Comments on: Our Magnificent Minnie https://www.dalrescueillinois.org/2012/05/our-magnificent-minnie/ Dedicated to finding loving homes for abandoned Dalmatians Thu, 14 Apr 2016 16:00:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.14 By: doug diehl https://www.dalrescueillinois.org/2012/05/our-magnificent-minnie/#comment-1355 Fri, 24 Oct 2014 18:36:23 +0000 https://www.dalrescueillinois.org/?p=1833#comment-1355 thanks for the reply. in another similar case.. the dog DID get fusion and it only helped a little and not enough.. can’t find the link right now.

]]> By: Susan Linden https://www.dalrescueillinois.org/2012/05/our-magnificent-minnie/#comment-1353 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:40:57 +0000 https://www.dalrescueillinois.org/?p=1833#comment-1353 Dr. Abel did tell us that fusion was an option. We decided not to go that route. Try to imagine a dog walking without those carpal joints. Not pretty. Both the adopters and myself thought it would be potentially traumatic for Minnie and could make life even more difficult for her. And, of course, there would be no going back if it did not work. Minnie herself seemed happy and was adapting and that was what counted most. She is now eight years old and still doing well.

]]> By: doug diehl https://www.dalrescueillinois.org/2012/05/our-magnificent-minnie/#comment-1352 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:23:56 +0000 https://www.dalrescueillinois.org/?p=1833#comment-1352 Looks like we have another Minnie on our hands.. same age as when minni started: http://youtu.be/7pbxZTyKGIw

same emaciated body/ loss of muscle.. lots of pheripheral nerve damage as well.
Did Dr. Abel ever consider surgery on the carpel’s?

” If not progressive, is there a surgery that can be done ?”
1our neurologist has sent a video of Brighton to his chosen Orthopedic Surgical Vet to see if he would recommend having Brighton’s wrists fused.

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