ShesaLikeableBiBear Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Hope you can come to some decision soon re your girl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsaone Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 (edited) Definitely go see Dr Rowan Kilmarten at Animal Options - they are a holistic vet and a bit of a drive (I am northside too) but so thorough and SO worth the trip.http://www.animaloptions.com.au/ I totally agree. I used to live in Burpengary, but took the trip to Rowan. He is worth his weight in gold. Not only is he a qualified vet, but also a chiropractor. I cant speak highly enough of him. I had a dog who was lame for 18 months. She was young admittedly, but after a couple of x-rays with no results, I took her to Rowan, and she BOUNCED out of there. I had forgotten what she had been like before. I also have a couple of friends who were going to put their dogs down because there didnt seem to be any good prognosis for their dogs. After a few visits to Rowan, they are back in work. One tracking and the other, high level obedience. Edited February 8, 2011 by elsaone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL1 Posted February 8, 2011 Author Share Posted February 8, 2011 Sounds good elsaone. Rowan is booked out for 3 weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashka1 Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Rowan is great. Also ANVET beenleigh is now doing sten cell regeneration and having great success I hear . The price is quite realistic too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jed Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Richard Eaton-Wells Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL1 Posted February 9, 2011 Author Share Posted February 9, 2011 (edited) My old girl was quite bad this morning. QVS at West Chermside refused to see her without a referral. Wankers :D Poor girl couldn't stand or walk, but that's too bad as it would appear. I bit my tongue when someone in here suggested them. I was hesitant to see them based on an experience with them about 5 years ago, but as i considered her condition this morning quite bad, i went there first. I won't make the same mistake again. Drove to Sandgate to the Vet someone else here suggested. They couldn't see her. Eneded up back at original local vet and have a 10 day supply of pain killers. Booked in to see Rowan Kilmarten late this month. Edited February 9, 2011 by RL1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShesaLikeableBiBear Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 If your girl is particularly bad between now and Mon, and you are stressed out, please PM as I have an appointment with Rowan on Tuesday at 10.30am (it is NOT vital) and am happy to switch appointments if the practice will allow us to do that. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL1 Posted February 9, 2011 Author Share Posted February 9, 2011 If your girl is particularly bad between now and Mon, and you are stressed out, please PM as I have an appointment with Rowan on Tuesday at 10.30am (it is NOT vital) and am happy to switch appointments if the practice will allow us to do that. Such a generous offer from you. I really couldn't accept it i don't think. Thank you so much for the offer. I just hope my old girl get's some pain relief with this course of tablets. It's difficult to see her how she is at the moment. It make's my blood boil when vets like QVS won't treat a dog in pain simply because i don't have a referral. I just hope Animal Options have some ideas on how to help her. I'm not after a miracle, just some relief and help for my dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShesaLikeableBiBear Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 The offer stands until Monday, see how she copes in the next three days. Unfortunately QVS and BVSC require referrals, unless you were to take her in in an "emergency" i.e. out of hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rottifan Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 (edited) I have some ideas if you are interested - I can talk better than type but my boy is 10 years old, been there done that with all of this, I'm also on the north side!! Had shocking experiences, lots of money and no results with one of the specialist centres on north side :rolleyes: and other practitioners I trialled and errored with until my boy was completely paralysed at 7. What was shaking and tremouring back legs to start turned into an inability to move at all. I then found a 'mobile' animal chiropractor - google them!, and I dont have to put my boy in the car or travel miles with him which will only make him uncomfortable. Having a person come to my house to treat my boy means that he is more relaxed in his environment and because after a chiropractic treatment when ALL nerves are PROPERLY released he is the most free of pain than he has been in a long time he just wants to relax and sleep - cant do that when sitting in start stop traffic and then comes the problem with an older dog with muscle wastage getting them in and out of the car without causing problems with how you do it. The guy I use is amazing, I've tried them all and heard it all! Good luck Edited February 12, 2011 by Rottifan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL1 Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 Thanks Rottifan, but i'll see what Animal Options has to say before i start trying anything else. If i don't have any luck with Rowan Kilmarten, i'll PM for the details of the guy you use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL1 Posted February 15, 2011 Author Share Posted February 15, 2011 HESA, how did Skye go with Rowan today ? Still worth the wait and drive ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsaone Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 If your girl is particularly bad between now and Mon, and you are stressed out, please PM as I have an appointment with Rowan on Tuesday at 10.30am (it is NOT vital) and am happy to switch appointments if the practice will allow us to do that. How sweet of you! What a kind thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL1 Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 If your girl is particularly bad between now and Mon, and you are stressed out, please PM as I have an appointment with Rowan on Tuesday at 10.30am (it is NOT vital) and am happy to switch appointments if the practice will allow us to do that. How sweet of you! What a kind thing to do. Yes it was a very generous offer, but one i couldn't accept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rep628 Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 (edited) Animal Wellness Veterinary Clinic in Greenslopes. Worked alongside Dr. Rowan @ Animal Options, so she's very holistic - but isn't afraid to do a full blood workup, & dispense the traditional meds... even if you're likely to walk out with 2-3x the amount of chinese herbs & supplements. Another thing about supplements, you'll often find they won't work overnight like an Anti-Inflammatory. The Glucosamine/Chondriton supplement I'm giving my dog has a loading dose ( aka higher dose) of two weeks before you move to a day-in-day-out dose rate. Initial consultation is $130, but you will get an hour with her, and that will include acupuncture. She's also done VOM (Veterinary Orthopedic Manipulation) on my dog's neck vertebrae - I think that the same thing as "dog chiropractor". Could turn his head back towards both shoulders an equal amount after that And since Greenslopes is just down the corner from, well Stone's Corner, it's not a far drive compared to some clinics for Brisbanites. Hope this helps Edited February 24, 2011 by rep628 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL1 Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 Thanks rep. We have an appointment next week at Animal Options. If they can't help, i'll try your suggestion. She's not good at the moment. I can even see it in her eye's and I'm quite worried about her. I'm not sure if i should go back to the local vet and ask for more of the pain killer tablets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rep628 Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Be careful about long term use of anti-inflammatory use long term - it is potentially very harmful to kidney function. I'd be tempted to find out if you can get into a vet sooner than next week. Even if you got the vet at Animal Wellness to do some acupuncture to hold you over until you saw Animal Options. My boy's back was spasming so bad once he was almost folded in two, knowing that a conventional vet would have just sent him home with Rimadyl (anti-inflam) I sought other options, I got into what ended up being this holistic clinic at the end of that day (or maybe the next day? can't remember) he walked out after acupuncture with the longest, straightest back I had seen on him since his show days back at the age of 1 1/2. I doubt the same thing would happen to your girl (a complete 180), but if your dog can atleast get some assistance over the weekend to get her to make it to the big appointment next week, it really might be worth a shot. That's what I like about acupuncture, at worst it's a few needles here and there, no drugs with potential side effects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShesaLikeableBiBear Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 RL1, it was another dog who had the appointment to see Rowan. I am taking Skye to see him on 17 March Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackieW Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Another vote here for BVSC at Albany Creek. They were very good with my old fellow's insulinoma. Not cheap though, but worth it IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rottifan Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Best of luck, I'm so worried for you because reading your story is exactly what I went through when my rotti was 7. Not a fan of QVS, AT ALL, in fact even if it was my last option I'd never take my dog back through their door under any circumstances. When I mentioned my quite recent experience with QVS to a local vet I was told that they refer to Albany Creek Specialist Centre due to receiving many similar bad reports, so I've learnt from experience..... I live at Brighton, recently I wanted a 2nd opinion on something and got in to see Terry King at VSS on the south side and he is the most caring experienced person i've seen in my boys 10 years of life - I've seen a lot of vets from working with a federal government drug dog unit as a handler and travelling all over Australia, he is the best I've seen and has Rotties himself in the past. Cannot speak highly enough about him! My analysis would be, keeping it simple. Your dog is not moving because it hurts her to do so. Pain killers are only masking up the problem. Vets and specialists are experienced in the administering of medication but this will not cure the problem. So, what is causing the pain......I would definitely see an animal chiropractor ASAP. When my boy was paralysed and could hardly move when he was 7 I went to a vet chiro on the north side, a vet who did needle acupuncture at indooroopilly and then several animal chiropractors on the south side. They are all very very different from what I viewed them do with my dog, one terribly rough so much so that I walked out and refused to let him continue. After some my boy was worse. My last resort was the mobile animal chiro I now continue to use who used to work on the police dogs. He is amazing. My boy is 10, no supplements, no pain killers and walks like a puppy. I have him and him only to credit for the extra 3 high quality years I've been lucky enough to share with my boy. I would not wait and I would not judge a book by its cover with regards to them being "vet" chiro's - absolutely didnt compare when it came to the results they didnt achieve with my big boy.....please know that I am speaking from identical experience. I know how helpless I felt lying with my boy promising to take his pain away but not knowing how....now I do and I really really hope you can follow my advice and get in touch with the chiro as soon as possible. Good luck and keep us up to date! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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