gunther

After my second surgery it took a bit longer to start to walk, but once my legs started gaining strength I was on his way.

My name is Gunther and I'm 7 years

old. Mom rescued me from a shelter when I was 7 months old. My first person threw me away... she got me from a pet store for her husband. I loved him,. but he died, and she didn't want me anymore. She left me tied outside to a tree all day while she worked, then kept me crated the rest of the time. Then one day she left me at a shelter. That's where

I had to stay in the crate for a long time after my surgery... six long weeks.

Here's me with Dr. Bowersox. He took my stitches out then I started water therapy to help make my legs stronger.

Here I am after my second surgery for IVDD in Oct 2006

This is Dr. Glennon, my surgeon, and a picture of me getting my stitches out.

I felt better with the stitches out. I started walking pretty good too.

Mom saved me! In December 2004 I became paralyzed with IVDD (Intervertebral Disk Disease). Lots of doxies get IVDD. I was completely paralyzed by a ruptured disk. I had surgery on December 23 to repair the bad disk. Everyone at Veterinary Specialties said I was a Christmas miracle, because I stood on Christmas Eve and took a couple steps. Mom says thank heavens for the expert hands of the surgeons and prayers from a LOT of friends and family, I got almost 100% better within two months. I was walking and even running and playing with my bruddas & sista.

My first surgery was paid with the combined donations of many friends on Mom's Dachshund group Dachshund Daze, along with a large donation from HUA (Hearts United for Animals). I was so blessed to have such support from so many wonderfully giving people.

Things went very well for almost two years until October 2006 when I once again became paralyzed from the mid-back down. I had a second surgery. I got better slower that time but I did get better. By Christmas I was much better and walking and running again. Mom says she's very proud of me cuz I've overcome so much.

After all that stuff, last year I started losing my eye sight too. I have PRA (Progressive Retinal Atrophy). I can't see at all anymore but I get around and run and play and stuff just the same.

There are lots of pix on my page from when I was first with Mom, and all my surgeries and all my life n stuff. Mom says to check back often cuz she's always adding new stuff about me!

This is me when I first came to live with Mom. I was just a baby.

Here I am two days before my first surgery. I was totally paralyzed with IVDD. Next is me after my surgery.

Pretty soon I was able to stand and start to walk again, and I got to play some too out of my crate!

A couple years ago I started losing my vision, I have PRA (Progressive Retinal Atrophy). Little by little I lost all of it and now I can't see at all. Mom says I have an angel watching over me.