My 4.5 pound yorkie injured her back the other night. She took off running and yellped as whe started to run. You know, that sound like when you accidently step on your dog's foot. She is only two and a half years old and very healthy. She seemed OK that night. By the next moring she would just set there and looked like she may have a stomach ache. By noon that day, I could see by the look in her face she was in pain. My wife immediatley headed to the vet with her. By the time they got to his office, she was having a hard time standing on her back leggs. He said she had probably tweaked her back and had a swollen disk. He gave her predinsone and said we should see a positive response in 24 to 48 hours. Within tow hours of leaving his office, she could not use her back leggs at all. We have kept giving here the predinsone and it has been over 48 hours. She has absolutley no feeling in her back legs. The doc says that is a very bad sign. With the reduction in swelling from the predinsone she should be seeing at least feeling in her legs. She tweaked here back Tuedsay night, she lost mobility the following Wednesday at noon. We have been treating her with predinsone since Wednesday at noon. It is now Friday night and she has no feeling in her back legs. We can pinch here toes and there is absolutley no response. I am very concerned she could be permanently paralyzed because of the time that has passed. Do you think there is any chance IGF could help at all. With no increase in feeling in her legs, I'm affraid to put her down is the only option. At this point I am willing to try anything to save her life. I'm very serious, do you think IGF could help. What dosage would you give a four and a half dog that you are trying to cure nerve damage. I have some on hand and could start immediatley.
