and if you want more info you need to do xrays. Hemivertebreas can also cause dimples as well. And they can mimic similar sign of SB.
We have had a few SB dogs come into rescue with the same signs as SB only to have MRI confirm hemi. If the Hemi is in a spot that pinches nerves that damage the genitourinary and digestive tract, then symptoms are identical to SB. Hemis that cause these problems can be corrected surgially with a 50% chance. Unfortuanlty most dont do it because it starts at 10 grand.



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and if you want more info you need to do xrays. Hemivertebreas can also cause dimples as well. And they can mimic similar sign of SB.
We have had a few SB dogs come into rescue with the same signs as SB only to have MRI confirm hemi. If the Hemi is in a spot that pinches nerves that damage the genitourinary and digestive tract, then symptoms are identical to SB. Hemis that cause these problems can be corrected surgially with a 50% chance. Unfortuanlty most dont do it because it starts at 10 grand.



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Our girl is 7 years old now. She has a very noticeable dimple. We did x rays and the vet saw no signs of SB. She does have some hemivertabres. I had her spayed just because I believe she might have been a carrier. She has never had any bowel or bladder problems.

Our girl is 7 years old now. She has a very noticeable dimple. We did x rays and the vet saw no signs of SB. She does have some hemivertabres. I had her spayed just because I believe she might have been a carrier. She has never had any bowel or bladder problems.

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That's too bad.

That's too bad.

but you can definitely feel it....thats why I never noticed it before I was poking at her "cows lick" and it immediately freaked me out...I am calmer now and we will have the vet check it...but she knows when she has to go potty...she goes to the door...she always squats...she does have accidents but they are typically close to the door...and she has no problems getting around at all...we often joke that she has ADHD, she bounces off the walls and the furniture and she is inches away from being able to jump on the couch...she tries a million times a day LOL






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but you can definitely feel it....thats why I never noticed it before I was poking at her "cows lick" and it immediately freaked me out...I am calmer now and we will have the vet check it...but she knows when she has to go potty...she goes to the door...she always squats...she does have accidents but they are typically close to the door...and she has no problems getting around at all...we often joke that she has ADHD, she bounces off the walls and the furniture and she is inches away from being able to jump on the couch...she tries a million times a day LOL






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We really wanted to go but we cant make it happen this year...ugh!






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We really wanted to go but we cant make it happen this year...ugh!






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Are y'all going to Nationals?

Are y'all going to Nationals?

the breeders vet. My vet saw her for the first time at 5 weeks old and it was very defined at that time.

Amy, Sophia and Isabella

the breeders vet. My vet saw her for the first time at 5 weeks old and it was very defined at that time.

Amy, Sophia and Isabella

I am feeling better...and she is fine.....seriously she runs like there is a fire under her butt LOL






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I am feeling better...and she is fine.....seriously she runs like there is a fire under her butt LOL






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I am calming...she is doing fine...I will bring it to the vets attention....she is crazy pup....






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I am calming...she is doing fine...I will bring it to the vets attention....she is crazy pup....






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You should probably have an xray made of her spine just in case but it doesn't sound like SB. Do a search on this site for dimple and you will get a lot of responses. Good luck with that sweet baby.

You should probably have an xray made of her spine just in case but it doesn't sound like SB. Do a search on this site for dimple and you will get a lot of responses. Good luck with that sweet baby.

RELAX and enjoy that beautiful puppy. I thought I felt a dimple on Q, too (when he was a pup). He's perfectly fine.
I would bring it to your vet's attention next time you go in. That's what I did, and my vet told me it was nothing.

Olivia/Kano/Q-Ball

RELAX and enjoy that beautiful puppy. I thought I felt a dimple on Q, too (when he was a pup). He's perfectly fine.
I would bring it to your vet's attention next time you go in. That's what I did, and my vet told me it was nothing.

Olivia/Kano/Q-Ball

But NO signs of any issues....what would you do next? Xrays? If there are no signs, is it possible the pup could have a "normal" life? Or does their health gradually change?

I am absolutely freaking out....Echo has always had this little swirly of fur above her tail with a little dark patch of fur, I mean tiny...I had never messed with it before...today I was telling her how cute it was and I poked it and there is a dent there. She is absolutely acting fine...never any issues...she runs and jumps, I mean JUMPS like no pup I have ever seen....she is almost 4 mos old.

What should I do?????






Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened. - Anatole France

But NO signs of any issues....what would you do next? Xrays? If there are no signs, is it possible the pup could have a "normal" life? Or does their health gradually change?

I am absolutely freaking out....Echo has always had this little swirly of fur above her tail with a little dark patch of fur, I mean tiny...I had never messed with it before...today I was telling her how cute it was and I poked it and there is a dent there. She is absolutely acting fine...never any issues...she runs and jumps, I mean JUMPS like no pup I have ever seen....she is almost 4 mos old.

What should I do?????






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give or take a week.

Either way its very sad.

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give or take a week.

Either way its very sad.

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In the absence of neurological symptoms, there is almost, but not always, a dimple or space between the vertebrae just before the start of the tail bone. In Isabella her dimple was very pronounced and visible.

Amy, Sophia and Isabella

In the absence of neurological symptoms, there is almost, but not always, a dimple or space between the vertebrae just before the start of the tail bone. In Isabella her dimple was very pronounced and visible.

Amy, Sophia and Isabella

I read that a dimple in the lower back (caudal region) can be a degree of suspicion. X-ray would confirm diagnosis.

Olivia/Kano/Q-Ball

I read that a dimple in the lower back (caudal region) can be a degree of suspicion. X-ray would confirm diagnosis.

Olivia/Kano/Q-Ball

some earlier, you might notice a puppy younger is wet all the time, and they might have a rash on the belly. they may or may not use their back legs.

Many will just have poop oozing out. Normal puppies when you potty them for the most part you can see them pushing and grunting when they poo. SB puppies will not do this, they are not easy to potty.


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some earlier, you might notice a puppy younger is wet all the time, and they might have a rash on the belly. they may or may not use their back legs.

Many will just have poop oozing out. Normal puppies when you potty them for the most part you can see them pushing and grunting when they poo. SB puppies will not do this, they are not easy to potty.


Vicky

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