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Sorry to hear this, I hope your dog will recover for you, I am glad the video is of benefit and help in this difficult period you are having, it will get easier with practice and routine!

Sorry to hear that, I hope she will recover for you, I am glad the video is of benefit and help in this difficult period you are having!

You are so kind

Thanks you, it was sad :(

Thank you!, so sorry about your boy, but I am very happy my video has helped in your management of his tragic condition, it's rough going with a lot of ups and downs but I'm confident you will continue to have success. Wishing you well!

So glad it helped you! Wishing you the best for your furry boy!

Thank you very much Stephanie!

Thank you!

Thank you for that, I am pleased this little video has helped you with the management of your dogs' condition! it's so easy and simple, and amazingly, despite paralysis this DOES work! So far not one person has reported it didn't work for their dog. With my late "Jigs" the vet had showed me how to express his bladder and nothing I did worked to do that, they didn't say anything about movements, but the bowel movement trick I did worked perfectly and it actually came from knowlege when I showed my dogs in the 1980s, professional handlers would insert a paper match (with the head OUT) or similar a little bit in the dog's rectum and it would prompt a bowel movement before going in the show ring. In a similar way the gloved finger works, and it would also replace the match stick if the handlers tried it instead.

You're welcome!

Thank you!

Thank you for that, I am happy that my video has helped you along in your journey coping with degenerative myelopathy, there's a lot of videos on youtube but I'm glad mine provided exactly what was needed! It's frustrating I know, but now you have a technique that does work. I have another male Saint, age 10 who has an ongoing problem with sudden nose bleeds, I'm not kidding when I say I sometimes come home from work and the entire kitchen floor is RED and it's on him, the cabinets, the other dogs, walls, giving him 1/4 tablet of vitamin K every other day keeps it in check, it's suspected to be a blood clotting problem

Glad it helped!

Thank you Michael, I am hoping the video helps you have a positive outcome with your dog!

Sorry to hear that, it's a rough one for anyone :(

Thank you Valencia, Jigs was a wonderful boy and I miss him a lot, I am glad the video has seemingly helped a lot of people going thru similar issues with their dogs, wishing you two wellness and hope!

Thanks so much

Thank you! I am happy the video is of help to so many others, it has had quite a lot of views as well as comments about other dogs needing help. Feel free to share the information! Best of luck to you and your dog!

Thank you Laura!

Oh dear! I'm very sorry to hear that, please consult a veterinarian ASAP if you have not already- to see if maybe there is some other problem like a blockage. Your experience is the first I've heard so far of this technique not working, which leads me to believe there is something different about your dog's case. Let me know what you find out if anything on this!

I am sorry to read about your dog's condition :( it does not sound like this is a condition that is recoverable, however, the technique in the video should help make things easier, I would not use a cold water spray bottle as I do not think it would help, and may in fact work against you. Follow what your vet suggests for management, some of this may include a change of diet or additive such as metamucil used by elderly people who have difficulties, it's to help soften the stools for easier bowel movements. Feel free to come back and update us.

So happy to hear of the success of the technique, hopefully she will improve and recover!

I'm hoping you won't NEED the information, but if you wind up needing to use it I hope it helps you manage his condition effectively. I would be inclined to at least look into MSM, I know I had a dog years ago who became lame on his front legs, limping, the vet gave me a tub of MSM powder to add to his food, she gave me the size for horses as the dog was a male St Bernard, we thought he would need it for life, it was a low cost maintenance and it did work, but I never needed to get more for him because when the tub was gone he wasnt limping any more and it didnt return! While I don't generally do shady "folk cures" with my dogs, this one was provided by my vet at the time, and this article on the .GOV site explains a bit about it and how it works, it might be worth discussing it with your vet and get a small supply of it and see if it helps, it was fairly inexpensive and I only needed to put some on his feed twice a day. Inflamation can cause various issues, especially if it's in and around the spinal cord; Abstract Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) has become a popular dietary supplement used for a variety of purposes, including its most common use as an anti-inflammatory agent. It has been well-investigated in animal models, as well as in human clinical trials and experiments. A variety of health-specific outcome measures are improved with MSM supplementation, including inflammation, joint/muscle pain, oxidative stress, and antioxidant capacity. Initial evidence is available regarding the dose of MSM needed to provide benefit, although additional work is underway to determine the precise dose and time course of treatment needed to provide optimal benefits. As a Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) approved substance, MSM is well-tolerated by most individuals at dosages of up to four grams daily, with few known and mild side effects. This review provides an overview of MSM, with details regarding its common uses and applications as a dietary supplement, as well as its safety for consumption. Keywords: methylsulfonylmethane, MSM, dimethyl sulfone, inflammation, joint pain Source; www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5372953/

@@HobbyOrganist I'll look into it forsure. Hes doing alot better then the first few days when this started but now hes trying to move alot more and as much as I want him to move I cant have him do that the vet said I been at home treating him this is my first time having to go thru something like this. We couldn't afford the surgery I went in expecting it to be 5k but it was like 7 to 10k and this was the only other option I had but were gonna get thru this he was trying to use his hind legs yesterday wich could be good but could be bad.

