u/Squigly1

What did you do if surgery didn’t fully resolve your pain?

What did you do if surgery didn’t fully resolve your pain?

ong to decide.
Monte is 12 years old and was diagnosed with IVDD based on symptoms about 4 months ago. He started showing signs about 6-8 months ago.
I am stuck between doing strict crate rest and just letting him live his life. He hasn’t been crated since a puppy so I know he would truly hate it. He still likes to play and run brief zoomies.
I can tell over the past few months he has already progressed. His legs are walking more inward and appear weaker, he moans and groans late at night even though I give him gabapentin daily so sometimes I have to give it to him twice a day. He’s been having leaking anal glands for over a week now and I’ve about had it with the smell all over everything.
Do I attempt the crate rest or do I appear to out him down soon?

edit to add: he also has had arthritis for about 3-4 years now too. I’m concerned strict crate rest could make that flare up.

I have bad cavities in my wisdom tooth and another tooth on the same row, a few down. dentist is recommending root canal and is unsure if he can do a filling because it may be too deep for one. I know root canals are awful for us but what else can I do? I don’t mind pulling the wisdom tooth but the other one is closer to the front and essential for chewing