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Great looking dogs! And yes, too much snow!
Great pictures and beautiful dogs. I feel your pain, we still have a ton too. Heading out in half an hour for a walk through it anyways, the dog has been a nuisance the last day or 2 so hopefully a quick romp will sort him out.
Don't take any chances letting your dogs run in deep heavy crusty snow. I did and now I'm looking at a $3500.+ TPLO surgery.
Sharon , momma OOD :D. Not to be argumentative but dogs in shape and used to running in snow can take it . I expect a working/hunting dog to take snow , boggy mud etc to do his job or he's not worth his feed beyond a lap dog . Heck if I can do it he better be able to . Sorry to hear yours has been injured and to the tune of $3500 bucks . I love my dogs but wow . They are resilient as all animals are but I woudn't even spend that kind of coin on myself if I had too . Send her to me and just pay to feed her and I will do the therapy to get her back up on her feet as good as new . :goodstuff:Quote:
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TD
They look great barenn and thanks for sharing . My last great one came from Scotland too . I even titled her in Brantford so many years ago .
TD
Just to support Sharon, the last two ACL's were done on flat grassy ground. Dog was in great condition with great quads and always a super healthy animal over many years.
The point here is that ACL's are happening at alarming rates. There has been work done to try to nail down the genetic marker for this but at this point no test is available.
So I absolutely believe in being careful with where and how dogs run. The biggest cause in retrievers is happy bumpers and fresbies with no warm up. Once you know a little about the nature of this injury and the possible surgeries available then you'll understand this problem much better.
Vets are getting rich with this........Be Careful.
Not to be argumentative either, but no amount of therapy will make a torn ligament reattach itself. And yes, fit dogs tear ACLs. Just like human athletes do. In fact, athletes are more likely to damage ACLs than couch potatoes.Quote:
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Go to "Sharons " TPLO post , and read my post # 17 with the link .
Here it is;http://www.dogheirs.com/dogheirs/pos...-and-diagnosis
I know you mean well BB . If you see the pic I posted of the dog, in the tplo thread, she is 8 years old , and in great shape. Trauma is not always the cause of a torn ACL; there is a disease component - complicated.Quote:
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"There is mounting evidence that there are other factors that result in damage to the cruciate ligaments.Many canine patients present without any apparent trauma." Dr Bouck( dog's surgeon).
This is not to say that a big running setter, in deep, crusty snow can't equal ligament trauma.
Jaycee: That was a very interesting link. Thanks.
Maybe too much snow for a lab, but my dog loves it. Lol. K start the rants.
I have a hi-tek battery operated vest for my dog. It came with booties, hat, goggles and matching scarf. It runs on 36 "D" size batteries. MAKE SURE you follow the 48 page set-up procedure to a tee. There are a lot of wires and you don't want to do what I did and connect the vest wires to the goggles!!!
You can also order the infra-red/solar panel version (which I have) but it seems a bit overwhelming for anything smaller than a show-bred Great Dane.
Sometimes, if the weather is wettish or even damp or it was dampish within 1 week, the wiring shorts out and you will see little puffs of smoke emanating from your wrist - where the remote/metal leash assembly clips on. The pain goes away after a day or two....but for some reason when this happens, I can't get the microwave to work at home here for days. ???
It also comes with a neato remote. The remote is very user friendly. It has an on-off timer (clock is optional), a thermostatic heat sensor that compliments the dog's ambient temperature (the secret is to shave your dog's hair where the 7 sensors connect. The one connector....well, you don't need to shave the dog for where it connects). AND, it beeps to let the dog walker know if another "hot" dog is coming along too! Just be careful because if the other dog has this same unit operating on the same frequency, your dog will walk funky-like. More importantly, those low level shocks the walker receives are slightly enhanced. When I regained consciousness, there was a carbon deposit on my palm where the remote/leash once was. It's OK though. The other guy was still unconscious when the ambulance came, so I feel pretty lucky. The good news is that, when I called them collect, they said their R&D has almost got a second frequency operating.
This unit only malfunctions every once-and-a-while, but the good news is they offer a 1 time, time-limited warrantee, if you pay cash up front. They will replace your dog, if you meet certain criteria and it's within 4 hours of purchase, with a receipt.
You guys should get one of these units! Hey....I've got a very slightly used one here for a steal! Call me, k? (No warrantee with my unit anymore, sorry. I already got the new dog.)
Some people get all weird and stuff when there's a prolonged winter but not me. I LOVE this s_ _ t!
Ugo, I'd take you up on that offer but it's 75F here and my boys just came out of the water....not sure it would be water proof.
You could try it and tell me????
Good for you Mr. K. I just got back from some islands in the West Indies too - sans canines though. It's my time to holiday with my wife. I'm looking forward to this white stuff melting as I have a very busy spring/summer/fall waiting for me.....thank God. (I'm sure lots of folk feel this way on this forum!)
All the best to you in the upcoming season, Sir. As you will have discovered some time ago, you only get out what you put in.
Ugo
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LOL You sarcastic son of a gun.
Mr. Ugo you have a wry sense of humour. I may just get one of these vests for myself as I could use some warming up and an attitude adjustment right now.
Just sold that unit. Sorry to the other 127 guys that PMed me. Please...no more requests!!
Actually, there was no sarcasm intended. It was just for levity. Seems like there are more vociferous responses on most any subject of late.
I hope some folk got a smile...that's all.