Last Thursday night, Reggie had a seizure. At first we didn't know what was going on, I thought he was going into a toxic shock from something he consumed. So, we rushed him to the emergency vet clinic (in our pj's :-) and the vets there were great. By the time we got to the clinic, he was a little freaked out but able to walk and obey simple commands. We found out that at labs at Reggie's age can develop epilepsy. So, we decided to wait until the morning to take him in for a full checkup at our regular vet. Unfortunately, Dr. Patton couldn't do the blood work until today, but we were confident he was getting back to normal and we kept a close eye on him over the weekend. By Sunday, Reggie was back to his normal happy sun loving self.
Then, yesterday, Dex started acting really weird. We initially dismissed it, but by mid-day it was clear something was wrong. He had problems with steps and refused to jump up on the sofa to snuggle. I called my sister-in-law, Erin, the family vet to find out if we needed to rush him to the emergency clinic or if it could wait until the morning when our regular clinic opened. We came to the conclusion that since he was still able to walk we could wait until the morning.
By the time we went to bed, it was clear he was getting worse. We gave him lots of love and mimos and Reggie wouldn't leave his side (normally they don't sleep together). We got him to the vet first thing this morning. Apparently his vertebrate / discs are collapsing / slipping / fusing. I am not exactly sure of the terminology. He is staying overnight at the vet tonight and probably tomorrow night. He has been given steroids shots to help heal the discs as well as painkillers to help manage the pain. We'll know in the next 48 hours whether or not he'll need surgery.
Reggie is quite upset that Dex didn't come home with him from the vet this afternoon. He keeps wandering around the house looking for him.
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