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Member Since 01/03/2012     Barked: Sat Apr 6, '13 3:24pm PST  Hi, My dog also had the tradtional surgery done in 2011, he is a lab mix. I did not have any recovery problems like you are describing. The only thing I can think of is a meniscus issue. I suggest you join yahoo ortho-dogs, there are alot of knowledgable people on it, they may be able to give you more insight. And, yes you could still do a TTA or TPLO but I would want to know why this surgery didn't work if that is the case. Did you use an orthapedic surgeon? my posts [notify]

Member Since 01/03/2012     Barked: Wed Feb 13, '13 3:31pm PST  You are so right, the longer you wait the worse it becomes. My dog had a partial tear 2 years ago, I tried to let it heal on its own, he would be better, then worse. We tried laser, Adequan injections, underwater treadmill, anything to avoid surgery. We kept him as confined as we could, one day while walking him he pulled really hard on the leash and started limping worse than ever. I scheduled his surgery right away, because I waited the 3 months his ligament was completly torn and he has mild to moderate arthritis in that knee. He is doing great now but if anything were to happen to his other knee he would be in surgery right away! my posts [notify]

Dog Health > ACLtear, surgery and major concern of re-injury

Member Since 01/03/2012     Barked: Thu Oct 18, '12 3:48pm PST  What kind of surgery is your dog having? My dog had tradtional knee surgery last year and is doing great, his whole recovery was pretty uneventful. I suggest you join yahoo groups ortho-dogs. There is a ton of good info and alot of people going through the same thing. my posts [notify]

Raw Food Diet > Commercial Raw Diets vs. Home Based Raw Diets

Member Since 01/03/2012     Barked: Thu Sep 27, '12 3:23pm PST  I have been doing pre-made raw for years but I will use different brands so they get a variety of foods. I try to stay away from the ones that have fruit or veggies in them and I add alot of things from the grocery store like ground beef or lamb, chicken gizzards and hearts, beef hearts, raw eggs, cottage cheese, yogurt, sardines and salmon. I also use a little Ziwi Peak mostly because my dogs love it. The brands I have been using are Vital Essentials which has no fruit or veggies, Primal Grinds and Oma's Pride. Oma's has alot of different proteins and you can get just ground bone, some of their products have a little veggie but not as much as some other brands. Primal grinds also have no carbs. As far as bones go I don't give them, my one dog is 19, my other likes to swallow things whole and has already had a cracked tooth. I find their teeth stay clean on raw especially on the carb-free foods. I do use Petz-Life spray at nite. my posts [notify]

Dog Health > High Liver values.....Anyone else had experience?

Member Since 01/03/2012     Barked: Fri Sep 14, '12 3:29pm PST  Hi, My dog had high liver values last year, I am assuming you are talking about the ALT. Hers were around 400. Did the vet ultrasound the gallbladder also? We found sludge in the gallbladder which was causing the elevated ALT. Her liver was normal. She also had no symptons. Eating fine, playing etc. Denamarin did nothing to drop her values, we used it for a long time and then on another forum it was suggested to use Country Life Liver Support Factors, made for humans but dogs can use it also. Within 2 weeks on this her values went back to normal and the price difference is quite a bit. my posts [notify]

Member Since 01/03/2012     Barked: Sat Sep 8, '12 3:31pm PST  Hi, I feed pre-made raw, I switched my dogs right over with no problems but I was feeding kibble at the time. I use Oma's and Vital Essentials. Vital Essentials is the closest I could find to a prey model diet without doing it myself. There is no fruit or veggies and they also make a kibble if you want to do both. I like the Oma's because there is nothing added in and I can get the ground bone, plus they have a great variety of proteins. Primal I would stay away from, my one dog gained alot of weight on it and all their teeth got yucky, there is way too much fruit and vegetables in it. I didn't have good results with Bravo either, I didn't like the consistency of it. Cindi my posts [notify]

Senior Dogs > Exersises for Hind Leg Weakness

Member Since 01/03/2012     Barked: Thu Aug 16, '12 3:04pm PST  Hi, A couple of things you can do are: Walking backwards, start a few steps at a time Sit to stand, start with 10 work up from there Hill walking a really good one is swimming if you can, my lab mix had knee surgery last year, he put on alot of muscle swimming 3 times a week. my posts [notify]

Dog Health > Arthritis in the Spine

Member Since 01/03/2012     Barked: Fri Aug 10, '12 3:36pm PST  Your post is exactly what I went through last year with my 10yr old lab mix. He was limping on his right back leg, vet gave us Deramaxx for a few days, no improvement. I took him back for x-rays and found out he has arthritis in his spine. The vet said that was causing the limping and pretty much said his active life was over. No running, no playing, no nothing and he would have to be on nsaid's the rest of his life. It was strange to me because he never showed a back problem, he would be stiff at times but that was all. I ended up taking him to a orthapedic surgeon and in two minutes she told me he had a partial tear in his knee, the limping was not coming from the spine at all. He had no discomfort in his spine at all, his knee was causing the stiffness I was seeing. He had surgery to fix his knee and has been fine ever since. I don't dispute that he has arthritis, I saw his x-rays and they are pretty bad, but you may want to have the knee checked out more closely. my posts [notify]

Senior Dogs > No muscles in back legs?

Member Since 01/03/2012     Barked: Wed Jul 25, '12 3:26pm PST  Swimming is the best for building muscle with no impact. My 10yr lab mix had knee surgery last year, he had zero muscle tone in that leg. His leg was like a flabby turkey neck! He never swam before, after he got clearance from the vet we started swimming. The difference in his whole body was amazing, he has muscles he never had before, he is actually in better shape now than he ever was. Find out exactly what you are dealing with before starting anything then you can decide what would be best. Cindi my posts [notify]

Member Since 01/03/2012     Barked: Wed Jul 4, '12 3:22pm PST  Hi, my dog Tia went through the same thing as Mulder is without the constant vomiting although she did vomit one time with streaks of blood in it. She would get diarrhea so bad where she would be walking and it would just squirt out, it was also bloody.I don't know if Mulder does but Tia's stomach would make the loudest noises. We did several courses of Metronidazole, it would clear up and then come back again. We did an ultrasound, she had some inflammation in her pancreas but nothing really bad. My vet took her off the metronidazole and put her on Tylan powder which is for chronic diarrhea. She kept her on it for a month and we also give her weekly B-12 injections, excellent for the intestinal tract, something I didn't know. Now, finally she is fine.We repeated the ultrasound and the inflammation was gone. I also feed raw and my vet didn't want me to change her food at all while she was sick, 2 days after the Tylan powder she was pooping fine. Something to ask your vet about. I also give the Merrick freeze-dried lamb lungs as treats, so far I haven't had any issues with it, hopefully I won't! Cindi my posts [notify]

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