jodi_adam

im in west hoxton (near liverpool), so yes please if anyone in my area has any recommendations? please let me know

ok, im starting to get the ball rolling i have had a crate made for porscha and i have made an appointment to see the surgen at my vet so that i could get a solid quote cause every time i go in there i come out with another number but i did ask box hill vet and they said $600-$700 for the old school surgery and the vet there said that he has done heaps of these and has never had any one come back for the same leg but has had a few for the other leg

how do they tell if its a full rupture or tear?

surgery has become a maybe after a long chat with my ex and my vet has said a i can have a payment plan(for the cheaper surgery), thats one less worry. i live on acres with four dogs and a cat that thinks she is a dog and a nearly three year old son, so im affraid that i will not be able to give her the recovery that she needs i don't remember seeing her walk at a normal pace she is always playing, she gets so bouncy and still trys to jump up to sit on my lap, see she thinks she's a little dog as she owns two malts.. i have put her on a diet so she has lost 1.5kg over the last two weeks. i guess my other main fear now is will she ever be able to play normal? oh and what is patella is luxating?

well i just got home from the vets, i had a different vet today that expected to see porscha draging her back legs behind her ( as last they seen she had hurt the left leg as well) she had a slight limp and he looked suprised and impressed. after talking to one of the ladies in the wait room i didn't ask all the questios that i wanted to as she seemed to think that porscha shouldn't be able to walk on that leg at all! but she can? so she had her shot & he said that he wants to see her again in another week and we will set whatever is next in motion depending on her progress. but he said he was happy with how far she had come

im off to the vets again at 6.45pm so i will ask again but she said that "it looks like she might have done a cruciate" and that it was hard to tell??

the vet doesn't know as the xray shows mostley intact and some swelling?? i get really upset when i talk to the vets about porscha that i don't seem to take muck in, but it was first the right leg then followed but a panic visit when she had problems with the left leg but i think she may have just bumped it as it was better within a day. i must also add that as of wednesday she can walk great with no limp for around 5mins or so then she gets tired and the limp starts again

the vet doesn't know as the xray shows mostley intact and some swelling?? i get really upset when i talk to the vets about porscha that i don't seem to take muck in, but it was first the right leg then followed but a panic visit when she had problems with the left leg but i think she may have just bumped it as it was better within a day.

has anyone on here had a dog rupture a cruciate and successfully treated it with out surgery? names of dog rehab would be helpful??? A FEW FACTS ABOUT PORSCHA BEFORE YOU ANSWER; porscha is my loyal 2year old female 22kg staffy who decided to jump her 6ft pen about a month ago wanting to chase another dog walking past the front of our house, porscha often plays ruff with her best friend a amstaff and sometimes she ends up with a few scratches and bumps and the occasional limp which resolves its self by the end of the day, well anyways she continued to play and act like her normal happy self for the next 1.5 days and I just got sick of looking at her limp. when I took her to the vets she had xrays done this is what it said on the recept: prob bilateral cruciate: unable to get draw but xrays indicate of r cruciate.. Ok well she has had four weeks of cartrophen and she is starting another round . Now for the stuff I feel bad about I have been told that the surgery will cost $4000- this is not a option as I can not find that anywhere plus the i do not think I can contain her through out the recovery the vet said that one wrong move from a dog of this breed could end in devastation, at the moment she is in a porta cot in my lounge room and every time I get up eg toilet or chase my 2 nearly 3year old son she gets up too, I bought a little pen for outside in the daytime and she pulled the metal bars off to get out I even carry her outside to the toilet and the moment I put her on the ground she wants to play with me I guess what I am asking is, has any one seen or heard of a miracle happen with out surgery?

;) sorry i will copy and paste now, thanks.

what area are you at? see i love my vets they have always been understanding and they don't just treat my animals like just another $ i have heard so many bad stories about vets, i guess thats why i haven't changed and i have brang all my friends and family to these vets as well. i heard that the old school surgery is better for the smaller dogs like the malts and poms but not so good for the bigger ones? what did you have to do to get your retriever up and walking? im having a real hard time keeping her still, she is still very much a puppy in the head.

has anyone on here had a dog rupture a cruciate and successfully treated it with out surgery? names of dog rehab would be helpful??? A FEW FACTS ABOUT PORSCHA BEFORE YOU ANSWER; porscha is my loyal 2year old female 22kg staffy who decided to jump her 6ft pen about a month ago wanting to chase another dog walking past the front of our house, porscha often plays ruff with her best friend a amstaff and sometimes she ends up with a few scratches and bumps and the occasional limp which resolves its self by the end of the day, well anyways she continued to play and act like her normal happy self for the next 1.5 days and I just got sick of looking at her limp. when I took her to the vets she had xrays done this is what it said on the recept: prob bilateral cruciate: unable to get draw but xrays indicate of r cruciate.. Ok well she has had four weeks of cartrophen and she is starting another round . Now for the stuff I feel bad about I have been told that the surgery will cost $4000- this is not a option as I can not find that anywhere plus the i do not think I can contain her through out the recovery the vet said that one wrong move from a dog of this breed could end in devastation, at the moment she is in a porta cot in my lounge room and every time I get up eg toilet or chase my 2 nearly 3year old son she gets up too, I bought a little pen for outside in the daytime and she pulled the metal bars off to get out I even carry her outside to the toilet and the moment I put her on the ground she wants to play with me I guess what I am asking is, has any one seen or heard of a miracle happen with out surgery?