We are on round 2 with dog #2 on concervative managment for CCL tear with my dogs. My first story is my harrier hound, Birdie, who went lame on a walk with me at the age of 11. Like everyone else here the doctor pushed the surgery and the arthritis speil. I don’t know, it […]
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Birdie and Nigel – CCL Conservative Management

Marley – Double TPLO Surgery *Update*
I wrote an article here a few months ago on conservative treatment on my two year old chocolate Labrador, Marley, with crucial ligament damage in both back knees. I had been using the holistic approach plus rest , plus weight reduction since October 2018. He weighed 45kilos and I finally got his weight down to […]

Olivia, Conservative Management (Recent Injury)
My sweet (about to be 14 next month) English Springer Spaniel who is still quite healthy (although slowing down)….has had the start of arthritis and somehow managed to jump off the last step just right on Monday, May 27 (Memorial Day)…that she slipped….came up limping and turns out she tore her ACL. Vet can’t say […]

Marley- Conservative Management
Marley was diagnosed with crucial ligament damage in both legs in October 2018, he is two years old. After X-rays, it was found he also had movement in his hips and slight “ crunching “ on one front leg! Not a good outcome for such a young dog. Options were to put him to sleep, […]

Bikini – Double Torn CCL Conservative Management
Bikini during conservative management of double CCL tears In late August 2018, I noticed my 7-years old English bulldog Bikini, showed some lameness (rear right leg) off and on for a bit. After 2-3 weeks, seeing this was not going away that she was now hesitant to go up and down the stairs, not following […]

How To Prepare Your Home For Conservative Management
Deciding to treat your canine pet’s injuries with conservative management requires time, energy, and also the commitment to prepare your home in an optimal fashion to support your dog’s recovery. Understanding that rest is a key ingredient for conservative management to be effective means that you will need to limit the space in your home […]

Buddy – Torn ACL, Conservative Management
Buddy is a 5 1/2 year old Scottish Terrier. Over the last 2 years we have been involved in Agility training and competition. This summer, Buddy came up lame during practice, and showed some lameness(rear left leg) off and on for a bit. We went to a vet who diagnosed torn CCL and recommended us […]

Chubi Shitzu/Pincher/Pug
Chubi is now 7 tears old. About a year ago, I noticed that Chubi was limping. At one point she was unable to get up the stairs. I went to the vet and they recommended some muscle relaxants and that the dog only have short walks for about 2 weeks. This seemed to work and […]

Brewster – Ruptured CCL
Hello! I stumbled onto this page after frantically searching the Internet for answers to the horrible diagnosis I received on Tuesday July 24th 2018 for my dog, Brewster! Brewster is a 1 year old, happy, playful American Staffordshire Terrier. He was born on Mother’s day 2017. I adopted him from a local pitbull rescue here […]

Conservative Management and Holistic Treatment – Muffin
Hello everyone, On May 1, 2017 my 8-year-old Newfoundland was running around in the yard when I heard a yelp. I turned around and saw that she was on the ground and couldn’t get up. I helped her to get up on her feet but she could not walk on her injured right rear leg. […]
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7-Year-Old Dorie – Lateral Suture (Tightrope) August 17, 2020
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Saul – Bilateral TPLO May 28, 2020
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Sampson – TPLO with multiple complications August 3, 2020
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Dog Crying After ACL Surgery April 8, 2020
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Modified Maguet Procedure (MMP Surgery) for Dogs April 8, 2020
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Chino – Double CCL & TTA Surgery July 10, 2020
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7-Year-Old Dorie – Lateral Suture (Tightrope) August 17, 2020
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Sampson – TPLO with multiple complications August 3, 2020
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Chino – Double CCL & TTA Surgery July 10, 2020
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Saul – Bilateral TPLO May 28, 2020
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Modified Maguet Procedure (MMP Surgery) for Dogs April 8, 2020
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Dog Crying After ACL Surgery April 8, 2020
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Michelle: Is there an update to Sampson's story?...
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Heidi: My dog had TPLO surgery a few years ago now and th...
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Beth: We are located in Virginia and lucked out with our...
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Dana: Hi, My dog just had Tightrope surgery two weeks a...
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Patti: Hi Beth, can I ask you where Dorie's Surgeon is ...
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Serena: Where did you take your pup? I am in Fresno and my...
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Beth: Dorie is doing great now! You would never be able ...