Please Say a Prayer for my Grandpuppy Napoleon

sharedan · Apr 9, 2015

Napoleon(4) was playing with Brody(1) and started acting funny, lost movement in his hind legs then started whimpering with pain, our vet has referred him to the neurologist, MRI tomorrow at 10am, he is our pride and joy <3

blushy · Apr 9, 2015

Aw I'm sorry to hear that. Sending all of my well wishes! Feel better Napoleon! [emoji173]️

Jakeyjake · Apr 9, 2015

Oh no....I'm so sorry. Sending good thoughts and wishes your way. I hope he is okay.

Tgirl · Apr 9, 2015

I'm so sorry to hear this. I will definitely be saying a prayer for him. Sounds like it could be a back issue?

Alice Kable · Apr 9, 2015

I am so sorry to hear this. We all have our paws crossed and are sending positive thoughts your way. :heart:

sharedan · Apr 10, 2015

Thank you so much, I love this forum, it helps to have other French Bulldog fans to share information, Napoleon is resting until his appointment, I pray the pain shot works until we get there, I hope it is temporary but if he can't walk again, we will make his new life the best that he can have

2bullymama · Apr 10, 2015

sharedan said:
Thank you so much, I love this forum, it helps to have other French Bulldog fans to share information, Napoleon is resting until his appointment, I pray the pain shot works until we get there, I hope it is temporary but if he can't walk again, we will make his new life the best that he can have

sending lots of hugs and prayers! How did the appointment go?

Squishy Walnuts · Apr 10, 2015

I'm so sorry to hear this!

Please keep us informed on how he is doing. Poor pup.

sharedan · Apr 10, 2015

We are waiting for Napoleon to have the MRI, the neurologist says it could be a ruptured or bulging disc which would mean surgery or myelitis, an inflammatory disease or possibly a stroke, which he will need do spinal tap and IV steroids, I am nervously waiting the prognosis

blushy · Apr 10, 2015

sharedan said:
We are waiting for Napoleon to have the MRI, the neurologist says it could be a ruptured or bulging disc which would mean surgery or myelitis, an inflammatory disease or possibly a stroke, which he will need do spinal tap and IV steroids, I am nervously waiting the prognosis

Aw I am sorry! I hope whatever is the lesser of the evils is the outcome and he can make a full recovery.

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eeturk · Apr 10, 2015

Good luck Napoleon!! We are all thinking of you and it sounds like you have lots of love and an amazing support system!

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davidh · Apr 10, 2015

We are thinking of him and hoping he just pulled something and it's not too serious.

sharedan · Apr 10, 2015

Thanks for all of your kind words and thoughts, they found a herniated disc and Napoleon is in surgery, the neurologist is confident he will be able to recuperate, there were 2 emergencies before him so surgery didn't start until 9pm EST, it has been a long day full of worry, thanks again! Sherry

blushy · Apr 10, 2015

Glad to hear that they can quickly solve the problem and that he has a good prognosis!

Good luck Napoleon! You sound like a tough little man!

Tgirl · Apr 10, 2015

Still praying for him. I am glad they figured out what was going on. Please keep us updated.

sharedan · Apr 11, 2015

Dr. Moser called at 12:30am to say Napoleon was awake and breathing on his own, the surgery went well, he will be at the hospital for 3-4 days, we have to wait until the pain med IV is stopped to see if the feeling is returning, he moves his toes but not his legs, thanks again everybody for your kinds words!

eeturk · Apr 11, 2015

Sounds like as good of news as possible! Yay Napoleon!

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sharedan · Apr 11, 2015

Post-Op Napoleon

blushy · Apr 12, 2015

sharedan said:
View attachment 5887 View attachment 5888Post-Op Napoleon

Oh what a big sweetie... I hope you feel better very soon you cutie pie!

Let us know how he is doing along his journey to recovery! [emoji173]️

sharedan · Apr 12, 2015

Everybody at the Animal Neurology & MRI Center love Napoleon, they sent us pictures taken last evening and he is much more alert and himself, the herniated disc was at T13-L1 vertebra level, Dr. Moeser said it was at the lower end of the spine which will make healing easier, I have been researching herniated disc recovery and I think we will have to help Napoleon learn to walk again, even a short time can cause him to lose his ability, he is a strong willed boy and he will want to go as soon as he feels better, I am thankful that he has a second chance and we will make the best of it, we miss him, we don't get to pick him up until Tuesday at the earliest