On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 16:06:28 +1000, "judy" wrote:

You can replace some of her normal food with boiled cabbage, and also use
the cabbage water to pour over the dry food. Not only does the cabbage help
to strip the weight off, it is meant to be one of the natural foods that
help with inflammatory conditions.

Thank you! I'll try that right away, our girl enjoys veggies so she shouldn't
have any problem with the added cabbage.

Our Bc had a ruptured ACL, and he is now bounding around. He had 'fishing
line' put in to replace the ligament, but his body reacted to that, so it
was removed and some muscle was used to hold the joint together. From our
experience, I cannot stress how important it is to take an xray prior to
surgery, as the bone where the line is anchored must be sound enough to take
the pressure.

I'll keep that in mind, glad to hear your BC is doing good now.

From talking to my many BC friends, I have heard that because
of the way BCs leap around, that little projection often is not strong
enough, and then you end up with more surgery, more pain for the dog, and
much longer recovery time.

It's true, prior to this injury we were trying to control how often she ran up
and down the stairs, but as long as she could, she wouldn't hear of it.

Your current vet sounds like a total jerk - it's worth the travel time to go
to a decent caring vet.

The more I've read these past two days, the more I see he is very much a jerk.
I agree that a little longer trip would be worth it, I still need to
convince my mom, she worries about the wrong things at times.

ACL is definitely fixable - but rest and time ar eessential post surgery.

Good luck

Thanks, we have an appointment with an Orthopedic specialist, while he's about a
half hour away, I think it's going to be worth it.

judy

C.T.

"Colin" wrote in message
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On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 23:09:02 GMT, Amy Dahl wrote:
Colin wrote:

Hi, my 9 year old Border Collie mix ruptured her ACL this afternoon
running
after a squirrel. Brought her in to the vet right away, sat in the
waiting room
for three hours while the dog tried to stand and walk around, when the
vet
finally got to her he said that she'd require an orthopedic surgeon,
and then
proceeded to tell us that the nearest one was downtown and once our dog
was
evaluated they might not do surgery because she's overweight.

You definitely need to see a specialist. The ones I've dealt with
have been very good. They have a procedure now with far better
prognosis than formerly (TPLO?). Let the orthopedist tell you if
weight is a problem.

Thanks, that does give me a little hope.

When I need to slim down a dog, I just reduce the amount I feed.
It makes sense to me--it's easy to know how the new diet compares
to the old--compare measured amounts. Then as the desired weight
is approached, adjust the amount upward to try to achieve stability
at the ideal weight. I would think switching foods would be a lot
more complicated.

Exactly. Thanks!

Amy Dahl

C.T.

Colin - good luck. I hope you get the answers you're looking for.

-Sharon


"Colin" wrote in message
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On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 23:33:40 -0400, "Sharon"
wrote:

Did blood work indicate that the kidney's were in poor enough shape not
to
handle anesthesia?

Thank you, you've proven my thoughts on my current vet. He did no blood
work at
all, just handed us a bag of Rimadyl and said to come back in two weeks.

We are looking to change vets, that's for sure right now. Where are
you
located?

We're about an hour and a half from the Peace Bridge. But there are some
wonderful vets closer to the border in the Buffalo/Niagara Region.

In any event, a second opinion, maybe even from a clinic that staffs a
board
certified orthopedic surgeon would be in order.

We've made an appointment with the Village Animal Clinic in Arsdley, NY,
they
sounded knowledgable over the phone and the vet our neighbor uses
recommended
the Orthopedic specialist there. I've read good things about him online
so
hopefully our girl will be on the road to recovery soon.

Thanks again, you brought me hope.

-Sharon

C.T.

Colin - good luck. I hope you get the answers you're looking for.

-Sharon


"Colin" wrote in message
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On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 23:33:40 -0400, "Sharon"
wrote:

Did blood work indicate that the kidney's were in poor enough shape not
to
handle anesthesia?

Thank you, you've proven my thoughts on my current vet. He did no blood
work at
all, just handed us a bag of Rimadyl and said to come back in two weeks.

We are looking to change vets, that's for sure right now. Where are
you
located?

We're about an hour and a half from the Peace Bridge. But there are some
wonderful vets closer to the border in the Buffalo/Niagara Region.

In any event, a second opinion, maybe even from a clinic that staffs a
board
certified orthopedic surgeon would be in order.

We've made an appointment with the Village Animal Clinic in Arsdley, NY,
they
sounded knowledgable over the phone and the vet our neighbor uses
recommended
the Orthopedic specialist there. I've read good things about him online
so
hopefully our girl will be on the road to recovery soon.

Thanks again, you brought me hope.

-Sharon

C.T.

"Colin" wrote in message
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On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 23:33:40 -0400, "Sharon"
wrote:

Did blood work indicate that the kidney's were in poor enough shape not
to
handle anesthesia?

Thank you, you've proven my thoughts on my current vet. He did no blood
work at
all, just handed us a bag of Rimadyl and said to come back in two weeks.

Aren't vets supposed to do bloodwork before Rimadyl is given?

René

"Colin" wrote in message
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On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 23:33:40 -0400, "Sharon"
wrote:

Did blood work indicate that the kidney's were in poor enough shape not
to
handle anesthesia?

Thank you, you've proven my thoughts on my current vet. He did no blood
work at
all, just handed us a bag of Rimadyl and said to come back in two weeks.

Aren't vets supposed to do bloodwork before Rimadyl is given?

René

They have a procedure now with far better
prognosis than formerly (TPLO?).

Yes TPLO. My dog had both stifles done and she gets around great now. I would
definitely go that route again
:-)
V
Rondo Farms, Home of Rambo the Wonder Horse

They have a procedure now with far better
prognosis than formerly (TPLO?).

Yes TPLO. My dog had both stifles done and she gets around great now. I would
definitely go that route again
:-)
V
Rondo Farms, Home of Rambo the Wonder Horse