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Anyone have a stifle (knee) brace?

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Blue-Eyed Devil

Barked: Mon Sep 26, '11 6:51am PST


	I have a vet appt. in two weeks and I want to talk to him about a possible stifle brace for Tohbi. He's had surgery on his back knee, but the vet said that there was so much wear that - if he were human - he'd need a complete knee replacement. I just want something that will keep him from straining it (which he seems to do weekly). Anyone have one? I've looked at two different websites and need opinions.

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Barked: Mon Sep 26, '11 10:21am PST


	Closest thing I've heard of is Bam-Bam's mom getting him those elbow things for the lumpies he had way back. I'll be interested too, a co-worker has a young pibble who needs the knee surgery, but financially she can't swing it and the dog has probably neurological issues too, so she has an uncertain future anyway. A knee brace might be the best option for her.

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Barked: Mon Sep 26, '11 1:20pm PST


	Rio Catalina used to use one, but she's doing SO MUCH BETTER now she doesn't need it any more! But she's a super nice pup and I'm sure if you asked her, she'd tell you all about it!

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Blue-Eyed Devil

Barked: Tue Sep 27, '11 5:44am PST


	Omigosh - Rio looks great in that brace! That looks like its from one of the sites I've been researching (the other sites braces are white). On a side note, Tohbi has those booties too! Rio's is the second story I've heard where the brace helped them rehab and recover. I have a friend who's dog did so also. She's actually the one who gave me the website information that started all this. Hmmm.... I'm thinking this may be a good idea. Tohbi won't get better, but I need him to not get any worse. He never whines or complains, but I know it hurts him and he can't do the things he used to do.

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04/05/2012

Barked: Mon Apr 30, '12 10:19am PST


	Hello Everyone, I have had good luch with the A-Trac brace from woundwear. It helped real well for my dog Zep. He had a full tear. I did not go the surgery route because of costs and not being a 100% guarantee. The brace worked great! I suggest you take a look at woundwear.com and talk to them. The brace can be applied for different injuries as I remember. Good Luck! Thanks Ed

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Barked: Sat May 26, '12 5:00pm PST


	I know it's a bit late. As my Mother used to say "better late then never". Try looking at dogaids.com website. It a dog support / mobility harness. This may help. It's gad loads of reviews and write-ups in the UK.

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08/02/2012

Barked: Fri Sep 28, '12 10:09am PST


	My dog Bella had great success with the Woundwear A-Trac Dynamic Brace. After finding out about the injury, I took Bella into the vet and they wanted $4,000 to operate on her leg. It was painful, but I was prepared to max out my credit card to take care of her. I got to thinking about a brace for her leg, since humans have braces, and I found the Woundwear website. At a couple of hundred dollars, it was well worth the risk of trying something unconventional. My vet didn’t want to recommend the product because she didn’t know anything about it. I didn’t care, I ordered it anyway. We got the brace a few days later, and Bella wore it quite a lot for several weeks afterwards and we weened her off of it. Our vet has also been extremely impressed and said she would feel comfortable recommending the brace to other patients after seeing the huge improvement. Before the A-Trac brace, Bella could barely put weight on her leg and constantly limped and cried. Now, she’s ready for a rumble! I highly suggest this brace to anyone looking for a surgery alternative option! -Anne K.

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Barked: Sun Sep 30, '12 6:08pm PST


	I know someone with an older dog that needed cruciate ligament surgery. Due to her age, surgery wasnt advised, and she got a brace for cruciate ligament support, and healed up GREAT. Although not an active lifestyle, she ended up with no need for surgery and out of the brace

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