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by kpwlee
Fri Feb 22, 2013 12:06 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Please Help!?! I don't know what to do...
Replies: 53
Views: 24397

Re: Please Help!?! I don't know what to do...

wow your poor dog and poor you! I do agree with the pain assessment - Have you tried tramadol which is solely for pain? The other thing that kept running through my head was fear. I wonder if something happened that day that has made him fearful. Something banging on the house or happening in the ho...
by kpwlee
Fri Feb 22, 2013 11:55 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Torn ACL
Replies: 9
Views: 5604

Re: Torn ACL

we did a tplo and wouldn't consider anything other than that or the TTA - once the bones heal @ 8 wks its nearly impossible to destroy the knee Other surgeries have a longer rehab/restricted period and can and do fail at any point after surgery - that is not to say that there aren't successful tradi...
by kpwlee
Fri Feb 22, 2013 11:50 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Orthopedic exam video
Replies: 3
Views: 1447

Re: Orthopedic exam video

just like humans dog's can have varying degrees of stoicism. I am dealing with some forelimb lameness in my dog for 7 months! It has been near impossible to diagnose because he shows no pain with the vet's go over him. He has atrophy in a particular muscle that has helped with diagnosis Turns out it...