Senior dog scooting, back legs weak. Adequan not working. What's next?

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My 11 yr old beagle has started scooting herself to get where she wants to go instead of using her back legs for about a month now. Our Vet started her on Adequan injections, 1 per week for 4 wks then 1x a month. He said we should see a big difference by the 3rd or 4th shot. She's had 4 so far and there is absolutely NO difference.. Should we look to euthanasia? I dont want to see her suffer. Pet's info: Dog | Beagle | Female | spayed | 10 years and 5 months old | 44 lbs

Karly Macon, DVM, MS, CVA Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist · Accepted Answer

Oh no! Poor Dixie! I think the big question is is this paralysis Dixie is experiencing related to arthritis? Because if she has a disk problem, or if her spinal cord is injured or degenerating, then adequan is not going to help her. If she has not already had X-rays, she needs them. Hindlimb paralysis sometimes means that the dog needs to have emergency spinal surgery. Adequan would only help her if she has some arthritis in her spine or other joints—- it doesn’t hurt anything, but certainly won’t cure a neurologic problem like back legs not working. This is a complex issue— if you’d like we could set up a consultation and go into this in more depth.

Senior dog scooting, back legs weak. Adequan not working. What's next?

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