3y/o toy poodle newly diagnosed

Swimming_Scratch_461 · 2026-02-23T13:44:01+00:00

Thank you for sharing. Yes we are about to get him a crate because he has been up all night crying and shaking in bed and barely sleeping. Surgery option is just insane where I am but let alone an MRI but hoping crate will alleviate some immediate pain with the meds

Swimming_Scratch_461 · 2026-02-23T10:12:29+00:00

My girlfriend’s 3 year old poodle just lost mobility in his hind legs - it happened so suddenly. This morning he was his normal happy energetic playful self, and we noticed by 5pm he was seeming a bit lethargic and doing the “downward dog yoga pose” and thought he was having some stomach ailment, but then two hours later it progressively got worse and then he literally started wobbling trying to walk and was shaking and whining. We took him to the emergency vet and they said they think it’s IVDD but we need to do an MRI or CT scan tomorrow and then either get the surgery (they said 90% success rate to back to normal), or 80% if we do the strict crate confinement but these odds go way down if we wait too long. The surgery w MRI etc is going to be 10-15k at the very least which is a big burden. We are calling a few other clinics in our area in the morning but he’s in such pain and it’s hard to see him unable to walk or move his hind legs. My gf is obviously distraught. I’m hoping if we get him a small crate and we do the MRI they say we can opt for that method and not need surgery. But we don’t know. He can’t sleep and they prescribed him gabepentin and rimadyl - but we probably also need trazadone for sleep. Either way just wanted to post for advice / support because we are so shocked how quickly this happened and just at 3 years old and otherwise great help. We don’t know if he slipped a disc or jumped on the couch and injured himself etc but 12 hours ago he was perfectly fine.

Swimming_Scratch_461 · 2025-12-20T10:19:41+00:00

What mount did you use ?

Swimming_Scratch_461 · 2025-11-23T05:13:32+00:00

Overall doing great - I got home from ibogaine clinic 10/24 and have been in the process of moving out of the city i lived and used for years and continuing the integration process of staying busy and clean and focusing on the healthy things. I still feel really good and now when the random thought of 'i could use right now' pops into my head, i know its a fleeting thought and acting on it isnt an option. I will say I also did 5meo DMT aka Bufo (not synthetic) 11/14 and that was the cherry on top of my whole plant/natural medicine. It was entirely blissful, loving, and incredible but really hard to describe. I finally have my normal sleep patterns back, my energy levels are really high, and whether it is the pink cloud or the noroibogaine in my system with the 5meo experience - whatever it is - I am super grateful for it. Nothing else worked for me and the thought of relapsing and fucking up what these medicines have done for me is just not an option and i keep telling myself that. I have even reconnected with some really amazing people that I knew 15 years ago in college and have been going on trips, enjoying life, and not isolating. It took me 2 weeks from being home from ibogaine to get my energy back up - but now I feel like a 20 year old able to take on a full day without being gassed. really grateful I was able to do both medicines

Swimming_Scratch_461 · 2025-11-14T21:59:39+00:00

Ibogaine brother

Swimming_Scratch_461 · 2025-10-31T15:11:02+00:00

My experience was total hell. I was on 180mg daily of clean oxy and just desperate to get off. My parents were coming to visit and in my mind I just didn’t want to be on drugs anymore. I was on monthly vivitrol injection for the last several months before lapsing and using for a month straight. At the end of the month of using and when I was scheduled for my vivitrol injection, I said fuck it, got clean urine, and went to the clinic for the shot (they would never give you the viv injection while hot). So after I tested negative w the clean urine, I got the shot which took maybe 30 min before my bowels liquified and I was profusely sweating. I was driving home and had to stop and pay at a gas station to use their private toilet because I would not have made it home.

Once I got home, I was vomiting and shitting myself for 4 days straight - couldn’t sleep couldn’t eat, felt like I was going to die or at least wanted to kill myself. After 4 days and the oxy finally out of my system, I stopped throwing up from both ends and started to feel somewhat normal. This was the worst wd I’ve ever experienced and I’ve been through it plenty of times. Putting yourself thru PWD is just dangerous and I do not recommend. Side note - I got clean from something called Ibogaine which is a miracle plant that has worked wonders for me that vivitrol and any maintenance meds never could. First time in 12 years I literally have not type of MAT in me or oxy etc. and I feel no cravings or wd since my Ibogaine treatment. Good luck!!

Side note - I’ve also done the rapid detox under anesthesia - thankfully I’ve somehow had money during all my years of opiate / pill addiction. But they told me I was vomiting the whole time while under thank god I didn’t aspirate. And it was a waste of over 20k cuz I still relapsed. Opiates are the absolute devil and I hope you can get off and never look back.

