A subreddit for sharing your dachshunds, the best dog breed!
A subreddit for sharing your dachshunds, the best dog breed!
Rules:
Original content only
Dog posts only (no clothing, jewelry, artwork, etc.)
Must be a dachshund or dachshund-mix
No memorial or death posts
No promotional content
Don't be mean
Related Subreddits:
/r/Dachshund - Larger more general subreddit
/r/AskVet - If you have any medical questions.
Info on Intervertebral Disc Disease (IVDD):
/r/dachshunds
Hi all,
Glad to have found this community. We just had to put shih tzus down that made it to 18 yrs old but were declining in health. Looking for a mini daschund to adopt or purchase from reputable breeder. I am located in NY and am tired of all of these scam websites that are selling the poor puppies from mills. Please let me know of anyone or any site that is legitimate. Willing to travel to meet the dog if in tristate area.
Loretta, Ginger, Leon, Vladimir, Pandora, Victoria, Bastian
In a previous post (deleted), I asked for prayers for my sweet baby Fritz. Thank you all for those and your support. We took him to the vet and while there, he passed away. The doctor did an ultrasound on him and found that he had liver cancer. There wouldn’t have been anything we could’ve done. Had he not passed away, we would’ve had to euthanize him. I will forever miss my cute, precious baby. He was an amazing doggo. 😭
Our 16 year old dachshund has a potential ruptured spinal disc (her back legs wont work, but she has some feeling in them, can stand w assistance, and wagged her tails a few times), she went to the vet and got a steroid shot and prescription for anti inflammatories and pain meds. She wouldn’t eat anything other than treats but now has accepted some kibble a few hours after her steroid shot. The vet prescribed strict bed rest but we are really having issues with her, barking and shuffling in her crate when nobody is nearby, we moved the crate to the living room where she can see she isn’t alone, but she is still upset at being locked up while her brother (also 16 year old dachshund) is free lol. We have her on a dog bed currently with someone sitting with her constantly, however she just wont settle. When she was well, it was typical for her to sleep in her kennel for hours on her own accord, however now she refuses to lay down (stays sitting) and tracks every movement with her eyes (she is hard of hearing).
We went through this with her brother 1.5 years ago, but he was a good bed rest patient as he is naturally cuddly and more compliant LOL. However his back issue seemed less severe (he could move his legs more) and he recovered quickly to walk again (although somewhat wobbly). She has always been more independent and has retained puppy like qualities into old age (like sprinting around the house).
Any advice would be helpful, especially because if we see no improvement euthanasia is likely the next step, as recommended by the vet (due to her age, low surgery success rate, cost of surgery with low success rate, as well as she has already undergone general anesthesia twice in the past two years (teeth removal and spleen removal)).
My current thought is to keep her next to me in bed all day so she has to sleep without distraction, but idk, any other ideas would be great.
On my third week with this boy and he finally got his winter sweater, time sure does fly!
This is my 5 year old boy
And now our watch begins... we shall bear no children... we are the watchers at the door, the shield that guards the home of men...
House motto: Our barks are loud
Had to take Little Dude to the emergency vet last night after he jumped from his perch on the window sill and landed wrong. Ended up being bruised / pulled shoulder muscle. Jump to this morning, I carried him outside and he sees a squirrel at the other end of the yard. Yup, he was gone like nothing wrong. When he stops and sees me watching he started limping again. I swear they have got me wrapped. Now he's still got a week of pain meds but seriously I don't think he needs them.