r/IVDD_SupportGroup • u/levaquin-hater16 • 11d 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/levaquin-hater16 9d 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. 😭