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A long time ago Actually, in May 2005, in a far,
far away land, there lived a happy Leonberger pup
named Dakota, who was the fur baby of Laurie
Long. Though Dakota was not a Dachshund, the evil
disease of IVDD had cast its spell in the pups
C5-6 C6-7 discs.
Dakota was a strong and happy dog, but every time
she bowed her head, or bumped into something, she
let out a solft yelp that broke her mommys
heart. So when her Mommy noticed how she carried
on and on with her head downwards, off to the
neurologist they went, to have her Cervical-
Dorsal Laminectomy done.
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When Dakota awoke from the sleeping potion, she
found herself dizzy and wobbly for a few days.
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A lot of rest was needed for her healing, and she
surrounded her self with good friends.
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Though sometimes she would get bored, her mommy
insisted on her resting until the vet approved
for her to move around.
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Dakotas healing process was not easy.
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Her injury swelled up and Had to be drained for
A few days. She also needed some Hot packs
and Meds. But her Mommy and Family took excellent
care Of her and followed The vets advice.
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As time passed, and hair grew back, the swelling
went down, and Dakota was feeling better and
better.
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When she got bored, she even got some calls from
her friends!
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Finally, when the injury had healed, the stitches
were out, and the vet cleared it, the boredom
ended.
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AND THE FUN BEGAN!!!
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Hydrotherapy to rebuild muscle strenght and help
coordination.
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With time and therapy (which included lots of
TLC), Dakota made a wonderful recovery, and grew
her hair back before going to the neuro for her 8
week post op check up.
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From which she came out of as Totally
recovered!!!
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The End