Guest guest Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 ### Dear friends, I have a new case, my dear friends' 3 1/2 year old golden lab. She's been diagnosed with hip dysplasia and a torn ligament and clearly in enough limping discomfort to be on pain medication. I have not seen the x-rays, neither have my friends. Oh, she's also10 to 15 pounds overweight. Her parents are divorced; one wants surgery, the other is open to waiting a few weeks to see if any other treatment would help. That's where I come in, being their occasional counselor / mediator. I'm writing to get input that might be helpful to them. I always appreciate learning from this list! Sending warmth, -Marie ### ________________________ Possibly Garnet will have some good advice for you as she raises dogs and has lots of first hand experience. From my own personal experience (I used to have Saint Bernard's) big dogs often carry the displacia gene. Being overweight is not going to help this Golden Lab, they need to get some weight off of her and keep it off. Worst possible thing for displacia is excess weight. Also once they accomplish this a regular exercise program is imperative. I know so many people who have large dogs who never take them for walks, it's dooming the dog to health problems or early death. An alternative to this of course is a nice big fenced in yard, but still dogs need to get out and walk and be in touch with earth energies. They are wired for this. My best to you on this situation. I personally would try everything possible before surgery. Blessings to you always. Micki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 > > Marie, > This poor dog needs three things,,, > > Homeopthic treatment, conventional vets won't do anything but drug her. Homeopathy works, so do many other systems of medicine. Don't throw the baby out with the bath water. Do your own reserach and find out what has worked for others with the same conditions. Avoid over generalizing. My motto is " what ever works " and I use many different approaches to healing. Each situation can benefit from a unique healing approach designed for that dog and owner. Drugs are not always bad, many are made from or derived from natural substances. Herbs which are all natural can also harm you so it is a fine line. Homeopathy has many hoops to jump through depending on the approach. Classical homeopaths will be the most demanding in what you feed and do with the dog in the way of other treatments and can be very frustrating to work with for some who prefer a multiple modality approach. Some vets do homeopathy because it is in, these are two extremes, there is a middle path and some vets use h. remedies in a more fliexble fashion. > > Fed raw food, the only natural way to feed a dog. Her overweight is from eating calorie filled crap-in-a-bag which is slightly less nutritious than cardboard. Billions of dogs thrive on other than raw diets. Many dogs suffer because of improperly balanced raw diets. Just be careful. www.monicaskitchen.com is a good place to learn all about all kinds of canine diets including raw and " mixed " raw and kibble. I have used raw to great effect but it requires diligence and study. > > Never let her be vaccinated again, this is probably what has caused the HD in the first place. We know absolutely that HD is genetic. Triggers for the condition are not so well documented. I have not seen any evidence or research on HD being caused by vaccines. If you would be so kind as to provide the documentation you are basing this statement on I would appreciate very much seeing the information. Garnet > > ... > > ----- > ### Dear friends, I have a new case, my dear friends' 3 1/2 year old golden lab. She's been diagnosed with hip dysplasia and a torn ligament and clearly in enough limping discomfort to be on pain medication. I have not seen the x-rays, neither have my friends. Oh, she's also10 to 15 pounds overweight. Her parents are divorced; one wants surgery, the other is open to waiting a few weeks to see if any other treatment would help. That's where I come in, being their occasional counselor / mediator. I'm writing to get input that might be helpful to them. I always appreciate learning from this list! Sending warmth, -Marie ### > ________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 > > -Marie, > > I heartily second all of 's great suggestions. You might also want to check out a product called Hokamix. You can read about it on the Naturmix site. I'm new to the group and looking forward to learning lots about DMSO. in Texas > > > ----- > ### Dear friends, I have a new case, my dear friends' 3 1/2 year old golden lab. She's been diagnosed with hip dysplasia and a torn ligament and clearly in enough limping discomfort to be on pain medication. I have not seen the x-rays, neither have my friends. Oh, she's also10 to 15 pounds overweight. Her parents are divorced; one wants surgery, the other is open to waiting a few weeks to see if any other treatment would help. That's where I come in, being their occasional counselor / mediator. I'm writing to get input that might be helpful to them. I always appreciate learning from this list! Sending warmth, -Marie ### > ________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 Garnet, the surgery is for the torn ligament. -Marie Re: Injured dog <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DimethylSulfoxide-DMSO/message/3324;_ylc=X3oDMTJy\ OGl1ZHEyBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzExOTUyMTAzBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MDgxNARtc2dJZAMz\ MzI0BHNlYwNkbXNnBHNsawN2bXNnBHN0aW1lAzExNjc1NzQwNzM-> Posted by: " Garnet " garnetridge@... <mailto:garnetridge@...?Subject=%20Re%3A%20Injured%20dog> garnetridge <http://profiles.yahoo.com/garnetridge> Sat Dec 30, 2006 5:30 pm (PST) Is the surgery for hip replacement or for the torn ligament? Garnet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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