Hi Everyone: I own a 7 year old shih poo named Bear. He had spinal surgery last Christmas, it was a Christmas I'll never forget. He had a herniated disk - the vet warned us it may return, I just didn't think it would be within the year. The vet wants to perform surgery again; after we said we weren't sure if we wanted to go that route again she seemed to become disinterested and wouldn't even perform an MRI unless we were doing surgery. I wasn't even sure if it was his old back problem or something else because all she did was feel his back and said the problem returned. I would like to research alternative routes - herbal remedies, natural products. Has anyone gone through this or is going through this with their dog? Any suggestions - if you have the time to share a similar story I would be very interested in reading it. Thank You