My name is Pippin, and I am a standard poodle with Wobbler's Syndrome. I wasn't diagnosed until I was 11-1/2 years old, when I went acutely down after taking a relatively minor fall when I was playing with my sister, Zooey. I am now a poster dog (if you don't mind my saying so myself) for the power of alternative therapies -- in my case, a combination of acupuncture, e-stim, laser therapy, hyperba
ric oxygen, manual therapy and other rehabilitation modalities helped me come back from quadriplegia to walking (and running) under my own power over about 16 weeks of treatment. My human will be posting pictures and videos looking back on that rehab period, links to resources that have really helped me over that time, and updates on the fun stuff I am able to do now that I have this second chance at life.
