Woody Cavenaugh

Our dog Jake had been gone a week when suddenly or corgie "Bud" stopped being a quadroped.

There was much lamenting on our part and more than a few doses of baby asprin hoping the situation would improve when finally Monday came and he could be taken to the vet. He had rare moments of mobility during the weekend where he went strait out to do has bathroom business. That done, he could barely get back inside again before he was once again immobile.

Our vet is a very good one and he laid it all out strait for us. It could possibly be botchulism, except for the fact that we are talking about a corgie and have this really nice X-ray showing calsification of the spine. The spine irritated the spinal cord which swelled and caused the visible signs. The good news is Sara was sent home with anti-swelling medication and a stern warning. Bud should improve, if he does, no jumping, hopping, or taking steps on stairs. If he gets better in the short term we won't have to worry for a couple of years. If it doesn't improve we have to worry in the short time.

It apparently isn't a matter or wether or not we will have to put him down so much as a matter of when we'll have to put him down.