Rachel, My heart goes out to you and to your family. I am so terribly sorry to hear the news about Buddy. We always try to do the very best for our four legged...
Hi Jennifer, My dog never had a breathing crisis, per say, but now that my pup has had surgery, I would say it's been more than a year and possibly two years...
Rachel, I am so very sorry to hear of your loss of Buddy Bear...... I know that there are a lot of furkids who were waiting to greet him and show him around......
Hi there, Our dog, Girl (golden retriever) had the tie back surgery 4 or 5 months ago and she is 15 or 16 (I'm ashamed to admit that I don't celebrate her...
It very well may be advisable to get a surgical consult from your regular vet for your dog's treatment. My regular vet, like many others, does do tiebacks...
hi, has anyone had a board certified surgeon do the tie back procedure in the metro vancouver area? i'm interested whether the experience was positive or...
Jennifer, Since we have no BC listing in our Surgeon3 file and I have no recent listings, I went into http://www.acvs.org and pulled up the following names in...
Rachel.....My heart is breaking for you tonite. I know no words can begin to ease your pain but just know that you gave Buddy Bear the last gift you could give...
I want each of you to know your endless support and kindess kept me together through this process and I will forever be thankful to you all. The time each of...
Jennifer....Im very happy to hear you are going for a consult. Pick a good experienced surgeon (mine was Board Certified) and make sure he/she can give you...
Hi, Buster is being rescoped on Tuesday to recheck the mass and recheck throat for any LP changes. Buster has so much energy (NO LP breathing problems)-except...
Debbie, You and Buster are in my thoughts and prayers. I really hope you get all the answers you need and they are nothing but the very best possible outcome! ...
Jennifer I haven't posted in a long time, but your post reminds me SO much of what we went through over the past 2 years with our Jasper, a 12 yo choc. lab....
Jennifer Kathy reminded me of a couple more things. I also sat down with my hubby and told him that he needed to be OK with the $$ because Jasper might make...
Hi Jill, It's no coincidence about the hind leg weakness. The LP is thought to be just one symptom (and the worst one) of a general neurological deterioration....
My lab is experiencing rew - I know someone posted that there is information on this in the file but I couldn't find it. Can someone please point me in the...
rear end weakness - I was too lazy to spell it out. Sorry for any confusion it caused. :o) thanks Mary ... From: "terrigolding" <terrigolding@...> To:...
First question: Does anyone notice their dogs breathe harder at night, especially when it's bed time? I would think that Kirby should breathe easier because ...
Hi Kathy I am assuming the stridor is coming from the LP, but only the surgeon can answer this for you. They only tieback one side so that enough air can get...
Hi, Just wanted to say "thank you" for all the supportive messages that have come to me. They have kept me "very calm" and this time I have a very good feeling...
Mary You can check the archives back on August 14, 2007, Christine Zenk posted two interesting e-mails regarding hind leg weakness. Let me know if you have...
... How about both Debbie?? Sending you strong, healthy, pawsitive vibes so expect them tomorrow - all day! You and Buster will be in my thoughts and prayers...
... ........... Hi Jill & Rosie too, I'm sure you already know - LP is *usually* only one sign - probably the ugliest - of an underlying neurological...
There have been many posts lately about rear end weakness - My Zeus, (11yr 3mo choc lab, tieback Jan 2007)just started having the rear end weakness and I...
In a message dated 2/5/2008 9:38:46 AM Central Standard Time, newagogirl@... writes: We put him on a low dose of rymadil (sp?) and I now have a brand...
Amy, Be careful with Rymadyl. There are better drugs out there that do not do the liver damage that this drug does. Many folks are using Metacam which is ...
During Tiger's and Lily's poor arthritic and rear end weakness times, I engaged a wonderful vet who performed both chiropratic and acupuncture on both dogs -...
Hi Amy I am sorry these new developments have occured. Typically if it the neurological progression of LP there isn't a lot to improve it other then perhaps...
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