![]() Treatment options being strict cage restriction for 6 – 8 weeks with medications or MRI & surgery. That same day, I took him to a neurologist who had concluded (without even needing XRays or MRIs) that my dog has a painful cervical disc rupture. The dog had no reaction and did not try to correct the placement of his paws. Hambright’s) neurological test, putting the dogs snout down instead of up (dog immediately Unilocaled) and turning the feet over to show signs of «knuckling» (something I had noticed twice the month before, but didn’t know it was a sign of neuro-deficit. The cardiologist did a standard (yet more indepth than Dr. Perhaps this may explain his other strange behaviors as well. Hambright’s assessment, I allowed another month to go on until I decided to take my dog to a cardiologist for a persistent cough (possibly associated with a newly diagnosed murmur). ![]() Noticing no changes or improvements in his strange behavior, attempting to entrust Dr. Hambright performed the most basic assessment of flexing the dogs neck from side to side and up (up only), but noted no reaction or pain from these manipulations, and said his Unilocaling must be a behavioral issue. Snap test was negative.) and seemed to be socially withdrawn. I also explained that I noticed the dog had a lameness in his right hind leg (I thought it was a possible symptom of Lyme’s from a tick bite. Sept 1 st 2015, I took my 10 year old Mini Dachshund in for vaccinations and to address the strange behavior of random Unilocaling and guarding as if he had an injury by being very cautious about movement near him. I can’t afford to leave my animals in the care of one so complacent. I feel that this would have been a very obvious diagnosis to a semi-conscious veterinarian. Thankfully, no further damage has occurred as a result, but I will not be returning to the Nebel Street Animal Hospital or Dr. I’m so disappointed that at a time when I needed a professional to utilize their knowledge and years of training beyond the routine vaccinations and wellness exam, I was severely failed.
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