So, I managed to get home at a relatively decent time last night, what with the tube strikes. Only to find that HRH was at the front door waiting for someone to get home, paralysed from the hips downwards. Totally unable to move. I managed to get her to the vet at 10pm, putting a towel under her back legs and lifting them so she could walk with her front legs. She was given a huge Cortisone cocktail and an anti inflammatory, and this morning was no better. We went back to the vet, who managed to get us an emergency appointment at the Animal Health Trust (a fantastic place specialising in neurological disorders/problems in animals, with amazing MRI and hi-tech CT scanners, better than in most human hospitals) for 11.30. The drive was over 2 hours and we made it there only 25 minutes late after being stuck in Traffic on the M25. We have no diagnosis yet - the vet said it could be a ruptured/broken disc causing herniation and pressure on the spinal chord, a Fibrocartilaginous Embolism or a tumour also causing pressure, or that she had a stroke of some sort in her spine (dogs can have them in their spine as well as the brain). Anyhow, her MRI was scheduled for about 4.30pm (about an hour ago) and I am waiting for a call from the vet. I'm just praying it's something that surgery will fix. She won't be home for a while, that's for sure.
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Oh no! So sorry to hear that! I'll keep my fingers crossed that this is a curable problem! You and HRH are in my thoughts! xoxo
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