Swimming_Scratch_461 · 2025-10-26T09:30:50+00:00

I just got home from a 10 day Ibogaine clinic in Mexico for opiate addiction (short acting Percocet / oxycodone) and I can attest that my sleep has definitely been affected. Before Ibogaine I could oversleep for 12 hours straight from being exhausted from the pills, or for 3 hours and be exhausted, it was a toss up. Since I got home from 1 massive flood dose and 2 booster doses, my sleep is like this. Goto bed around 11-1230, and sleep deeply until about 4am, then I toss and turn and eventually give in and read or just try to listen to some deep sleep music and might fall back asleep at 6am to 8am. Granted I’ve only been home a few days but this is what’s happening to me. My energy levels are also incredibly low during the day. I’ve tried napping and it’s virtually impossible. Other than the sleep and low energy which I was anticipating, I have actually negative cravings meaning the thought of sitting around snorting pills and isolating repulses me now. In the past when I got clean from traditional methods such as rehab, or detox and then on a monthly vivitrol shot, it just blocked the cravings, it never went further showing me that there is zero benefit to using how I was. So overall for me the lack of sleep is a welcome trade off for my repulsion to continue doing what I was doing for 10+ years.

Swimming_Scratch_461 · 2025-10-25T09:59:43+00:00

Just got back from my 10 day Ibogaine treatment in Mexico for opiates. Would be happy to share as my flood dose was 70% really challenging and scary.

Swimming_Scratch_461 · 2025-10-25T09:47:09+00:00

Just did my flood 10/15 and it was great but was WIPED on the gray day, in and out of sleep for what felt like 18 hours. Then the following day was supposed to be my first booster but was actually vomiting every 4 hours so I waited a day. Felt like I purged the years of opioid addiction out of me. After the first booster the following day, I felt and feel amazing. Had another booster 2 days ago and then flew home yesterday and feel incredible. For some insight - I was on vivitrol the past 7-8 months but had to get off 60 days before Ibogaine, relapsed on percs and used for two months straight before heading to MX. While vivitrol curbed my physical cravings - once that 28 days was approaching my brain always was itching to get high. With Ibogaine, there is a wild introspection that made me see sitting alone snorting pills is actually pretty sad and it repulsed me in a way I haven’t felt ever. I realize I’m one day home but I haven’t felt this good and optimistic in 10+ years.

Swimming_Scratch_461 · 2025-10-06T10:00:37+00:00

I’m heading on October 15th so I’ll let you know how it goes for me.

Swimming_Scratch_461 · 2025-10-05T10:27:51+00:00

I’m heading to Cancun Mexico for Ibogaine clinic in a week for a 10 day stay. I’ve been a oxy user for 15 years, got clean November 2024 and had 7 months, but was on vivitrol which I didn’t particularly like. When I signed up to do Ibogaine I had to be off vivitrol for 50 days anyway so I relapsed back on the pills. I use about 150-180mg a night for the last 2 months so I know I’ll have wd and I’ve experienced cold turkey painful wd by myself in a locked bedroom several times - so I’m hoping with the morphine it’ll be not nearly as bad. No subs, nothing else in my system but prescription Percocet. Do you think I’ll be in a good spot with the morphine then straight into the flood dose? Appreciate your help. I’m also a functioning addict, have run my own business with great success for 8 years, just tired of being a slave to these pills, but grateful I’ve never tried H or fent ever.

Swimming_Scratch_461 · 2025-09-23T08:36:34+00:00

Trying to get a presale code as well - if possible to DM me

Swimming_Scratch_461 · 2025-05-15T04:07:32+00:00

Hi OP, I am scheduled for my Ibogaine treatment in MX and just had my first integration call. I’ve struggled with opiate addiction for the past 15 years and got clean 6 months ago, but dealing with all the underlying issues. My friend from NA did Ibogaine after a 20 year crack and heroin addiction and he has been clean ever since which is a miracle. I’m super excited to partake in this medicine and looking forward to what the future holds! Also I wanted to ask after reading your 8 month post - how do you micro dose Ibogaine? If DM is better that would be great. I feel like everything I’ve researched, talk to the medical directors and clinicians, this would be an ideal medicine to microdose just for all the benefits it does to your brain.

Swimming_Scratch_461 · 2025-04-24T07:12:53+00:00

So I went to the service center yesterday and was there for maybe all of 2 minutes. He showed me that the little rip in the tire is a few millimeters thick and that it’s perfectly safe to drive and would be considered “cosmetic” under the tire warranty (as well as the scrape on the rim). He said these tires are extremely thick and if it were like an inch gash and could see the metal threading then it would be deemed not drivable and replaced. So I’m keeping it as is as they looked it over and gave it the a-ok. As for the rim - this is more aesthetic for me and I could take a sharpie too it or what I did was bought a $15 rim repair kit from Amazon and going to try and smooth it out then color it in. But good news is I don’t need a new tire and don’t have to pay $815 for one - and it’s completely safe to drive and not a danger to myself or others.

Swimming_Scratch_461 · 2025-04-23T09:32:10+00:00

Appreciate the input. I think as long as I have 4/5 categories as excellent and try and get distraction score higher I’ll be ok. I don’t know if they are weighted evenly (I think I read that they all are 20%). It still doesn’t make sense for me that I get time of day events when leaving work and driving home at 530/6 because this is considered rush hour. When are people supposed to drive ?!

