21/09/2025
A month ago, Quimby was diagnosed with IVDD.
She is getting older, and her discs are beginning to bulge into her spinal cord.
She has shown signs of this for several years, but I didn’t know until recently that they were all connected. I didn’t know what to ask the vets for, and I trusted that my small observations would be investigated.
I will always wish that I pushed harder or did more early on, but I didn’t have the knowledge I needed to to help her at that time.
If you are ever unsure about pain in your service dog, it is TOTALLY worth it to work with your veterinary team to thoroughly investigate.
Some other things that were helpful for us were actually two certifications I have in progress at the moment: CPCFT (canine fitness) and Dynamic Dog (Suspicion of Pain).
In the coming months, I will begin offering these services to help service dog handlers like me, and I can’t wait.
Send me a DM if you want to be first on the list for either of those. I’ll be starting a list soon to kick things off after certification.