anyone know about Cauda equina syndrome? - Page 3

Meant to ask if anyone knows about discospondylitis and if it could be this?

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This article may help: http://www.videxgsd.com/CAUDA_EQUINA_SYNDROME.htm

It is quite "funny" to see how different "facts" you get on this problem. Hence the "horse's tail", it's right what gsdwins said where it comes, it hasn't got anything to do with paralyzed tail. Here in Finland is common and rutine to x-ray the dog's back from the side when it is x-rayed from the hips. Then you can get information of the dog's back before there is any symptoms - is the spinal cord narrowed near the sacrum. CES seems to be a heritabled state and sometimes it is operatable. Most commonly it is seen with older dogs and it doesn't come rapidly, the dog's state gets worser little by little. One other thing came to my mind - inflammation and enlargement of the prostata. It can give the same kind of symptoms than some neurological problems in lower back. It's very painful for the dog and the best way to treat is is to spray the dog. The vet can see if it is the prostata by examining the prostata by feeling the tummy outside and from the rectum. Also, it can be seen in ultrasound examination.

Interesting to see this topic revived, and I was also very interested to find the article about cauda equina on the Videx site a while ago. However,I just thought I should let you all know that my dog made a complete recovery with antibiotics, rest and non-steroid antiinflammatories and vit. B injections. He is now 5 years old and very fit again, though it did take a few months before he was completly back to normal. We assume it was an infection in the spinal region, possibly as he had the wound in the lower leg. We did check for prostrate problems at the time and there was nothing wrong. So in this case it was not cauda equina as my vet at first suspected, but the experience made me aware of a condition that I had not heard of previously, thanks again for all your help and sorry I did not update previously...

I have a 4 month old puppy who has had a limp tail for the last 3 weeks but there was no pain. Then last week he was given his rabies vaccination after which he was fine. A day later he started yelping in pain and hasn't stopped. There appears to be no pain when he is standing but he cannot sit or sleep without crying in pain. Now, in addition to his tail being limp, his hind legs have also started to bend at the knees and his toes are splayed out. There is a constant involuntary twitching in his tail. His x-rays all seem fine and his CT scan is also clear. The vet is giving him a steroid 40 mg shot everyday for the last 3 days and also chloramphenacol (antibiotic) twice a day, in addition a capsule of neuribion and a probiotic. But there does not seem to be any improvement. He is in chronic pain and doesn’t stop crying. I was reading on the net and thought that the cauda equina condition seemed plausible. Could anyone please tell me if they have seen similar symptoms before and what treatment might be suitable. Thank you in advance.