Ebby&Indii

Congratulations K9Angel, If there were more like you in this world, I am sure the world would be a better place. I am a serial lurker in these forums only posting every now and then, but feel compelled to say that it is always like a ray of sunshine reading your posts, in a world filled with irresponsible dog owners it is really really uplifting to know that there are people like you out there. You definitely go well above the call of duty for our four legged friends. I am sure that most of us sit at our computers reading about your rescues and thinking about what we could be doing, unfortunately a large number of us never get past the thinking stage. While there will always be people who have different ideas about the way things should be done and while there is nothing wrong with that, you have obviously been doing this for a very long time and I am certain that there are hundreds of rescue dogs and new owners who would probably thank you from the bottom of their hearts for the tireless work that you do. You are truly a wonderful person and if dogs could talk I am sure that dogs everywhere would be saying THANK YOU. Keep up the great work!

Thanks so much to all who replied. It has been raining here for the last few days and our girl doesn't like to venture out in the "WET" too much, so no toads while it has been raining, would love to try the green tree frog thing but unfortunately we don't see too many of them these days. Read that article with great interest, hope that is not the case with our girl. DogzOnline is always a wealth of knowledge, it is fantastic to have somewhere to go where so much info is at our fingertips. Thanks again guys..

Holy Jamoly, What a Huge Vet Bill. Our Neo Mastiff has had major surgery on a leg, stayed at the Specialists overnight and our final bill wasn't even that much. I would probably be doing what others said and maybe buying something small for owners and puppy, after all you were not in any way responsible, it was a very unfortunate accident. Accidents will always happen and we can't look to blame others all the time.

Hi All, Would love some advice on this matter. My 9 Month Old Neo Mastiff has decided only just this week that Cane Toads are fun to play with. I have on four occasions in the last few days had to order her to drop a toad. She seems to like carrying them around. What Can I Do??? She could have picked something a little less dangerous to play with... I am not sure why she has only just noticed them. (We have hundreds here and she has been around them all her life and has only just started playing with them) Any advice on how to discourage this really bad habit??? Thanks in Advance for any advice....

Hi, Thank You to all those who replied to my initial post. We have been to see the specialist and had the operation performed. Apparently a really bad case, so not overly confident about a great end result but Indigo's limp is already gone so that is good news for us. I am finding it nearly impossible to keep a 6 month old puppy contained 24/7 but am trying. Have contacted the breeder and all I can say is that I wish that my breeder was like some of the breeders here on this site....

I was told that only 40% of dogs do clinically well after surgery for ocd of the hock. You have probably been told that the hock is the worst (and least common) place to have ocd and has the most guarded prognosis. Has you vet explained your xrays to you? I have a really good one, that shows a cartilage flap, if you are interested in seeing it. After she recovered from her surgery, Henrietta was probably good for a month then started to become progressively lame and uncomfortable. It got to the stage where I often had to carry her to bed at night, she was always in pain and I wondered about her quality of life The joint fusion is a big operation but her only chance at being pain free. She now faces 6 weeks in a cast but as I said before already she is a much happier and pain free girl. Good luck on Tuesday and let me know if you have any more questions. Thanks KJ, I wonder why we have been given different % succcess rates? My normal vet didn't actually think that it was ocd to start with as he couldn't see any cartilage present in the x-rays he performed, he forwarded the x-rays onto the specialist who then made the call that it was ocd. I would really like to see your x-rays before Tuesday if that is alright then maybe I will be able to make some comparisons between the two.. I must say that you now have me a little worried KJ, Indigo is already 35 kgs at six months and if the operation is unsuccessful there is no way that I am going to be able to pyhsically carry her anywhere.. Medically do they have to wait a certain time between the operations? Does time vary between animals with healing (I mean would I necessarily know within a month if the surgery had been a success or may it take longer with some dogs??) When you say big operation and six weeks in a cast, I would imagine her mobility is fairly limited at the moment - is she able to get around by herself??? I can't imagine that I Will have ANY chance of moving an 18 month old Neo around.. And no my vet didn't actually tell me that the hock is the worst and least common place for ocd, he seemed to think that it was a "big dog" thing. That in itself is now worrying me, I wonder if I should seek another opinion, also should I contact the breeder and let her know this has happened??. So many questions, sorry to bombard you with them all but it is always different talking to someone who has actually been through the whole thing already....Hope Henrietta is coping with her cast okay and once again thanks for all the info....

Hi KJ, Thank You for your reply. Indigo is booked into to see a specialist next Tuesday. I spoke to him today on the telephone and he said that he will probably re-xray and then operate on Indigo while she is under anaesetic (not spelt right, sorry). This is a little stressful for all of us as you would know. She is actually favouring that leg but surprisingly enough doesn't appear to be in a lot of pain at this stage. She is still quite playful with our other dog. I am still quite anxious to get the surgery done as soon as possible and next Tuesday is the soonest that the specialist can get us in (the specialist is two and a half hours away from us).. He did state that only around 60% of operations are successful, was yours not? Is that why you had to have the ankle fusion done??? The vet did mention what would happen if surgery was unsuccessful but in all honesty I think I had tuned out by then as it is quite overwhelming dealing with something like this when have you never even heard of it before.. I am very glad to hear that Henrietta is now much happier and pain free. :D Thank You so much for responding to my question and explaining ocd to me..

Hi, Not sure if this is the right spot to post this or not but any help would be greatly appreciated. I have a six month old neo mastiff who has just been diagnosed with OCD in one of her rear ankle joints. My vet is fantastic and has explained it all to me in "vet" terms but I was wondering if anyone has had experience with this condition and if they have could they please explain it in layman terms. Thanks in advance..