Pray for Clyde

We've had a rough week. Our dog Clyde hurt his back and had to have surgery yesterday. He all of a sudden started moving really slow Tuesday night. On Wednesday, he seemed back to his old self and then by 9:00 pm he could barely use his back legs. We called our vet and he said to bring him in first thing that next morning. The vet could not help him so they sent us to a specialist. After seeing the specialist, taking x-rays and a cat scan we found out that he had a ruptured disk. The disk was pressing down on his spinal cord, which caused his back legs to go limp. They immediately took him back for surgery. The specialist called to let us know the surgery went very well. Since he lost some feeling in his back legs, there is still a small chance that he will never walk again, but the vet seems very optimistic since we caught it so early. Clyde is half Dachshund and half Chihuahua (we call him a Chi-Winnie). Dachshunds are known for having back problems. The surgery was not inexpensive and some people think we're crazy. We've had people tell us "he's just a dog". Yea, he's a dog but he's still a part of our family and we would do ANYTHING to keep him here and healthy. Clyde and his sister, Bella, were abandoned at 3 weeks old and Larry and I took them in. When we found them, they were not in good shape. We had to bottle feed them and nurse them to good health. They really are our babies!! Please keep Clyde in your prayers.