JoJo's Journey Update
It has been 1 month since we found JoJo helpless and unable to use her back legs. Instantly we became frightened and wondered if JoJo could love her life while living with type of handicap. Gene and I heard from a couple of our friends who had experienced the same injuries with their dachshunds, and all-in-all they shared a positive outcome, but time-lines were much different.
Jennifer Bollin told us that she brought back two her fur-babies back to almost full recovery. She had placed them in laundry baskets for three months and rubbed their backs with pain reliever with DMSO.
Brenda and Debbie Kurtz also shared the experience they had with "Brutis"; she had two other 'healthy' dachshunds in the home and became a bit depressed when he could not play with them because his back legs just wouldn't work. But, Brenda purchased 'Wheels' for Brutis which brought 'life' back into his heart as he was able to roam around with the other dogs again. Once Brutis was a s a happy puppy again, his recovery seemed to increase. Brutis apparently had a tougher injury than JoJo and it has taken him almost a year to function with some of the use in his back legs.
Jojo is doing fantastic! We are proud of her recovery and she is still enjoying life. She likes to hop out of her crate and wants to run off... obviously, as concerned parents, we pick her up to take her outside and place her in the grass.... and she looks for the kittens, because she wants to play with those kittens... on occasion we let her frolic a bit and her back legs work like a 'drunkard'. Dr. Drake said she has a 'nerve-walk'. It's the nerves in her back legs that give her problems, but her recovery today allows her to move on her own.
We have kept her quiet in a crate while we work (sometimes 10 hours a day) and when we relax on the couch, she sits with us. During these moments, we tickle her back feet and apply Doterra oils on her back (Deep Blue or Aroma Therapy). She took Prednisone for the first few weeks, decreasing the dose every few days and Dr. Drake started her off with acupuncture twice a week, today she has progressed to once a month visits. Jojo is still taking the Gabapentin and we are now letting nature and her body take it's course. We try to help her along with bath tub exercises (to get her paws and legs moving while doing the doggie paddle) and will continue with the essential oils and are talking about getting a back brace.
She is spoiled and appears to be happy; her tail is constantly wagging and she always wants to be where we are (or outside- where the kittens are). She is sleeping in our bed like she always has, and she has gained a little weight (loves her cheese -pills LOL).
This weekend we are taking a small trip to visit our great-grandson and Jojo is taking the trip with us so we can continue to monitor her.
We continue to pray that God will continue to heal her and we appreciate all of our family and friends who are asking about her health and sending their best wishes - Thank you.
Jennifer Bollin told us that she brought back two her fur-babies back to almost full recovery. She had placed them in laundry baskets for three months and rubbed their backs with pain reliever with DMSO.
Brenda and Debbie Kurtz also shared the experience they had with "Brutis"; she had two other 'healthy' dachshunds in the home and became a bit depressed when he could not play with them because his back legs just wouldn't work. But, Brenda purchased 'Wheels' for Brutis which brought 'life' back into his heart as he was able to roam around with the other dogs again. Once Brutis was a s a happy puppy again, his recovery seemed to increase. Brutis apparently had a tougher injury than JoJo and it has taken him almost a year to function with some of the use in his back legs.
Jojo is doing fantastic! We are proud of her recovery and she is still enjoying life. She likes to hop out of her crate and wants to run off... obviously, as concerned parents, we pick her up to take her outside and place her in the grass.... and she looks for the kittens, because she wants to play with those kittens... on occasion we let her frolic a bit and her back legs work like a 'drunkard'. Dr. Drake said she has a 'nerve-walk'. It's the nerves in her back legs that give her problems, but her recovery today allows her to move on her own.We have kept her quiet in a crate while we work (sometimes 10 hours a day) and when we relax on the couch, she sits with us. During these moments, we tickle her back feet and apply Doterra oils on her back (Deep Blue or Aroma Therapy). She took Prednisone for the first few weeks, decreasing the dose every few days and Dr. Drake started her off with acupuncture twice a week, today she has progressed to once a month visits. Jojo is still taking the Gabapentin and we are now letting nature and her body take it's course. We try to help her along with bath tub exercises (to get her paws and legs moving while doing the doggie paddle) and will continue with the essential oils and are talking about getting a back brace.
She is spoiled and appears to be happy; her tail is constantly wagging and she always wants to be where we are (or outside- where the kittens are). She is sleeping in our bed like she always has, and she has gained a little weight (loves her cheese -pills LOL).
This weekend we are taking a small trip to visit our great-grandson and Jojo is taking the trip with us so we can continue to monitor her.
We continue to pray that God will continue to heal her and we appreciate all of our family and friends who are asking about her health and sending their best wishes - Thank you.
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