Know your C, T, and L discs plus a success story

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Where is a C3-C4 disc?

C’s are for the neck (cervical)
T’s for Thoracic (the chest, where the ribs are)
L’s for Lumbar (after the ribs and before the hips).

The vertebrae bones are numbered, not the discs in-between (intervertebral) vertebrae. C3-C4 for example means the herniation is between Cervical Vertebra 3 and Cervical Vertebra 4.

Beverly shared on Dodgerslist Facebook page how IVDD knowledge helped her dog.

Unfortunately, I found Dodgerslist the same day my baby was in surgery. But finding them was a life saver! They helped me prepare for his home coming with a list of everything I’d need for his recovery. They also educated me of IVDD.

Even after surgery my baby “went down” roughly 9 times in the next 10 years of his life & each time, I was able to bring him back to walking without surgery. My vet calls me a miracle worker but I couldn’t have done it without DL. I educated my vet he distributed free DL pamphlets in his office. I hope that saved another doxie from the trauma & their owner from the expense of surgery.

DL advise, support resources are invaluable! With DL & a few modifications to my home & yard, I kept my other 2 doxies safe from severe IVDD (one is now 17 yrs old). Sadly I lost 2 of my doxies at age 15 to other illnesses.

Beverly's

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