Myotherapist

[Kaffy Magee]

I have this post in Breeders (link below) and it has been suggested I should take my dog to a Myotherapist. I am leaning towards he has hurt his back and will express my concerns with the vet when she rings tomorrow but Im just wondering if anyone can suggest a good myotherapist in QLD, so after talking to the vet I can get onto it ASAP. I am 3.5 hours north of Brisbane, so the closer to me the better but more importantly they need to be good :0)

http://www.dolforums.com.au/topic/224218-penis-problems/

Edited July 27, 2011 by Kaffy Magee

[Tilly]

Where exactly are you?

Animal Options are at 8/29 Blanck Street, Ormeau (near Yatala) which might be a bit too far for you but Rowan is absolutely fantastic.

Rowan really helped with my older boys bladder issues.

Edited July 27, 2011 by Tilly

[Monah]

My spin breeder is a Myotherapist...but she's in Melbourne!

So I see a physio every fortnight at Tanawha near the Forest Glen deer sanctuary, she is FANTASTIC!!!! let me know if you need details.xxxx

[Kaffy Magee]

Thanks Tilly

Im in Hervey Bay.

I'll keep looking for somone closer but if it came down to it then I would travel that far but surely there has to be someone else closer.

Thanks again.

ETA: Oh thanks Monah. I sent you a PM earlier did you get it? Im not exactly sure what a physiotherapist does( all theses "therpaists" I get confused who does what,lol), do you think it would help Chase? Can I please have details, maybe I'll give them a ring

Edited July 28, 2011 by Kaffy Magee

[Agility Dogs]

Thanks Tilly

Im in Hervey Bay.

I'll keep looking for somone closer but if it came down to it then I would travel that far but surely there has to be someone else closer.

Thanks again.

ETA: Oh thanks Monah. I sent you a PM earlier did you get it? Im not exactly sure what a physiotherapist does( all theses "therpaists" I get confused who does what,lol), do you think it would help Chase? Can I please have details, maybe I'll give them a ring

My dogs go to Rowan at Animal Options. Toni Lynch is another who practices in a similar style that some friends use. She has a practice on the Sunshine Coast (Malaney??) which is a bit closer.

[Monah]

OMG! Just read your posts in breeeders, but I cannot comment in there..I was wondering if you could paste your diagnosis in general as it's so rare and many general do not go to breeders pages???

How awful, poorboy has had such a rough trot during his short life..

Do you need anything, help with anything? Just ask...I'm available..

It will be good for the vets to know more about this too, I think they've had a few (thanks to Chase and Monah!!) very rare and strange things this week! Thank goodness they sent you to a wonderful specialist, there are some really excellent ones in QLD!! Something I'll miss badly if we move..

Love to Chase, hope like crazy he is OK..and you too.xxxxxxxx

[ninahartland]

Just had a look in breeders for the update....you're right Deb, its OMG alright!!

You must be breathing a sigh of relief Kaffy...such a worry.

I found Superlorin takes a few weeks to kick in and although is supposed to last 12 months I found was starting to wear off after 6/7 months....maybe just a size thing with the larger breeds.

[pixie_meg]

Thanks Tilly

Im in Hervey Bay.

I'll keep looking for somone closer but if it came down to it then I would travel that far but surely there has to be someone else closer.

Thanks again.

ETA: Oh thanks Monah. I sent you a PM earlier did you get it? Im not exactly sure what a physiotherapist does( all theses "therpaists" I get confused who does what,lol), do you think it would help Chase? Can I please have details, maybe I'll give them a ring

My dogs go to Rowan at Animal Options. Toni Lynch is another who practices in a similar style that some friends use. She has a practice on the Sunshine Coast (Malaney??) which is a bit closer.

That'd be Maleny. Strange i didn't even now she was in my area.

[Beth.]

Where exactly are you?

Animal Options are at 8/29 Blanck Street, Ormeau (near Yatala) which might be a bit too far for you but Rowan is absolutely fantastic.

Rowan really helped with my older boys bladder issues.

I take Lottie to Rowan for chiro treatments - he's wonderful and has helped us soooo much!!! I was also pointed towards him from other DOLers He's a long way from you though!!

[Agility Dogs]

Thanks Tilly

Im in Hervey Bay.

I'll keep looking for somone closer but if it came down to it then I would travel that far but surely there has to be someone else closer.

Thanks again.

ETA: Oh thanks Monah. I sent you a PM earlier did you get it? Im not exactly sure what a physiotherapist does( all theses "therpaists" I get confused who does what,lol), do you think it would help Chase? Can I please have details, maybe I'll give them a ring

My dogs go to Rowan at Animal Options. Toni Lynch is another who practices in a similar style that some friends use. She has a practice on the Sunshine Coast (Malaney??) which is a bit closer.

That'd be Maleny. Strange i didn't even now she was in my area.

Most of my friends see her at Manly (as in near Brisbane), but one of them goes up to the Sunshine Coast when she has time.

