Kimjm1

Very rare injury for any dog other than a greyhound

We have the Walk About Harness from Handicapped Pets avaliable in Australia

I would make sure I got neck and spine xrayed before you have any manipulation done. Hope she gets better soon.

Unless the patella were easily dislocated and relocated why on earth would he force them. If he could not easily move them I would think the would not sublux themselves when your dog was moving around.

I would get a referral to a specialist there are quite a few in QLD google it to find them if you cann't ask your vet. Try and get the process moving as you have a limited window the older your dog is the less options avaliable to you.

I would not go near a chiro without having some imaging done first, you could do way more harm than good.

Underwater treadmill is superior to swimming for muscle growth and strength gain

We are running a Practical Physiotherapy for Veterinary Nurses Course for more info contact me at email address below.

I am not aware of any dog pools in Sydney there is a Animal Physiotherapist who has an underwater treadmill. Google Sydney Animal Physiotherapy for her details

A cruciate rupture will not heal naturaly

Keep reporting it every time they do it

This is illegal report him to greyhound racing victoria. Having owned and trained greyhounds I find it disgusting that these idiots persist in this behaviour they are chasing a stuffed toy in a race nothing live so how do they think this cruel beahaviour will help. I know they will say it is to make them chase harder but I do not believe a word we had good success with our dogs without these deplorable training methods Having also worked for over 10 years in vet clinics were we saw mainly greyhounds i know this behaviour will never change.

Cosmolo I am so sorry Dexter is not doing so well....from memory he certainly is a active boy, their is a new range of braces avaliable in Australia designed to support joints the are arthritic and or unstable maybe something like this would provide him with atleast some relief. If you want to email me if you are intrested I can give you the relevent contact details.

???? if your dog already has muscle wastage how will resting him for a period of time help this??? You need to get in contact with a qualified animal physiotherapist I can give you some details of Animal physio's in Queensland if you like, they will be able to give you specific exercises to help with the fore limb and I would strongly suggest Underwater Treadmill as this will allow your dog to strengthen in an enviroment that is low impact.

This is so sad.... and as the owner of 4 greyhounds I am really ashamed of some peoples behaviour if you know anything about the breed you know they are breed to and will (unless they are the exception to the rule) chase anything that catches their eye. I have two 13 year old GH and even after so many years of just being pets and not being encouraged to chase anything, they will attempt to catch anything that enters our yard...

Hi have a look on www.neopaws.com We have these boots avaliable in australia

There is a similar product that we stock called a motion support take a look at www.dogsinmotion.com.au if you would like any info PM or email me.

I would reccomend a TPLO over a D'Angelis if possible we see large breed dogs every week that have had to go back and have more surgery because they thought a D'Angelis would be sufficent and for whatever reason ie dog to heavy, cannt keep it quiet, chased the birds in the backyard (heard them all) the implant ruptures and they are back to square one. Granted we do probarly see a biased population as alot of the people that seek out physiotherapy and rehab are the ones who dogs are not going so well

There are now stifle braces avaliable in Australia for dogs with ruptured cruciates, in a young healthy active breed surgery would always be reccomended as the first option but if this is not possible at this point a brace would be the next best thing in m.y opinion.

Have a look at these and PM me or email me if you are intrested http://neopaws.com/ (sorry couldn't get the link to work)

If the issue has not resolved I would get a referal to a specialist a neck issue is not something you want to muck around with if you go for chiropractic treatment you should get some imaging done first to ensure a manipulation will no cause further damage.

Hi Rommi I could be wrong but I think murdoch Uni vet clinic now have an underwater treadmill. This would be great for your dog giving a chance to exercise but with reduced bodyweight

you need to ensure you get the best procedure for your dogs size and activity level not just the cheapest

sorry link didn't appear to be working in my previous post have edited it

His is a georgous boy