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Hey everyone, Thanking each one of you for the time and thoughts and all the information. I am deeply grateful that you are being very helpful to a stranger like me on the internet :) The dog is doing fine :) He got an MRI eventually and it is not the ruptured disc. There seems to be a swollen spot on the spine hence the paralysis. The downside is that the doctor is not promising a full recovery . But now we are waiting and hoping that he will be running again in no time. :) Thanking everyone once again and hoping that this post will be useful for anyone needing any information related to this topic. xx Aurelia

Hi there. I need some advice or any information that I can get to help my friend's dog recover. It happened last night when my friend took his dog outside the house before bed (so that he can do his business) when suddenly I can hear him growling and yelping in pain, then all of sudden the dog is paralysed, he can't move the hind legs. My friend rushed and brought the dog to the vet and they said it might be ruptured disk and the nerve might be damaged, it will cost abt $5000 to get MRI and surgery and the dog is 8 years old so even if he's getting a surgery he may be getting a complication and it will make him suffer even more and if the dog is not getting any treatment at all he will still be living in pain. So they think that the dog might need to be put to sleep. We left the dog at the hospital last night. Then this afternoon the doctor suddenly came up with a second opinion about the dog's condition. He thinks that it might be FCE instead of the ruptured disk. So we're waiting for a couple of days to see if he's getting better. Does anyone has any experience regarding FCE? Did your dog have any problem with his defecating process? How long did it take for your furry friend to recover? We don't want to make the dog suffer by holding on to him for too long. :'(( Any information is greatly appreciated. xx aurelia