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Conservative Management and Holistic Treatment – Muffin

By on April 18, 2018 in CCL Injury, Conservative Management, Dog Knee Alternative Treatment, Dog Knee Alternative Treatment, Dog Knee Brace, Dog Knee Conservative Management, Holistic Treatment, Non-Surgical Options, Owner Experiences

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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Pulsed Signal Therapy (PST) for Dogs

By on February 5, 2018 in Arthritis, CCL Injury, Dog Knee Alternative Treatment, Holistic Treatment, Non-Surgical Options

Another alternative therapy you may or may not have heard of is Pulsed Signal Therapy (PST). PST is a relatively new treatment for both humans and dogs, used to treat conditions like osteoarthritis, degenerative joint disease, elbow/hip dysplasia, non-union bone fractures, and, of course, tendon and ligament injuries. PST is similar to other alternative therapies […]

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Recovery with Conservative Management – Gracie

By on January 27, 2018 in CCL Injury, Conservative Management, Dog Knee Alternative Treatment, Dog Knee Conservative Management, Non-Surgical Options, Owner Experiences, Recovery

Gracie is an 8-year-old shepherd/retriever/chow mix. About 65 pounds. On Thanksgiving 2017, she was racing around the yard in a zoomie mood, full of joy. Then all of a sudden “YIPE!” and she could not walk on her right hind leg. This is a very important piece of the decision making puzzle: Gracie is extremely […]

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Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Injections for Dogs

By on January 10, 2018 in Arthritis, CCL Injury, Dog Knee Alternative Treatment, Non-Surgical Options

Dogs with CCL injuries can benefit from a variety of alternative therapies. Among them is platelet rich plasma (PRP) treatment. Similar in concept to stem cell therapy and perhaps a bit like prolotherapy, PRP treatment takes the blood of a canine patient, processes it, and re-injects it into the body. PRP is a part of […]

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Conservative Management Progress – Howie

By on December 9, 2017 in CCL Injury, Dog Knee Conservative Management, Non-Surgical Options, Owner Experiences

So, last February, 2017, Howie suddenly was limping. We took him to our vet who, after several minutes, told us he needs TPLO surgery within 30 days or he will develop arthritis. Our first and only dog – we didn’t know – we took him to their recommended specialist (11 days later was the earliest). […]

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TPLO and Stifle Brace – Morti

By on October 4, 2017 in CCL Injury, Dog Knee Alternative Treatment, Dog Knee Brace, Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Recovery, Surgical Procedures, TPLO

Morti is now a near 12-year-old, 75-pound, black Lab mix. In March of 2016 he ruptured the CCL of his right leg. It seemed TPLO was the ONLY way to go. The surgeon agreed (obviously) and 3 other area vets. He was healthy enough, still hiking 5 miles and full of energy. The surgery is […]

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Conservative Management – Noelle

By on May 18, 2017 in CCL Injury, Conservative Management, Dog Knee Conservative Management, Non-Surgical Options, Owner Experiences, Recovery

Noelle is a 5-year-old female German Shepherd/Lab mix. On Dec. 23 she came home limping from our yard. She was holding her rear left leg up. Next morning we let her go in the yard and she started running around but again came home limping. We didn’t restrict her a lot since we didn’t know what […]

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Conservative Management – Nadine

By on February 7, 2017 in CCL Injury, Conservative Management, Dog Knee Alternative Treatment, Dog Knee Conservative Management, Non-Surgical Options, Owner Experiences

Nadine’s (11-year-old Aussie/Border Collie, 48 lbs) rehab began about 10 weeks ago. She came back from running after something in the dark non-weight bearing on her left hind leg. My vet and I both prayed for a break, anything but an ACL injury. Yes, I get two stars as Nadine is considered to be in […]

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Dog Knee Brace for Bilateral CCL Injury – Razin

By on January 18, 2017 in CCL Injury, Dog Knee Brace, Non-Surgical Options, Owner Experiences

My name is Karin from N.Y. I have a 6-year-old puggle Razin with two ruptured ACLs! She likes to chase rabbits in my backyard. I was devastated to find out she was injured so badly. I am very hesitant to make the appointment for bilateral surgery. She started to walk again without a limp shortly […]

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Conservative Management Success – Finn the Chocolate Lab

By on January 11, 2017 in Conservative Management, Dog Knee Conservative Management, Owner Experiences, Recovery

After stumbling upon this website about a year ago, I thought it’d be good to share my own experiences with my dog and conservative management. Taking it back a bit, it all started in February 2016. I have a pretty active 8 year old (7 yo at the time) 85 lb chocolate labrador named Finn. […]

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