Trapped nerve in a dog

kassie

Just looking for information on a suspected trapped nerve in a dog.

My mums dog was knocked down on the road about 2 weeks ago. He spent 2 nights in the vets and was released home with fluid on his lung + meds and we're told he had no broken bones.

A week or so passed and his breathing got better but he was now yelping/screeching for no reason and hasn't lifted his tail since the accident (he's a bichon so should have a nice curled tail). My mum brought him back to vets and they said they would xray his back end but they suspected it cud be a trapped nerve in his tail. He was sent home on pain meds and said it might rectify itself in time and worst case scenario was tail amputation if no improvement.

A week on from that he's still no better nd generally not himself. My mum feels the vets have basically said they've done all they can... but surely something can be done to try and pinpoint the source of the pain? She's bringing him back to the vet 2moro. Tail amputation seems a bit drastic given the fact they haven't pinpointed where the suspected trapped nerve is?

Would physio/acupuncture/hydrotherapy be of any benefit?

Anyone with a similar experience I'd love to hear from you

Bells21

Hi Op, I think the first course of action I would take would be to see a different vet and get their opinion on the cause of the pain. Then you would probably feel more confident about making decisions regarding what treatment would be best.