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Traditional Repair After Conservative Management – Tango

By on October 5, 2011 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Recovery, Surgical Procedures, Traditional Repair

Tango is our 5yr old Australian Red Cattle Dog. Approximately one and a half years ago, Tango started going lame in her right hind leg. She always recovered in a day or so, and the lameness was only apparent after she had been sleeping for some time. After a couple of months she was due [...]

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Conservative Management Advice for CCL Injury – Kata

By on October 4, 2011 in Conservative Management, Owner Experiences, Surgical Procedures, Symptoms

Hello! In June my 7 year old English Bulldog, Kata, was running on her walk when she seemed to step wrong or something. She continued to run and play, not seeming to be bothered much. I assumed it was just a pulled muscle or something. Then last week we had her off leash and she [...]

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Alternative Treatment for CCL Injury – Pepe

By on September 29, 2011 in Conservative Management, Dog Knee Alternative Treatment, Holistic Treatment, Non-Surgical Options, Owner Experiences

Looking for more information on experiences using canine chiropractic, laser therapy and nutrition to help your dog heal form a CCL knee ligament tear or rupture? Keep reading to see how Pepe is progressing using Conservative Management. My 6.5 year old Cockapoo, Pepe, ruptured his back left ACL in May – it was diagnosed by [...]

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Healing a CCL Tear Without Surgery – Jasmond Baldwin

By on June 30, 2011 in Dog Knee Conservative Management, Non-Surgical Options, Recovery

Hello Everyone, I feel as I must give back some of the invaluable information that I have gotten here on the wonderful website I basically stumbled upon! Jasmond’s story began about 8 days ago. She has always been such a wild child. I rescued her at about 18 months almost 9 years ago; someone had [...]

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Conservative Management, A Non Surgical CCL Repair – Luscus

By on March 11, 2011 in Conservative Management, Dog Knee Brace, Dog Knee Conservative Management, Dog Proofing House, Owner Experiences, Recovery

Here’s my story: Luscus, 18 month old Cane Corso, 125lbs Level 2 tear right rear CCL Occurred at beach when he slipped on a wet rock as 2 dogs jumped on his back (playing) After drawer test doctor recommended tplo surgery Reasons Conservative Management was selected: To cut the bone of a dog still growing [...]

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Conservative Management Instead of TPLO – Hudson

By on March 7, 2011 in Conservative Management, Dog Knee Alternative Treatment, Dog Knee Brace, Dog Knee Conservative Management, Non-Surgical Options

Hudson, a Lab mix, came into my life in April 2002 as a rescue from a local shelter. He was discovered abandoned at a car wash and he has never been alone again. Hudson is just a dude who loves his Daddy and Mommy and we adore him. I would sell all my possessions and [...]

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A-Trac Brace Experience – China

By on March 2, 2011 in Dog Knee Alternative Treatment, Dog Knee Brace, Dog Knee Conservative Management, Owner Experiences

I just wanted to add China’s story…she’s another APBT with bad knees. Three years ago she injured her left ACL and I didn’t have the funds or heart to deal with surgery. I opted for the A-trac brace and had great success. She never chewed it or complained about it…there were a few times that [...]

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Cruciate Ligament Injury in Dogs

By on January 24, 2011 in CCL Injury, Conservative Management, Dog Knee Brace, Dog Proofing House, Holistic Treatment, Non-Surgical Options, Physical Therapy, Recovery, Surgical Procedures, Symptoms, Tightrope Repair, TPLO, Traditional Repair, TTA, TTO

Help!  My dog is limping – Could it be a torn ligament? This guide is a good starting place for anyone looking for more information on dog knee problems, specifically cruciate ligament injury in dogs.  This article will give an overview of dog knee injuries covering everything from symptoms to recovery. What is a Cruciate [...]

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A-Trac Dog ACL Brace and Conservative Management – Bayou

By on January 23, 2011 in Conservative Management, Dog Knee Alternative Treatment, Dog Knee Brace, Dog Knee Conservative Management, Owner Experiences

I used the ATrac canine stifle brace on my 8 yr old husky mix and it worked great! The initial fitting was a bit challenging, but after that the brace was easily put on and taken off. He adapted to the knee brace immediately. My only recommendation would be to shave your dog, especially in [...]

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Conservative Management Success – Emma

By on December 16, 2010 in Conservative Management, Dog Knee Alternative Treatment, Dog Knee Conservative Management

I have a small (42 lbs) APBT (American Pit Bull Terrier) female named Emma. 2 years ago, as of this Christmas, she just stopped using one of her rear legs. As soon as we got back into town I took her to my Vet. She was put under and it was found that she had [...]

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