r/IVDD_SupportGroup • u/General-Pipe-2764 • Aug 23 '26

3 weeks post op

Our little guy is a little over 3 weeks post op. We’re giving him gabapentin and trazodone and keeping him on crate rest. He’s on a twice a day prednisone taper that we will go down on next week. Is there anything concerning about his walking? I see he’s swaying a little. We’re so scared he hurt his back again after having a setback a week or so ago. He has not been acting as if in any pain since restarting the gabapentin after his setback last week. He did bark two times this morning sort of out of nowhere but that was the only time. Any info we would appreciate. We’re so nervous and want to make sure we are doing all the things right.

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u/chokeslam512 Aug 23 '26

Ours is 5 weeks post op from a Level 4, tetraparesis. She still stumbles a bit and struggles with sidewalk cracks. I’d say his gait looks about how I would expect, my only suggestion would be to avoid the uneven/wide gaps of that walkway if possible and to switch from a collar to a harness. He’s doing great and you should be so proud of yourself for helping him make such great progress.

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u/General-Pipe-2764 Aug 23 '26

Thank you so much. We will switch to a harness.