Quote Originally Posted by Catlady711 View Post
I did google it and some findings suggest that regular disk problems may be misdiagnosed as DM by xray alone, and suggest an MRI, although I'm not sure how much different the treatment would be.
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You're exactly right. and the treatment would be quite different. Disks can be treated with surgery & steroids or crate rest & steroids, and DM is a diagnosis of exclusion (if everything else is ruled out). You should post on the neuro bb at Handicapped Pets; maybe a myelogram is less expensive than an MRI. It is also an effective diagnostic for disks, unlike plain xrays.

My Buddy was probably one of the first to use gabapentin, over 2 years ago, for zaps from a spinal cord injury. WONDERFUL stuff!!!!!!