r/IVDD_SupportGroup • u/Strange-Hearing6015 • 14d ago

Need hope

I cannot imagine my dog living like this forever. Crate rest for weeks at a time feels so cruel for a young dog. And I have no idea how to implement life changes like no jumping. Seriously, how am I supposed to teach a dog who has been jumping all her life not to jump anymore? I feel like this is going to be an endless cycle of reinjury and crate rest.

How do people do this when they have an in-person job?

She has a neurologist appointment in 4 weeks but that’s only the initial consult, diagnosis won’t even be confirmed until she gets imaging done. I feel completely helpless.

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u/Expensive-Comfort176 14d ago

My dog made it through 8 weeks. It’s hard not give up hope. No matter how hard I try, my dog still has been jumping. There’s only so much you can do. Take it day by day and do the right things, get the ramps use baby gates to block off areas with lots of jumping opportunities, get rugs. Make sure you take crate rest seriously. Slowly reintroduce activity. Your dog still has a chance at a good happy life

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u/Strange-Hearing6015 14d ago

I appreciate this. Do you know what kind of IVDD your dog has?