Trapped nerves

[BuzzLightyear]

I've made an appointment for my boxer at the vet as i think he has a trapped nerve in his lumbar region,

Seems to be localised over the left hip and is only evident occasionally?

He will yelp if the affected area is touched and couldnt climb onto the couch on Saturday but was fine yesterday.

He is still able to climb stairs, is not lame, appetite and everything else seems fine - it just seems to be an occasional muscle spasm or something?

Anyone have any experience of anything like this?

 

[FinnishLapphund]

Many years ago one of my, now late, old bitches developed some extra bone growth in a vertebra in the croup area, and on a few occasions, I remember for example one time when she was playing with the other dogs and sort of got a little tackled, that bone growth somehow pinched/trapped her nerves, causing her to yelp and become unsteady in the back end.


First time it happened, the problem solved itself after a while, but after we had been at the veterinarian and found out what had caused it, next time when it did happen again, I chose to help nature a little. I made sure that her body was straight and then I very, very carefully pulled her tail out straight backwards, in a way that helped straighten out her vertebras, thus releasing the trapped nerves.
Note, that this what not something my veterinarian told me to do, but I tried it and it worked for us.


I have no idea if this is to any help in your case, but if you're interested, I would recommend Shiatsu for dogs by Pamela Hannay ( http://www.amazon.com/Shiatsu-Dogs-..._B0034P8ZAK_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1358802826&sr=1-3 ).

I also like using acupressure, stretching and massage on my dogs and cats, but the books I have in that subject is in Swedish, by Swedish authors and I can't find that they've been translated, but in the reading list I found this book being mentioned Canine massage : a complete reference manual by J-P Hourdebaight ( http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canine-Mass...=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1358803894&sr=1-1 ).


Good luck with your dog.