Experienced Dachshund people help. Mine suddenly can't walk?

Question

We've had her for almost 4 weeks. She is 5 years old, does not climb onto or jump off of anything, is not overweight. I can't figure out if it is her entire hind end or one leg. I've heard about dachshunds having back problems but I thought that was a gradual thing. She will be going to the vet first thing in the morning, but I was hopping someone experienced with dashies could help me know what to expect.

Answer 1

She might have slipped a disk in her back. if so she will need surgery.

Answer 2

Your doing the best thing for her by taking her to the vet in the morning. If it is her back you need to have it looked at in the first 24 hours of her having trouble. When she does walk is her head going to more one said than the other. If it is, it probably is her back. Don't get up hope. I have a little mini-dachshund named Chewy Louie. Thank god he hasn't had any back problems. I have friends that have two long haired dachshunds and the one has had problems but they just have to watch him. They don't let him jump on anything. Good luck in the morning and I'll say a pray for your little doxie.

Answer 3

I had a Dachshund. She was older we had her for a few years. One day she took off down the road towards the water. She fell in to he water and when she got out she was limping. The next day she started dragging her bag legs behind her. We bought her to the vet and he said that she messed up her back. That she would need surgery and that would not fix it 100% that she would need a doggy wheelchair. She was 13 years old when this happen she instead of her going through the surgery and stuff we had her put down. I don't think that it takes much for them to throw there back out. Maybe your dog has a slight problem that can be fixed with surgery. You are doing the right thing bringing her in to the vet. Have her take it easy don't let her walk around too much and Good Luck.

Answer 4

They can suffer from slipped discs.

My friend's poodle cross suffered a slipped disc and dragged her hind quarters around. I took her to a Bowen therapist, it is a non invasive massage technique, and she was up and walking the next day.
The vet had suggested an op (not at all cheap) but we decided to try the Bowen first, if it didnt work, no harm done and she could have undergone the surgery.

Here is a link about it:
www.bowentherapy.com

It is worldwide now and you just need to google "Bowen therapy" and you state/country for the directory. Your vet may know of a therapist anyway. If they are into natural healing

Answer 5

http://www-hsc.usc.edu/~bjmcmil/back.html
My Charlie dog (dachshund) lived to be 14 yrs old. Died w/heart attack.
He was the best babysitter I ever had & could find a snake w/o looking.
One day his back went out. I carried him to the vet. My vet gave him a shot + pills & told me if he was no better in a few days, I might want to thing on putting him down.
I came home & got a groomers noose, put it around his belly under his back legs & lifted him up...he walked on front feet. We did this a week. He'd potty .... I carried him to a second vet. That vet give him a shot + pills & talk to me about back operation. I was lucky, after 3 months of walking him outside w/groomers noose-he got up & walked again. My first vet couldn't believe it when he saw him! Never give up!

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Same thing happened to one of my dach's. He has three crushed disk near his upper back. There are little warning signs of this happening. But never having experienced this, you would miss the signs. Imobilize your dog by caging it. See a vet quick. I put mine on prednisone and kept him up for week. He got able to walk again, but with a funny gait. Good luck.

Answer 8

I don't have a Doxie but I've read that this problem can occur very suddenly. It has something to do with the length of the spinal column in Doxies - sometimes a disc protrudes into the spinal column and can press on the spinal cord and cause paralysis. I believe it can be treated with steriods.

Answer 9

I remember that one of my old professors had a parapalegic daschund that kept kicking around for a number of years.

Answer 10

Poor baby. I hope she feels better soon.