Trudy Otter

09/18/2023

Dezi Diamond Rays. in my heart forever, she was laid to rest Feb 2020 and on Aug 26 2023 little baby Troodles (Trudy Otter ) was laid to rest beside her.

09/05/2023

09/03/2023

Trudy little Troodles..... whatever could I have done differently. I am doing my best to find a way to make things right. Yes, you are now in heaven my little baby.

I had a super rough weekend When we buried you August 26, 2023

09/03/2023

I found it!

A place that can help puppies like Trudy Otter ~ I am going to try and contact them to help publish information about the Neuromuscular disease that sounds like Trudy's sudden Paralysis.

Please explore this newfound resource, help me decide if they are authentic. THANK YOU!!!!

This Veterinarians Organization has this to say:

* We interpret language and information that may be confusing to the everyday pet parent to cut out the clutter so you can make informed decisions.

* We only source reputable experts and back up any claim with a study or scholarly article.

* Our mission is to provide pet parents just like you with the most up-to-date expert information and resources you need to make better, more informed decisions that support the health and happiness of your companion animals

08/28/2023

Trudy Otter and her case study is not a new one.

As it turns out, after Trudy died we found out about another dog named Noodles who had the same symptoms as Trudy first presented on August 22, 2023

Trudy had sudden impact- she was hit with the force of a car hitting her. She had an injury. IF we had acted on it that night, operated, she would have been like Noodles in that respect. she did not have IVDD as the whole MedVet office kept chanting over and over and over and over........ she also did not have the neuromuscular disease that Noodles had. Trudy's case study and purpose of looking at similar symptoms, is for a veterinarian to do a THOROUGH exam and collect MORE information. For Trudy Otter, it is too late.
for all the medical experts who see this, it is not too late.
collect more information.
resist the urge to jump to hasty diagnoses.

Acute Onset Neuromuscular Disease in Dogs

Read the story of Noodles.

There are others and I would love to find them and connect with their case studies.

Rather than do one of those.... links.. (I hate links. I really do.) I am doing copy and paste for the story. the date of the story is from July 2023.

Story headline: ________WSU veterinarians help dog walk______

Written by:______ Devin Rokyta, College of Veterinary Medicine

He still has a slight wobble in his back legs that his owner Tony McBride says makes him, at times, look like a “drunken sailor.”

But Noodles, a 7-year-old dachshund-schnauzer mix, can walk and even give chase to the occasional squirrel or cat. That was all in question just three years ago when he arrived at Washington State University’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital with an injury that had left him paralyzed in his back legs.

Surgeons gave Noodles a 10% chance of regaining any mobility without surgery, and those odds only improved to 50% with an intensive procedure and a lengthy rehabilitation that would be difficult on Noodles and his owners.

“The prognosis wasn’t good, but his spirit never died. After the surgery, he just kept wanting to get better and better, and little by little, he has kept improving,” McBride said. “We are thankful every day for WSU and for how they helped Noodles.”

Exactly how Noodles injured himself is a question, but McBride suspects it occurred on Thanksgiving of 2020 while celebrating the holiday with family. Nothing had seemed awry until McBride tried to coax Noodles into his car for the ride home.

“He wouldn’t jump up into the backseat like he always does,” McBride said. “I thought maybe he’s just tired from playing.”

McBride helped Noodles into the car, and he seemed better by the time they got home. The next morning, though, the young dog “froze” on the stairs and was unable to move as McBride tried to take him for his normal morning outing.

McBride and his wife, Suzanne, rushed Noodles to an emergency care clinic near their home in Spokane. An exam found Noodles had no deep pain sensation in the rear portion of his body, and he was unable to move his legs. The prognosis, the veterinarian told the couple, was not good.

“They were doubtful he would walk again, and they recommended we take him to WSU,” Tony said. “We were heartbroken, but there was no question in my mind that we wanted the best possible medicine and technology available to do whatever they could to help that little dog.”

An MRI at WSU found Noodles had a herniated disk in his spine. Just as in a human spine, a dog’s backbone has a series of vertebrae, and between the vertebrae are round cushions called disks that act as a buffer between vertebrae and allow for bending and movement. A herniated disk occurs when some of the material within it protrudes or extrudes into the spinal canal and compresses the spinal cord.

Not long after, neurologist Dr. Vishal Murthy and surgery resident Dr. Marjorie Owen performed a procedure to relieve the condition. The surgery went without complications, but Noodles was still unable to feel or use his hind legs when he left the hospital days later.

At his six-week checkup, however, he had regained some movement.

“The most telling time period is that first six weeks, and so when we saw that we were cautiously optimistic that he would continue to improve,” Owen said.

Noodles still had a long and slow road ahead. He began an intense rehabilitation that included frequent walks, hydrotherapy, red light therapy and acupuncture.
His owners used a unique harness that ran the length of his body to stabilize him as he was relearning to walk. They also purchased specially designed boots that helped to protect his hind paws and prevent him from “knuckling,” a neurological condition caused by his injury. In dogs with this condition, one or more of its feet will curl, causing the animal to either drag the feet or walk on its knuckles rather than its paws.
“I would take him on multiple walks a day,” Tony said. “We started out slow, maybe five minutes or so, then we’ve worked out to 15 minutes and a half an hour. It was a really long, long process to see this little dog with so much heart regain his mobility.”
Noodles showed steady improvement, which is still continuing today.
“His owners were very committed to his care and wanted to do whatever they possibly could, and that makes a huge difference,” Owen said. “Our part as veterinarians and surgeons is so small in the grand scheme of things, and these owners are really the people who make or break a recovery.”

08/26/2023

Trudy D.Otter One has been laid to rest today. Grief is so heavy I feel broken.

08/26/2023

07/31/2023

Dreamer aka Dreamy

from fuzzy baby to now full grown one yr old.

AKC Arial Bupont Dreamer

because... why not adorn a fun fancy name to such a muppet? ha ha ha

07/21/2023

Rory is ready for a nap already. He hasn’t had an adventure at Auntie Barb AndSheyna in a LONG time….perhaps it’s been 2 years or so

07/21/2023

Riley and Rory are visiting. Kassandra Ratta it’s “chicken nugget”!

07/21/2023

AKC Havanese Puppy for sale.

she is awesome. barely 6 mos old. call or text BARB 330-988-0122

06/23/2023

looks like FUN! I shall mention to the hubby and see what happens.

05/27/2023

Trudy D.Otter One
class at HyBar

Everyone passed for their AKC Star Puppy

05/20/2023

https://youtu.be/07P-6gqYg2g

lots of work, but this is super smart and helps to keep your neighbors happy.

This is an open invitation for anyone to build a better burn barrel. Let’s see what you’ve got!As requested, links to items used in this project: #4 Unibit (s...

05/20/2023

https://youtu.be/eP3xJIJ-TbU

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04/20/2023

secret love.

if I had a fat piggybank.

nostalgic. If I could just sit in this. and breathe in the fun times of such a beauty.

they don't make them like this anymore.

1990 Jeep Grand Wagoneer 4 Wheel Drive All ORIGINAL ONLY 2 Owners Owned by a local Doctor BRAND NEW Tires Well maintained and serviced CLEAN Regular Price $35,995 Discount -$8,000...

04/17/2023

Awwww...... the early days Auntie Barb's Camp for Doggies

Peanut
Rufus
Dezi
Oliver

04/17/2023

04/17/2023