Limping Dog Question...

[Townsend]

quote:Originally posted by Hometown

Bless her heart.

You might get some prices from other vets.  I priced cat teeth cleaning recently and got a range from $85 to $325.

Good luck.

Using welding gloves vs sedation?

[Hometown]

quote:Originally posted by Townsend

quote:Originally posted by Hometown

Bless her heart.

You might get some prices from other vets.  I priced cat teeth cleaning recently and got a range from $85 to $325.

Good luck.

Using welding gloves vs sedation?

Paying a reasonable profit versus financing the vet's new swimming pool.

[naenae42day]

So how is the dog?  You have some time I think.  Scar tissue will form, and give some relief.  Eventually it will be bone on bone.  I haven't heard about a failure in the surgery.  I encourage you to consult Chris Kelley out in Owasso.  He just did the ACL repair/replace on my dog.  They used a synthetic material to replace the ligament.  He also had to file the knee due to a large build up of arthritis.  (we waited almost 3 years before we had it repaired (long story...dog had cancer got better))
Hope all is well.

[Jonette]

You should try the Glucosamine, I have a friend who gives it to her GS dog and she swears it helps the dog.

I mean, It may give the dog some comfort till you can make any other decisions.

Although she began as a stray, you have obviously taken the dog in and she has become part of the family.It happens to the best of us.

My dalmation was rescued by my daughter. She witnessed some one pushing her from a car on the highway and she stopped to save her and she will be with us from here on. She is a sweetheart.We have spent a nice sum on vet bills, including a misdiagnoses of heartworm and renal failure (don't ask which vet, it all makes me sick, we thought she was dying, Oh GOD!, heartworm was kennel cough and renal failure was urinary tract infection, she is fine now but it was an awful ordeal, Thank God we took her to another vet for a second opinion)

I also agree to check prices and reputations of vets. Prices can and will vary.

Let me tell you. Money is one thing, but when you make the decision to have something expensive done to a dog, you won't regret it. One day post surgery or 3 years post surgery, you will have a moment when you realize that you did the right thing and you will never look back. The memories you make are priceless. The thing that I do when making a tough financial decision or when buying something pricey is I don't go the cheapest route(high failure rate) or the most expensive route(pricey name tag). I go with the middle option, a little of both worlds, average, not too trashy not too extravagant. It seems to work for me.

First though I would try glucosamine and time.

Good Luck and hope I haven't talked too much. LOL


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[cannon_fodder]

I am hesitant to give her any inflammation or other medication to make her think the leg is OK.  She is already using it full force from time to time and I want to discourage that.  The less she uses it, the better as it appears to be getting incrementally better.

In general, she is doing very well.  Same dog I am used to minus fetching the paper in the morning and playing ball.  We went hiking over the weekend and I missed her then...

We will continue to evaluate the situation as it progresses.   The reason I fear a future failure is because she blew out knee #1 at 2.5 years and is VERY active when we let her be.  There would be no point in having the knee repaired and then restricting her the rest of her life (ie.  no more going to the lake, farm, etc. and running around).

Bah.  It's a catch 22 and it sucks.  But for now, she seems to be a happy dog.