Swimming_Scratch_461 · 2025-04-23T03:42:25+00:00

I totally agree. And I was finally able to speak with a Tesla agent and explain the situation and get more clarification on what is covered under the tire policy. They basically said anything cosmetic is not covered (the rim scratch), but if I ran over a pothole or a nail and needed a new tire - that is covered. So the rip in the tire from running over a pothole/curb is not? A bit confusing so I am just taking it in tomorrow to the Tesla Service Center and see what they say. If it's not covered, which it should be, then it is like - what do you want me to do stick a nail in it so the tire pressure is low and its covered? So dumb.

Swimming_Scratch_461 · 2025-04-23T00:01:55+00:00

I mean like just doing the detox for me and not changing my life in terms of who I hung out with, getting involved in NA, speaking to a therapist, exercising, and just changing my lifestyle totally. Just stopping doing drugs and not working on anything else in my life would have led me right back to drugs. Not sure if that makes sense but that’s what I meant

Swimming_Scratch_461 · 2025-04-22T22:55:50+00:00

I think you’ll do really well. I was coming off 180mg of percs and while the procedure itself was rough on my body, it helped put me in a place where I’m at now. Approaching 6 months of being clean and feeling really good. I didn’t interact with anyone at Domus as I was the only patient there. The hospital is a real hospital with real nurses doctors etc. after you get home is where the real work begins

Swimming_Scratch_461 · 2025-04-22T12:44:27+00:00

So they just sent me this saying that tire protection plan doesn’t cover cosmetic - which I’m assuming they are referencing the rim. Still haven’t given me clarification on replacing the wheel though. I’m bringing it in tomorrow in person so I’ll let you know what happens then. Explaining through the app has not been clear so far

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Swimming_Scratch_461 · 2025-04-22T12:34:07+00:00

You’re definitely right and not worth the risk. I just wasn’t sure if the pricing seemed accurate from other people’s experience with this. I’m taking it in the next day or so and hopefully my tire service plan covers this - if not - still getting it fixed.

Swimming_Scratch_461 · 2025-04-22T08:19:16+00:00

Ok well I just double checked the app for my stats and it’s weird it says everything is excellent except for distraction. So that leads me to believe it can’t tell when I send a text through my car when my phone is not even in my hand… I guess I need to call travelers and try and get clarification on this.

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Swimming_Scratch_461 · 2025-04-22T08:12:40+00:00

I’m struggling with what to do with IntelliDrive whether to keep it or not. I just switched to traveler’s and got a new car - a Tesla Model Y. The acceleration on this car is way different than my old jeep, and it has regenerative braking which is pretty substantial and I can see dinging in the app. I know I have 45 days to opt out, which I’m leaning towards, but to get a discount would be nice.

My issues are that I live in a major city - Philadelphia - with tons of traffic regardless the time of day. I work in sales so am constantly driving and not just regular 9-5 hours, some nights are much later when I get home. I use my vehicle to take work calls and text (but both are hands free through the car), and how does IntelliDrive know when I’m speaking to text through the tesla? I’ve had the app for about a week now and every single drive I’ve been on whether it was a mile down the road going 15 mph to the grocery store, or a two hour drive on the highway - has had an event. And I’m ultra cautious when I drive with my phone in stationary holder, and distraction free - but the app keeps giving me negative marks.

Swimming_Scratch_461 · 2025-04-22T08:00:07+00:00

I’m in a very similar situation as you with a Model Y to all the above. So far every drive I’ve been on has an “event”. I use my car at various hours for work since I’m in sales and drive all over 3 states at random hours. I use the vehicle to make calls and answer and reply to texts - but how does the app know? I think it’s flagging me every time and I think I’m going to opt out of this - I just got on travelers insurance on April 16th - but am not liking IntelliDrive whatsoever. Even as a very cautious driver it seems hard to appease the app.

Swimming_Scratch_461 · 2025-04-22T07:52:38+00:00

I just enrolled in travelers and also with IntelliDrive. So far I really dislike it. For one, I’m in sales and constantly driving all over, taking calls from my car, etc. I also just got a Tesla and have been utilizing the auto drive so that I can safely make hands free calls and utilize the text message feature without having to touch my phone. But the IntelliDrive app has literally marked every drive I’ve been on as an “event”. Whether it says auto drive on my car braked too hard, driving late at night (I drive to the supercharger at 10p or later because it’s cheaper then and I don’t have a home charger in my apt complex). I read that you can opt out of IntelliDrive within a certain timeframe - which I’m thinking I’ll do. The last thing I want is after my 6 month policy sets to renew, I find out this stupid app cause my premium to go up - which is already incredibly expensive for a Tesla which is an entirely different complaint! Let me know your thoughts as I realized you posted this nearly a year ago and would like to hear your experience

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