Django is sooooo handsome!!!   

Quite frankly, I was surprised  to see him doing as wellas he was in the video.  I know he had his ball as his "carrot", but still he hopped along fairly well.  He seems engaged.

I thought I saw just a little  bit of a wobble  in his left back leg.  And maybe, just maybe, I thought his right rear leg may be turned out just a ,little.  Hard to say from that angle. He has mastered the art of,peeing  quite well though.  Good boy👏.

Will be interesting  to see what others have to say, especially  if they saw any peculiarities  in the front leg.  

As far as when I mentioned the Prednisone earlier, like your Vet, mine doesn't  like to use it either.  But in Hank's case it was worth a try for all the reasons I'd posted earlier. In his case, the benefits  far outweighed  any potential side effects.  We started on large doses at first for "X" number of days, then reduced dose for "X" number of days, and continued  tapering down, etc.  

You asked for thoughts.  To me, and this is just me. I would definitely give it a try.  Of course. ONLY with Bet approval and only with his washout instructions.   I do recall there are different "opinions" on how long, or short, the wash out period should be, or if even needed at all.  Again, go by your Vet's instructions. 

Could you video him when he's first trying to get up?

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Agree with Jerry, that second video is a bit more telling when it comes to his gait and showing pain. Very strong pain signals .   I did notice  in the video above that where he goes up those two porch steps, the steps were exceptionally  hard for him.  

Based on what you've said, this is only getting worse and worse.  So you don't  want to wait until Thursday to get treatmemt.  You've tried the wait and see approach hoping you can see this Surgeon .  Ypive followed his guidance and it doesn't  seem to be stabilizing, based in what you've posted

It is time to get  second opinion (guess it's a third opinion  at this point). with an in house visit. And with these videos in tow.  Ask friends, family, anyone you can thing of for a "urgent" appt with one of their Vets thst they could help facilitate  to make it happen.  At the same time, askmof they know a Rehab Specialist  and do the same.

Alao ask the Surgeon  you are in communication with if he can get you in somewhere for at least for a  Rehab visit asap.

Were you ever able to find a Rehab Specialist  in your area?.  Dont mean to sound like a broken record, but I think an assessment from them would be ,maybe even more beneficial  than a Vet at this point

When you do massage him does he seem to relax into it at all? Whatever is going on, on top of everything else, I'm sure his muscles are completely tenses up as he tries to compensate for his gait..

Again, just complete rest.  Does it lessens he does settle down and can sleep comfortably? How far apart are his Gaba doses?  Back issue, front leg issue, rear leg issues, neck issue.....whatever.....complete  rest is crucial  right now.

Had to jave a little smile knowing  that, even with all this, Django will push through the pain to get a treat.  Sweet boy♥️ 

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Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!

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Sorry, more questions.

So which Vet was this??

How much of a delay vefore uoj start the Pred?    What amount?  Is he starting a higher dose first, then a reduction, etc?

Knowing that he cries and whines and shows other pain signs that we mentioned from  the other video, did he say what these "signals" were, if not  pain??

Have you pinched his toes/paws to see if he reacts?