'Gonju' who one day had her neck crooked, and body stiffened
Owner: I still don't know why.. What's happened to her She neither fell nor got hurt by somebody..
Legs won't work as she wishes, and her body doesn't seem to stop having a seizure
What on earth had happened to this little girl..
We've come to a neighborhood in Seoul, who's in desperate need of our help
PD: Is anyone there?
PD: Hello there~
Owner: Hi / PD: We heard there's a dog who needs our help?
Owner: Yeah, she's right in there..
Today's star, who turned 7 years old this year, is 'Gongju'
PD: What bothers her at the moment? / Owner: She can't stand or eat by herself,
Lately she got her head fully crooked to the right..
Already been four days since her head got stiffened, crooked to the right
Just like an old lady, suffering from a stroke, her head's not come back since then
Along with the pain coming from an unknown cause, her body's been shaking non-stop
It isn't just about the neck that is problematic
Owner: She just falls down
Owner: Can't put strength to her own legs..
Due to her legs, in which she's unable to put strength to, she can't stand on her feet at all
Such a desperate situation she's got into..
Owner: Gongju~ Gongju! Come on~
Though she tries her best, it doesn't seem easy for her to come into the owner's arms
Her body isn't moving as she wants..
Owner: Oh?!!
How has this all happened in the first place..?
Owner: My mother's in bad shape, so I had to send her to my friend's for a while
Three days before she's become like this, she was just fine, playing with my friend's dog
Even my friend told me she was alright in the morning..
What had happened to Gongju, when she was sent away for the past three months,
due to (the owner's) mother's sickness..
We paid a visit to the friend who took care of Gongju in place of her owner
What's really happened to Gongju, who was staying just fine and healthy
PD: Excuse me?
PD: Hi there, we're here to ask you about Gongju
PD: What's happened back then? / Friend of the owner: I was back from work,
She usually jumps on her feet to greet me, but on that day..
Friend of the owner: Gongju, have fun while I'm gone, alright?
I'm going to be back soon, okay?
Gongju's never whined, always stayed quiet and docile
It was just another ordinary morning as usual
But that evening
Friend of the owner: Gongju~
Her home felt unusually quiet than ever..
Friend of the owner: Gonju!!
When she spotted Gongju, she was looking horrific!
Friend of the owner: Her legs were just fine, but overall, she looked muscleless..
There aren't any sharp corners that she can crash into
PD: Did she ever stand on the chair? / Friend of the owner: She can't cause it's too high for her..
Just in case she's got into an unfortunate accident, we took a thorough observation,
but there wasn't anything particular that could have put Gongju so much in danger
Been four days since her head's been crooked
If there was an accident, she must have a single scar left on her
Yet all is left on her is her paralyzed body and pain
Owner's mother: Phew.. Gongju, does it heart bad?
Even the mother who's also not in her best shape is worried about Gongju day and night
Owner's mother: Don't you be sick, should run on feet~ Shouldn't you~
Owner: I just want my mother to get better, as well as Gongju
All of her family wishes her to stand on her four feet one day
There is no moment to be lost!
To figure out the reason why Gongju got her body paralyzed..
Will Gongju be able to walk again..
(Rushing to the hospital)
Vet: Looking really bad at the moment..
Vet: Should carry out some tests for her
First, began with X-ray scans to find any traces of fractures
Vet: So we got the X-ray result
We'll pay attention to the bones, whether they did have any fractures or not
So as you can see, there are bones juxtaposed behind the head
I don't see any fractures from here
There's no issue with the bones
Vet: This can be a disk in her neck or spine,
or there's an issue in her brain
or, moreover, can be a nerve problem
So the first thing needed is to figure out the cause of her paralysis..
Before a thorough check-up, decided to check her nerves whether they're still intact
Vet: It's an excess reaction
Thankfully, her nerves at the back seem still intact
Following an MRI test to check whether there's anything with the brain and spinal cord
Vet: So we call this part a backbone, it passes through like this
You can see here, there's a white thing covered on the edge of it
But this part's absent
Vet: This could be caused by noninfectious myelitis, such infection, or
From Gongju's spinal cord, the cerebrospinal fluid is found which has been caused by an infection!
The real problem is, it's still unknown what caused the infection
Vet: We ran a bacteria identification with the bacteria that's been extracted from the spinal fluid
but it didn't have any match
Vet: It's similar to the cases of people getting lopsided mouths all of the sudden,
that can also happen to dogs one day
So we, veterinarians, can't be sure with its cause still
Since the cause of her illness is yet clear, makes it tough to find a suitable treatment for Gongju
Vet: That's what the result says for now But let's not give up hopes on her, just yet.
Owner: I'll count on you sir..!
A lot of methods are adopted to recover Gongju's condition
First began with the oriental treatment to ease the tension of her muscle and her shrunk nerves which were due to her paralysis
Vet 2: Let's stay like this for only five minutes!
Using the needles, the vets give stimulation on parts where nerves and muscles are
At that moment! The left leg, in which Gongju couldn't put strength at all, moved!
Vet: Oh! Hind leg! It did react! Woah woah~
Then comes the next effort!
In order to get the infection eased, that is caused inside the spinal fluid,
decided to give her antibiotics, anti-inflammatory medications for three times a day
Coming and going to the hospital every day, Gongju consistently had rehabs and medication s
A week later, we paid a visit to the hospital again
Perhaps, it's due to the consistent treatment, Gongju grew to be brave enough to get an injection
Vet: It's all done~
Vet: We'll check how she walks now
Vet: Shall we? Can you call her from over there?
Owner: Gongju~ Come over here~
As soon as she took a step, she got flipped right after
Owner: Come! Come to me~
At that moment! Gongju stands on her feet!
She still stumbles while walking, but she does walk on her own now!
Owner: She's got so much better!
We can't believe what's happening before our own eyes
Vet: She seems to make progress now, but we can't be relieved just yet.
Should give her medications steadily and give her some shots, as well as the needle therapy
As long as we carry out all these, she'd get way better than how she is now So she can finally walk on her own
Owner: She couldn't even stand back in the day or had the strength to smell around..
She's got so much better (now)
The efforts they made for each other have come to a miraculous fruition
Gongju, you really can do it..★