Full Back Sling My 6year old dacshund has lost all movement in her back legs. She can still wag her tail and is able to go to?
go to the toilet. She spent a week at the vet and full x-rays were done and they found nothing wrong. She is home now and I am keeping her confined to a small area. She comes out 5 times during the day to go to the toilet. I have made a sling for her so i can support her back area but i am hoping to get a wheelchair of some sort. Where would i find one in Sydney Australia. She goes back to the vet in two weeks to get an update on her condition but they don't have any answers at this stage.
The fact that she can still wag her tail is very encouraging. I would actually crate her and let her rest for now, not encourage mobility. It may just be nerve damage, did the vet say anything about surgery? If it is nerve damage the wheelchair may just hurt her chances of making a full recovery, rather let her rest while it gets diagnosed.
One of my dad's Doxies had the same thing, but there was a mass growing onto her spine that caused that, she wasn't able to walk for 16 weeks, all in all, but they did the operation, removed it and all was well, she is now 19 years old.
Did the vet say anything about medicating, using something like predisone?
I know how hard this is but it's not the final result, more than likely. Hang in there - ONLY if in about a month's time she still cannot move her hind legs, if even water therapy has not worked, then look at wheelchairs.
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How hard is it to leave your child in daycare?
I may have to go back to work full-time and I am concerned about childcare. In your opinion, how hard is the transition for children who stayed at home with their primary caregiver for the first 10 months of their lives? Keep in mind, we have been practicing Attachment Parenting as purported by Dr. Sears, who we adore. This means that we safely co sleep (for naps and bedtime), breastfeed, and occasionally I wear her in a sling. BTW, please do not use this question as an opportunity to slam my parenting choices. Thanks.
My concern is this: My child has a positive attachment to me. A strong one, in fact. How would a child like this do in a daycare facility? Do I need to worry about detachment/attachment issues? She has been babysat by a family member many times, and does play alone most of the day.
I am bothered by the notion of having to leave her and am worried about how this transition may affect her emotionally, long-term effects, etc.
Ideally I would look into a day home or daycare that supports your parenting style. The first time I attempted to go back to work it was a bit of a disaster. I used a day home a coworker used and we (and most importantly my son) didn't mesh well. I was able to take an extra year of unpaid leave and just work casually now. My son now attends a daycare where he gets "talked" to sleep and he seems to love it. Talk to people who share your parenting style and start looking at day homes and daycares until you find one that works for you.
As far as attachment I think a secure child manages better as they trust you will return. My son still cries when I drop him off but it only lasts a few minutes. At the first day home I tried he was very clingy when I picked him up (couldn't set him down to put his shoes on), now he's happy to see me but will run off to play while I gather his belongings.
All this being said if you are able work part time it was the best decision for me (I work 1-3 days per week). If not don't worry as you sound like you are going to put a lot of time and energy into continuing to do the best for your child/family.
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