and just see is that made a difference Oh and acupuncture but surgery seems to be the real 'cure' .. expensive tho. I'd have the dog on a harness to keep any pressure as spread out s possible as long as the harness didn't touch any affected areas. J xx |
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Post by Andy & Justine on Jan 26, 2015 1:45:34 GMT -5
Hi, yes it's a condition that affects large breeds. Having done some research it's confirmed that surgery is the right path to take.
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Post by mimimouse on Jan 27, 2015 5:59:28 GMT -5
I had two Dobie brothers with it they coped well at first with it being managed with pain relief but sadly Ty jumped out of the back of the car on a trip to the vets for a check up walked into the vets sat down waiting for the vet to call us in and then couldn't get up was totally paralysed and had to be pts we lost his brother 18 mnths later our vets advised against surgery at the time but it was a few years ago so things may well have changed
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