My doggy is believed to have a problem with a disc in his neck. He’s 4 years old and keeps pacing and patting and makes yep noises. Is anyone familiar with this?? I’ve been to 10 different Vets. Within 2 weeks
What are the vets telling you? Have they done xrays, etc? Have they given you a treatment plan? Why have you felt the need to see 10 different vets within 2 weeks? Are you disagreeing with their diagnosis? Or with their prognosis or treatment?
Each Vet has said something differently, They all keep pushing pain meds and muscle relaxers Yes he’s had an X-ray results take up to 1 week to get them back. I forgot to say He started first with twitching The very first Vet. said she doesn’t know why he’s twitching The second Vet says his blood work was good and the testing of his motor skills were good and that I shouldn’t be to concerned The third Vet says she think he either has White Dog Syndrome or he’s just wanting the attention we’re giving him From maybe a seizure To maybe IVDD To maybe a brain tumor I’m so exhausted
Have you tried the pain meds to see if his behavior changes? Sometimes, it takes a bit of trial and error to diagnose as the dog can't tell us how he feels. If his behavior settles or not while on pain relievers, that could give the vet a good starting point for the diagnosis. As you don't have xray results back yet and the blood test and motor skills are good, I recommend starting a journal to record everything for the next few days. When he eats and what, pee/poop, what he's doing when the behavior starts and/or stops, and so on. Include if his behavior changes when you hold him or give him attention. Just write everything down throughout the day and night. That information can be invaluable to the vet. The more detailed you can get, the more data they have to rules things out.
@MiaMi Your mention of twitching made me think of Syringomelia, most commonly seen in Cavaliers, but it also occurs in other toy breeds - including Bichons. I am not diagnosing, but suggesting that you have a read online about Syringomelia and Chiari-like malformation, just to see if anything there chimes with what you are experiencing.