Can dis be done to a human

Sorry to hear that, hope this helps her and you!

I am sorry to learn of your dog's IVDD, but I am also very happy this video helped you manage his or her condition better! Best wishes to you both!

@@HobbyOrganist Thank you! His name is Beni and doing a bit better. He has a lot of energy and today he moved his hind leg's toes (paralised), we couldn't be happier.

Good thoughts and vibes being sent Beni's way!

Thank you for that! I am so sorry to hear of your dog's medical problem, but delighted the video is helpful to your managing his condition! Hopefully it will only be temporary and he recovers, wishing you well!

Unfortunately that is the reality with many medical conditions in dogs, in Jigs' case he stopped eating and was rapidly losing weight and after a number of weeks he did not improve and actually became worse, the neurologist who examined him again remarked about that. There's only so much we can do, the video however has helped many others deal with the paralized rear issue, I am pleased that it has done so.

Appreciate that, thank you! this video has surprisingly seemed to help quite a few people with similar medical problems. There is a video of a Cane Corso dog who had this FCI, but he has recovered 75% so far, he limps and still has a weak rear but he could not even stand 2 months ago, his owner devoted a lot of time and money into his rehab- water therapy and much more.

I am sorry to read that :( I am glad my video is of help, drop in any time and let me know how it went.

I am sorry you are going thru this and hope the video helps! that being said I will tell you that modern gas anesthetics such as isoflurane. Isofluran, good luck and keep me informed how things go.

Thank you Manisha, I hope for a positive outcome for your dog!

I appreciate it

Oh boy, that can be a nasty injury especially in our giant breed dogs. It may be possible he has a herniated disk, but such things are usually pretty painful. An MRI is expensive, I might be inclined to get an xray, it can show a lot but not everything, but if there's a fracture or bone out of position it would show up, it won't show soft tissue like the disk, but if there is a fracture or a bone out of place it's pretty moot to do an MRI just to see the disk, which would obviously be damaged if the bone is fractured or dislocated. They might be able to do a quick xray with no or mild sedation depending on your dog's temperament etc., an MRI would need full anaesthesia. You may still need the MRI after an xray, but I think I would get an xray first, the results on the film may be so obvious an MRI isn't needed. The fact he is walking is a good sign, but I'm not sure if moving around right now is best, or is he should be kept resting to avoid further injury while healing. Good luck with your boy and have hope- he's walking- that's a great sign, if it was very serious he would not be able to even stand up. Feel free to come back and update on him, wishing you the best outcome!

@@HobbyOrganist thank you so much! He’s peeing now but not on his own too much it’s just coming out same with poop. But he seems better today. Waiting on the doctor to call back. Might take him to do an X-ray closest mri neurologist vet is an hour and a half away. I think he’s gonna recover I will leave you posted. Thanks again!

@@HobbyOrganist also I noticed he had poop kind of coming out last night so I did your trick from the video and helped him poop.

That's excellent news then! it does work, I can't explain the exact mechanism involved, but the important thing is it DOES work.

So sorry to hear, hope things turn out ok, but I know recovery is unlikely in many cases, feel free to post what is going on and an update if you wish

I'm so glad!

Thank you! it's a horrible thing to go through and know that I know what you are going through now, best wishes for a good outcome if that's possible.

Thank you, glad it can help!

I appreciate that

Thank you Dave!

I am sorry to hear that and know what you are going through, I hope you have a good eventual outcome with the condition and that the technique in the video at least helps along the way!

You are so welcome! It was very difficult, but I am glad the video is of some use and value to others facing similar tragedies, best wishes to you and yours! ❤️

Hobby Organist Thank you. I’m hoping it will avert a tragedy as I’m worried she’s developed a blockage which huskies can be prone to but it’s given her relief for now and I’ll get her up for scans as soon as the vet opens. She seems happier for it and a peristaltic massage. Your boy was very lucky to have you as his human. x

Wishing you and her the best of luck! feel free to post any updates on this!

Thank you! Please do, and good luck!

Thanks for that Kassie, appreciate it! Jigs had kind of the opposite issue with this difficulty, as you say- everyone talks about bladder expression but in his case I couldn't get his bladder to empty at any time, so it essentially filled up and leaked constantly to empty itself, but bowel expression worked great. I am glad my video made a difference, I initially hesitated to even do the video or put it up, glad I did put it up.

Thank you so much Sue, he was a very sweet dog, it was tragic :(

After investigating more I found a small crack in the bottom of the block where the bottom cap screw is, I repaired it last night and later today I'll see if that was the cause.