Hi everyone, For those of you that have been thru this....did your dogs' gait improve? I mentioned to Gracie's surgeon that her gate was still goofy (13 weeks...
I have Hector in physical therapy to improve his gait. He had his TPO on December 21, and he will soon have his last session in the hydrotank. Jackie, the...
Hi, when you say her gait is goofy., what exactly do you mean? True's gait is certainly different than a normal dogs. When you look at him from behind his...
The gait changes when the angles change. Any time an angle in the body is changed, it affects other parts of the body. Brix is 15 months post bilateral TPO....
Thank you everyone for your input. It has been comforting. I guess it makes sense now. By goofy, I guess I mean not normal. This all started when she ...
Hi Paula, Hang in there. Brix had the same thing. It's called a delayed union. After 10 weeks, the TPO "fracture" was still obviously visible on the x-ray....
Marylee, you have no idea what it means to know that somebody else went thru this. So did you have to keep him restricted for all those 24 weeks? How old was...
My Hector had his TPO on Dec 21, and was 16 months at the time. His surgery was for a traumatic injury, not HD. But the age didn't seem to slow the union of...
Hi Paula, We restricted a lot during that 24 weeks. Some of that restriction was to let the TPO heal, and some was to protect his knees. Brix lost so much...
HAS ANYONE HEARD OF AN INFECTION AROUND ONE OF THE PLATE. I HAVEN'T POSTED IN A WHILE, THE LAST TIME I DID BRINDLE WAS BEING TREATED WITH A LONG RUN OF...
An infection can set in around any hardware placed in any body, human or dog. If antibiotics can suppress it till the bones are completely fused, then the...
Katrina had some good advice. The only other thing I can think of is to see if there is any way to culture the bacteria, and find out what it is. Not sure if...
Hello, First of all I want to thank you all for letting me into this group. I have been contemplating TPO surgery for my 8 month old Dobie. He has a bad left...
Hi Jody, Brix is 15 months post bilateral TPO. He is very active and athletic, and trains regularly in schutzhund. I will not continue with him in the sport,...
Thank you Marylee for your information. What breed of dog is Brix? I am waiting for the results of the vWD test done on my dog. Then they will give me an...
Hi Jody, Brix is a German Shepherd. I'm not very familiar with personal protection sport. Brix has no trouble with the protection phase of schutzhund, but it...
Marylee, The website for the national agility dog is great. I've been searching for some kind of solid proof to show my trainers that dogs can go back to...
Hi Jody, we tried to do rehab with a physical therapist, but Brix came down with one of the worst cases of panosteitis (growing pains) that his surgeon had...
Jody, stretching exercises are important too. Ask your surgeon when to start those, and see if they can show you how to do them. We started stretching pretty...
has anyone ever heard of a dog rejecting the plates. Brindle is 10 mos post and is still having alot of pain in the right. The surgeon can't seem to find the...
I haven't heard about a dog rejecting the plate after a tpo, but I do know of dogs that have rejected other "hardware" placed for orthopaedic or surgical...
What were the antibiotics and what was the course of treatment? How was the infection diagnosed?? ... do know of dogs that have rejected other "hardware"...
These 2 dane dogs are at Harlequin Haven Great Danes and St. Bernard Rescue. I don't know the antibiotics that were used because I was involved by way of a...
I am so sorry to hear about Brindle. This surgery is tough enough without 10 months later having problems. I hurt for you. I think if it were me, I would be...
Dale said he'd be happy to answer any questions he can about his experience with bone and hardware infections. His e-mail address is dalebath@... Of...
Brindle spent last night and today at the hospital. Last night they discovered fluid in the right knee and performed a tap to analyze the fluid. They need to...
I'm so sorry. My prayers are with you and Brindle. You made the best decision you could make at the time you were asked to make it. Don't try to second guess...
Kodi is coming home this afternoon. His second surgery was Monday and he did very well. He had a small complication from the first TPO which they discovered...
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