AgilityLola
Well-known member
Hi,
i'm new to the forum so thought i would share a bit about my Lola. Lola is my 2 year old blenheim cavalier, who i know has SM. She hasn't had the MRI yet but i have seen enough signs to know she's got it.
I think i first noticed the signs when she was 14 weeks old. i was brushing her and suddenly she started scratching her right side. i dismissed this and didn't think anything of it until the signs started becoming more obvious. she first started scratching on lead when she was about 11 months old, she only did it a few times in about 3 months, but i knew this was one of the signs of SM so started to monitor it. By the age of one, last august, Lola couldn't go on a walk without air scratching one or twice. I told my parents and even though she has insurance mum didn't want to take her because of the fear of it.
It has taken until she turned 2 for my mum to let me take Lola to the Vets because of her SM. Though the SM hasn't progressed much more in fact it isn't as bad, she doesn't scratch as much, but the sensitivity in her back end has increased and she has started fly catching.
So this Thursday we are taking Lola to the Vets about her SM. i don't know what to expect as my Vets has never had a case. i have talked to them, as i work there, and they say that drug management is less extreme than surgery. But i would prefer to get rid of it, she is a strong healthy dog and i know that drugs just mask the effects for so long until they stop working, so i rather it were gone.
Also i was wondering about referrals, as my Vets have never had a case, where can i go to have the surgery?
i really don't know what is going to happen so any help for previous experience would be really helpful, please.
Naomi x
i'm new to the forum so thought i would share a bit about my Lola. Lola is my 2 year old blenheim cavalier, who i know has SM. She hasn't had the MRI yet but i have seen enough signs to know she's got it.
I think i first noticed the signs when she was 14 weeks old. i was brushing her and suddenly she started scratching her right side. i dismissed this and didn't think anything of it until the signs started becoming more obvious. she first started scratching on lead when she was about 11 months old, she only did it a few times in about 3 months, but i knew this was one of the signs of SM so started to monitor it. By the age of one, last august, Lola couldn't go on a walk without air scratching one or twice. I told my parents and even though she has insurance mum didn't want to take her because of the fear of it.
It has taken until she turned 2 for my mum to let me take Lola to the Vets because of her SM. Though the SM hasn't progressed much more in fact it isn't as bad, she doesn't scratch as much, but the sensitivity in her back end has increased and she has started fly catching.
So this Thursday we are taking Lola to the Vets about her SM. i don't know what to expect as my Vets has never had a case. i have talked to them, as i work there, and they say that drug management is less extreme than surgery. But i would prefer to get rid of it, she is a strong healthy dog and i know that drugs just mask the effects for so long until they stop working, so i rather it were gone.
Also i was wondering about referrals, as my Vets have never had a case, where can i go to have the surgery?
i really don't know what is going to happen so any help for previous experience would be really helpful, please.
Naomi x