Hey all! Thanks for all your encouragement and advice the past two weeks. Tomorrow is two weeks post tpo for Ben. He started showing marked improvement @...
Wow Cindy! Sounds like recovery is going real well these days . So glad to hear it . What sort of games have you two been playing ? Linda guitarlassy...
We have been practicing "drop it", "leave it", "take it", and tug of war with his toys. He also has learned to toss his ball to me from his mouth and I roll...
Cindy, I am sending you Ranger for training....seriously she can't do any of those things! Leave it = 20 miliseconds Drop it = "really, you're kidding, I am...
My pup MAY be having TPO in a month or so, and I know he won't be doing much for awhile afterwards (the file in the Files section on this is great info). But...
I am so happy to hear that you and Ben are doing so much better!!!I would not tell this to too many other people but I read to Tank-gave me something to do and...
My dog is 1 year past her second TPO, and doing fantastic by the way, so I have forgotten a lot. But, your surgeon will give you specific instructions on what...
Hey Mary, That's funny!....and practice is the operative word with Ben and learning those commands too. He sounds alot like Ranger. It's pretty much a big...
Hey Patricia, Ben is three weeks post-op today. I am now seeing steady improvement. The first couple of weeks were long and hard. We made the two hour trip...
Hi Everyone, This will be a long introduction, I'm afraid, but I have many questions. I have a 7 month old Goldren Retriever, Beemer. 2 weeks ago, he was...
Hi Judye I can't asnwer all of your questions, but, I'll tell you what I can. I have a lab who is a little over a year post bilateral TPOs. She is doing great!...
I am perplexed as to why the breeder is against TPO, and it sounds like adamantly opposed? This is a corrective surgery that can give your dog a chance at...
Hi Judye- I don't stop by this chat group as much anymore since our Annie Bo Fanny is now almost 2 years old and she had her TPO surgeries (both hips) last...
Hi everyone!! I have a two year old chocolate lab that underwent bilateral TPO surgery at seven months of age. He is doing very well, but I am wondering if any...
I have had 2 GSD's undergo TPO surgery. First one had FHO (bad idea) on one side and TPO on the other at the age of 15 months. She did great on the TPO side...
My English Mastiff Huey was diagnosed with bilateral HD when he was 7 months old. He had 2 TPOs back to back. Huey is now 5 1/2 years old and has a little ...
hi. my mutt had a left tpo at 8 months, she is now 5 and 1/2 and she's doing great. as she is part lab, sometimes after long days of running around/swimming,...
My berner, GRacie had TPO at 13 months. She is almost 4 and she is doing great, even competing in agility! She rarely misses a jump and LOVES it! She also...
My Golden, Murphy, just turned 11 in July. His hips were so badly deformed he wasn't given a chance to live past 2. He had bilateral TPO's done when he was...
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Hi all, I don't post too often, but My black lab had TPO done 3 years ago when he was 8 months old. Now he's growling when anyone but someone in the family...
Hi Nicole, I'm no specialist, but my understanding is that the only way you can affirmatively diagnose arthritis is by x-rays. Even a rough feeling joint ...
My golden more than likely developed his progressive kidney disease by taking the Rimadyl for his surgeries. Pain killers are great, but the consequences are...
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Aug 29, 2007 11:16 pm
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... Nicole--Has the ortho vet done an x-ray to rule out a screw migrating?? If not then I strongly suggest you have one done. If there is no apparent cause...
I am very sorry to hear about your lab. This is exactly what you were trying to prevent in getting the TPO's in the first place. You may want to try Adequan...
Thanks for all your responses. I did ask the tech about doing an x- ray, she seemed to think that the vet would only order one if she thought something were...
Nicole, I have my lab on Arthramine. It is a Glucosamine supplement with some holistic ingredients -- without the Chondroitin -- He had bilateral TPOs 16...
... Nicole- If it were my dog I would demand an x-ray!!!. I don't think it's right to just assume it's arthritis. Your dog isn't that old yet!! Screws can move...
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