One year ago, October 2014, I found a online posting of a family giving up their 2 year old female Corgi due to difficulties with making time for her. Already with a 1 year old baby and another baby on its way in 3 months, the owners needed to find her a furever home. I responded to the post and by the end of the week, Nabi was the newest addition to my pack which already included Cori, my 7 year old Corgi, and Mini, my 5 year old Yorkie whom we adopted after finding her on the streets the year before without any ID and unable to locate her owners.Nabi has been a great addition to my family/pack. She's been nothing but energy, love, comedic relief, and a great warm body to snuggle with on those cold winter nights.However on the morning of October 18, 2015, tragedy struck while she was playing with a dog from an online boarding website. While playing on the couch, things became fierce between the two and a fight broke out, Nabi attempted to run away from the fight and as she jumped off the couch she landed awkwardly and yelped. She had a mild limp after the flee attempt but we didn't think anything of it and just thought she'll walk it off as she and my other dogs all have done before numerous times.During the evening walk that day, things began to feel weird as we noticed along with the mild limp, her rear left leg started rotating inward while walking or when standing still. We kept an eye on her the rest of the night, believing a good night rest is what she needed and brought her into our bed to sleep but in the morning, she lost complete control of her rear legs, as if she was paralyzed. Frantically within an hour we made our way to the vet and a couple of hours later and a few X-rays, the vet said he believes as a result of the fight and fleeing attempt by Nabi, there was trauma to her spine causing a prolaspsed/herniated disc and is now pinching her spinal cord causing the paralysis in her rear legs. She was discharged with steroid drugs and muscle relaxors to be taken orally. The vet said she should be fine and movement should come back within 2-3 days otherwise the next option is to take Nabi in for an MRI and surgery. Unfortunately the online boarding website’s insurance policy doesn’t cover pre-existing conditions in dogs. Since they believe Corgis are known to be prone to spinal problems, therefore with our case, even though it was trauma-related, still did not meet their policy exceptions.We are now stuck with the vet bill and a looming surgery bill Nabi will possibly need so she can once again walk over to us with a wagging tail for some love. It's heartbreaking to be unable to see her prance around happily with her lil tail nub shaking vigorously as she howls in happiness.Any donation of any amount would be of great help and appreciated. All donations will go towards Nabi's Medical expenses. Thank you. =*)
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