Slipped Disc in Pets?

Slipped Disc in Pets?
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It is common among the daschunds due to long back. We had one once who herniated a disc; long before the options of canine surgery existed. A sad ending but a quick one at the vet’s. An online site suggested trying to find an animal chiropractor.
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