For any of you who peruse the "Enough with the Dog Pictures" in the "What's Your Deal" thread, you know my spouse and I love our Ollie.

We rescued the little lad in March of 2020. He was found on the street in Columbus OH and we believe he was 6-7 years old.

He's our 6th dachshund, and I know you shouldn't have a favorite, but....

He loves everybody and has a tail that operates like a helicopter rotor. Meaning it literally goes in a full circle from the base of his tail.

Last Friday I was walking him and he wanted to meet another dog across the street. We asked and it was OK so I bent down and petted the other dog while they sniffed one anothers snouts. As soon as I stood up the other dog lunged and I jerked back on Ollies harness.

The next day he was having difficulty walking so we took him to our regular vet. He believed there might be a disc impingement, gave him cortisone, and sent us home with some pain pills. Unfortunately the next morning Ollie could not stand on his own.

There is nothing more pathetic and helpless feeling than looking at your dogs big brown eyes when you know they are hurting and you can't do anything about it. I called our regular vet and he recommended taking him to the ER at the Vet School in Columbia MO.

We drove the 2 hours and the probable diagnosis is disc impingement or a cancerous tumor. He will have a MRI later today and then probably surgery thereafter.

If you have the time, please send good thoughts and prayers his way.

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Prayers to ollie

Prayers sent

Prayers for Ollie and your family.

SPSHOOTER

Prayers for Ollie.

Our previous Bichon Frise had spinal surgery in 2004 at age 4. He then enjoyed a long and happy life until 2013.

Offering prayers for you guys.

That's tough.

One of my 8-year old mini poodles, I had him go through his paces for her treat. The last one being a "rollover." She vigorously did it but yelped. She started limping for a while after that.

Now, every time I tell her to do a roll over, she runs away. She still does the other tricks which includes belly up but not that one. We started giving both our dogs glucosamine tablets.

Prayers sent for Ollies complete recovery.

Prayers up for Ollie. I too am quite fond of the breed. Best wishes.

Best to Ollie.

Wishing a speedy and complete recovery for Ollie.

Praying for a good outcome. Cute face.

flashguy

Prayers for Ollie's recovery.

Never was a small dog person until we got our first Dachshund. Now we have two.

Ahyoka Star and I send best wishes and prayers for a speedy recovery.

As both of us are recovering, Ahyoka Star from an attack by a German Shepherd and Pitbull mix, myself from kidney stones.

Here's to Ollie being 100% soon.


ARman

Good luck to Ollie!

Best wishes for Ollie for his full recovery. Moses the Cat sends his, too!

Thank you everyone. It means a lot to my wife and I.

We’re waiting for a telephone update and we hope it’s good news.

Just heard from the vet. The MRI showed a single disc impingement, not tumor , and he is going into a 2-hour surgery next.

Best of luck to Ollie for a good surgery and speedy recovery...

Prayer for a good outcome for him. Hopefully he will make a full recovery.