Hi guys!  I found this site a few minutes ago and I can't wait to spend the rest of my night reading up!  I need some advice, as I'm at a loss of what to do.  I have two Jack Russell's, 14 and 13.  My 13 year old, Gus, came down with a raging case of pancreatitis and we thought we were going to lose him.  He was in the hospital on iv antibiotics for a week.  When he finally came home, he was so much better, but the next morning, he was agitated and couldn't get comfortable.  He stood up in his bed and collapsed.  His front leg was completely dead.  My husband took him back to the vet, and they kept him for observation.  They couldn't come up with an answer.  He has absolutely NO feeling in his front leg.  The best answer they could come up with is a blood clot.  Regardless of what caused it, my poor baby is disabled now.  I took him back to the vet today for a recheck, and they confirmed that the still doesn't have feeling.  He's getting around pretty well for an old guy.  I've had to make paths of carpet runners in my house so he has some traction .  He's happy and healthy...just this darn leg.  My vet told me to give it two weeks to see if any feeling comes back, then we would need to decide to amputate or not.  The problem is when he tries to get around, his dead leg trips him.  And when he potties outside, his dead leg gets peed on 🙂  So my gut is telling me that we need to get this leg amputated.  It just breaks my heart.  Has anyone had any similar circumstances in their dog?  Mysterious nerve paralysis?  I can't put it out of my mind that it has something to do with his pancreatitis, but what?  

Anyhow, I can't wait to play around with this site and look for some similar stories.  Thanks so much for reading our story!