Roxcy, 8 year old Labrador was presented to us. He acutely went Tetraplegic / Paralyzed by all his four limbs and was in intense pain. We tried to stabilize him medically and chalked out a pain management plan and he received a session of Electro-acupuncture for pain relief along with the conventional medications.
Performed a Neurology examination and located the lesion, he was rushed in for an emergency MRI. His reports suggested a large posterocentral disc protrusion at C5-C6 causing a focal stenosis . Classical Intervertebral Disc Disease.With a lesion that severe apart from being Tetraplegic he lost control over his urine & stools.We then stabilized him and managed the pain.
His Pet parents actively participated in his treatment and made sure he received urinary catheterization twice a day and a stool evacuation once every 2-3 days.
He received his second acupuncture session 2 days later, 10th november,2011 and then Acupuncture sessions spaced one week apart. He was under constant medical supervision and therapy along with Acupuncture for a month
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| Roxcy Receiving Acupuncture treatment |
After his 5th Session . Roxcy,was able to get up , walk , pass urine & stools on his own. His treatment continued for 4 more weeks till he regained all his neurological deficits.