[Kaffy Magee]

OMG! Just read your posts in breeeders, but I cannot comment in there..I was wondering if you could paste your diagnosis in general as it's so rare and many general do not go to breeders pages???

How awful, poorboy has had such a rough trot during his short life..

Do you need anything, help with anything? Just ask...I'm available..

It will be good for the vets to know more about this too, I think they've had a few (thanks to Chase and Monah!!) very rare and strange things this week! Thank goodness they sent you to a wonderful specialist, there are some really excellent ones in QLD!! Something I'll miss badly if we move..

Love to Chase, hope like crazy he is OK..and you too.xxxxxxxx

Thanks Deb He's doing ok, happy as ever Did you go to the show today? Im heading along tomorrow, I have both entered, so will show Kalais and will see how chase is doing whether I show him or not, I cant have him running around the ring with his thing hanging out,lol. The specialist said it will take a couple of days before the erection will go away, so I'll just play it by ear. Thanks for the offer of help, but all is good. I reckon Specialists are called that becasue they are Special people. I have only seen two, both with Chase, Phil Thomas on Friday and Charles Kuntz in Vic last year in October and both men left me in awe. Wonderful wonderful men and I'll never forget the help, care and understanding they gave.

Will post the result in here now

Just had a look in breeders for the update....you're right Deb, its OMG alright!!

You must be breathing a sigh of relief Kaffy...such a worry.

I found Superlorin takes a few weeks to kick in and although is supposed to last 12 months I found was starting to wear off after 6/7 months....maybe just a size thing with the larger breeds.

Definitely breathing a sigh of relief Nina. I was sooo tired from stress and lack of sleep, I had a huge 4 hour nanna nap today and could have slept for longer What was your experience with the Suprelorin Nina, other than it wearing off sooner, what other effects did it have? I have read the changes can vary from dog to dog but Im curious to hear especially from other large dog owners. Oscar went to his new home today too, she loves him ;)

Anyway must go get sorted for tomorrow. Deb and I will be around one day soon, I look forward to meeting you

Edited July 30, 2011 by Kaffy Magee

[Kaffy Magee]

Copy and pasted from my thread in breeders. The outcome of Chases issue.

My brain is fried and I cant remember everything that was said, I remeber "this is very bad, life or death bad", my heart sunk at those words. If we cant drain the blood from his penis thats extremely bad, we're talking he could have to have his penis removed, if he has no penis he cant wee and he has to be able to wee, if we can drain the blood he has to pee, if he cant pee after that, its not looking good. Thankfully with him squeezing his penis from tip to base the blood drained, I immediately took him out and he had a good easy pee. (Hadnt peed since the night before). By the time we got back in he was hard again. Specialist says, we have to stop him getting erections so unfortunately but neccesary he has been put on Suprelorin. Its better than the alternative, which by the sounds of, there isnt one. I asked if we could collect him first but he felt it was too risky to let him have a full blown erection at his stage, He said it may not but it could cost him his life, so I didnt.

Its a freak thing, he says they write books about other medical issues but they dont write books about this because its so rare and hes sorry I got the weird one, lol.

He has student form the US with him, so she saw/learnt something she has never seen and probably never will see again.

So he has whats called Priapism and sometimes it can just happen, no known cause. He's not sure what will happen after the suprelorin wears off, he says its unchartered waters.

He said he will write out and explain it for me on paper and send it to me and if I have any questions to contact him. Which, now, on the drive home I thought of some.

Anyway until the drug kicks in , I have to drain his penis of blood everytime he needs to pee. The reason the blood needs to be drained is becasue it flows in to the penis, and usually it seeps back out and the erection goes down, but when its been in there for a while the blood turns to "sludge" and cant seep out. Im not sure why his doesnt seep out though, is it becasue his erections stay there too long, hence the turning to sludge, why is his erection different to any other dog, or the ones he has before, why all of a sudden cant it seep back out? Hmmm...I think its just one of those things but its doing my head in how something can work fine and then just stop working. I want to know how he knows its not caused by something else.Not because I doubt him, but just becasue Im curious.

He was bloody brilliant,explained alot of how it all works, gave me confidence in what he was doing, I didnt once think this guy has no idea, he was straight on to it and I was in awe, he was awesome and would thoroughly recommend him.

Chase was such a good little man. When the specialist was being quite invasive with his penis, to a point im not sure exactly what he was doing he said to me that he couldnt believe Chase was just lying there and letting him do it. He said no dog has ever let him do what he is doing, they have always had to be anaesthetised for them to perform it. He just could not get over how good my little man was, no squirming or sooking whatsoever (even though his penis is all bruised and sore). So thats basically it. He is alive and thats all that matters.

"Priapism is a persistent penile erection lasting longer than 4 hours, without sexual stimulation. Priapism is categorized as either nonischemic (arterial, high flow) or ischemic (veno-occlusive, low flow). Ischemic priapism is considered an emergency in people. Reports of priapism in dogs are uncommon". Chase has ischemic priapism.