Leaha

Well my baby girl (Leaha) is hurt pretty badly. We took her to the vet on Saturday, because Thursday she came home and wasn't able to walk. He couldn't really find anything wrong. Her reflexes were working and she showed no signs of severe pain. She was really irritable when he had to do a rectal exam, but said she wasn't constipated. We discussed doing x-rays but he said he didn't think anything was broke or fractured because she was allowing Clint to carry her and didn't seem like she was in pain. He gave her a shot and gave us some medicine and said to bring her back Tues. if she wasn't better. Well the weekend was rough on us. She didn't get better, and she wasn't using the bathroom. She had for sure been been holding her peepee all day sat, sun, and mon. and we think probably friday also. Well Monday night I guess the build up was too much and she went potty all over herself. (And her blanket and my couch) You could tell she was upset. She really thought she was going to get in trouble, but Clint and I were just so relieved that she had gone! But she hasn't pooped since at least Thurs. We are pretty worried about that. Anyways, so we took her back to the vet yesterday. He did x-rays this time. He had to partially knock her out for that, but they did show us something. She doesn't have any broken bones or fractures, but in her low back area, she has a vertebrae that is out of place. He said there really isn't anything he can do to help her. No surgery would fix it. He said she should walk again but it may be a couple of months before we can expect that. Maybe a month before any progress at all. Our main concern at this point is making sure she uses the bathroom. He gave us pain pills for her, but I just don't know if they are working right. Last night after she started coming out of the pain shot he gave her, she started crying. She cried off and on throughout the night. Seemed about every hour she would wake up. I slept in the living room with her last night ( and got absolutely NO sleep). I just don't know what to do to comfort her. We left her in the house this morning. I couldn't put her out side with 100 degree temp out there, while she is hurting so bad and on pain pills. I talked to my boss about it this morning. He is going to go over to her Dr. and look at the x-rays with him. She may start having to come in for adjustments. ( I work for a chiropractor for those who don't know) I hope he can help her. We can't take it when she cries so much, especially since before we never even heard a wimper out of her!!! So please pray for her. I know that seems silly to some people, but she is very much our child and we are very concerned parents.
Buster seems really concerned also. He can tell something is wrong and when she does go outside, he just licks and kisses her. He misses her, since she has been inside so much!
That's where we are at for now. Clint has decided no matter what the cost we will be checking on getting a fence for the yard. No more wandering for our children! (AMEN!!!) He wants it anyway for Cody. He doesn't want his son to not be able to be outside if he wants to be.