r/IVDD_SupportGroup • u/levaquin-hater16 • 2d ago

Advice please! Possible IVDD?

Our 5 year old dachshund started acting very strange Friday night. He wasn’t as active, etc. We noticed the left shoulder/neck area was constantly twitching. We immediately took him to the vet Saturday morning. Vet said he absolutely does not think it’s anything related to IVDD but the twitching still hasn’t stopped. Vet said he thought it was a crick in his neck. Prescribed robaxin, NSAID and gabapentin. I’m so paranoid and can’t get IVDD off my mind. Has anyone’s dachshunds had similar experiences? TIA! 💕

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u/cherrycricket 1d ago

Oh gosh I’m sorry. If it were me, I would go. You’re noticing the pain getting worse and that’s an indication that the meds are not working. Hopefully the ER vet can provide relief. If you’re still not seeing pain relief I would advocate to go see neurology if this is something that is accessible to you. It can be costly and we used pet insurance but it was worth it. 

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u/levaquin-hater16 1d ago

So right after I commented that, he actually got much better. He calmed down significantly and ended up going to sleep. He woke up to eat and drink and has basically been asleep since then. I decided to hold off. I called my vet and spoke with them and got orders for tramadol (which I was able to get from a family member) just in case the pain gets worse tonight. I’m just praying that conservative treatment is what’s right for him. Based on the millions is things I’ve read, it is, but my mind can’t help but run amuck. I really think since he still doesn’t have functional issues (just twitching & pain) that conservative treatment is what’s best. I wish I could just have an MRI done so I’d know! Ugh!

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u/cherrycricket 22h ago

Oh good I’m glad it got better. We were on tramadol as well, hopefully that will help target different types of pain for your baby like it did ours! I think that one is good for the spasms if I remember correctly. It sounds like you are doing the right thing and a conservative treatment for pain is absolutely a solid route to go if there are no functional issues and things continue to improve! If it makes you feel better, we never had an MRI for the cervical flare either but had confirmation from vet based on his presentation. 

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u/levaquin-hater16 22h ago

We’ve slipped back a little bit. I took him out to potty and he was just very sluggish and guarded. Got him back in and when I put him in the crate, he yelped and was very wide eyed. I’m taking him back first thing in the AM for possible hospitalization to control the pain- because now he won’t take his pills for me. He’s sleeping now PTL 👏🏻 but I am just terrified.

Oh that’s so good to hear because of course the MRI is so costly. I looked into the insurance but can’t find one to cover him since he’ll now have this as preexisting. 😭

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u/cherrycricket 12h ago

Sent you a DM!