Pet surgeon?

boogle

Our family dog Leo is a cross-breed (some mixture of daschund, collie and probably some other stuff) that we got from a shelter. He's absolutely gorgeous and a fantastic pet. He's about 11 months old. He has that thing where daschunds front legs point outwards. It wasn't a problem until a few months ago when he developed a limp. One leg is pointed way outwards and his knee is really swollen. Took him to two vets, who said that one leg bone grew faster than the other and the problem may not be correctable. One vet recommended a specialist surgeon up North but we're on some waiting list and it could take months to get an appointment. In the meantime, his leg is worse than ever, and he has a really bad limp.

We have pet insurance, so does anybody have any recommendations or advice on how to care for him in the meantime. We've stopped bringing him for walks as the vet said the road surface was too hard for him to walk on.

golden

You really need vets advice as to what is the best thing to do for your dog.

BlackCat2008

Try contacting UCD they were able to put a cat that got caught by a car back together, it ran out seen the car and ran back in leaving it's tail in the middle of the road, it had a smashed pelvis and needed 100's of stitches and op's the cats doing fine so I'd recommend contacting them and see what they say if not forget the waiting list and go to England they'll have hundreds of surgeons, Even to contact Dspca here and over there the dspca run clinic's in England so they might have a surgeon they can send you to.

Other wise you need to keep him of it, if you have time have a search into shell fish which they say is the new thing for arthritis I know he doesn't have it but it's meant to be great for joints, or try your local health food store, the one in nutgrove is great there's a lad there that keeps up with remedies for animals and he may be able to recommend something for the swelling and to help in prove the joints.

Other wise phiso is the only other way I can think of to help improve him.

Hope everything works out OK.

Beth

I'd talk to the vet about getting him to see another specialist or get him to get onto the vet college.

You can also get salmon oil for joints. Depending on the size of the dog, it could be one pump or 2 pumps onto his food.
I use it for the rottie i have, but not for joints, for her skin conditions.
You can get it here but the site is under construction at the mo!!

You can also get it on Ebay - this is one of many that were returned Salmon Oil

Good for

• Rheumatism
• Dry skin
• Allergies (especially flea allergies)
• Itchy skin
• Dull lifeless coat
• Other skin problems
• Wound healing
• Poor immune system
• Heart health
• Kidney Health
• Blood Vessels
• Eye health
• Reproductive health

Quite a few people I know use it and find it does the dogs good.

It might help lubricate and improve the synovial fluid in your dogs joints until you get to see the specialist.

there's another one called Sasha's Blend here
Sarah from EGAR pointed this on out on my site.
I havent used it myself, but Sarah said she wouldnt be without it

The unique all natural Sashas Blend™ formula possesses anti-inflammatory actives which reduces inflammation in a non invasive method with no side effects. It promotes the growth of healthy cartilage and conditions the joints by helping maintain the fluid (known as Synovial Fluid) that cushions joints. The Synovial fluid is important for healthy joint function as it provides lubrication to the joint, supplies nutrients to the cartilage, provides impact protection for the joint and removes waste from the cartilage. Sashas Blend™ also suppresses the production of Nitric Oxide which is a major chemical produced responsible for pain and the breakdown of a healthy joint.

They do Powder and capsules As well as some bites.

Sounds like that might be a better try than the salmon oil for your dogs problem at the moment.

Good luck

Ruby Soho

Whats the name of the condition the dog is suffering from?? No offense intended but your post was a little confusing, you say its a problem effecting the dog's front leg and then you referred to a swelling in his knee??
Are you talking about Carpal Valgus by any chance? I presume the vets have already done x-rays to diagnose it? Is he on any medication of has the vet recommended any particular diet?
A waiting list of that long seem ridiculous to me. There are plenty of orthopaedic vets out there, including one in Baldoyle in Dublin and lots down the South of Ireland. The hospital in UCD is very good, but its a referral centre, you'd have to get your vet to arrange it for you with all the necessary paperwork if surgery is a viable option.