NYDDB
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After several weeks of very short, limited walks and lots of rest, Mateo hasn't really shown much improvement . I know taking the conservative management route takes time- a lot of time (months to a year), but I felt like I needed some more help with him. So, I found a place in the city called Water4Dogs: HOME - Water4Dogs that is a rehabilitation center, fully staffed with a holistic bent.
We went to our first appointment 2 days ago, and I could not be more impressed- we spent 2 hours on our first visit there, for a full evaluation, plus some massage, cold laser therapy, and some time on the underwater treadmill.
We created a protocol for Mateo: 10 weeks of once per week water and cold-laser treatments, plus massage and specific supplements for him. He also gave me some homework exercises to do with him.
The vet there believes Mateo has a full CCL tear, not partial. He has lost some muscle- 2 cm; but the vet said he has seen much worse... He is not ruling out surgery, but fully believes that this combined physical treatment approach will greatly benefit my boy; we will reassess after the 10 weeks are up.
No free-swim yet in the pool (we will see after a few weeks whether he is strong enough for that), but have started on the underwater treadmill to help build strength without bearing weight.
Here is my boy chugging away---
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We went to our first appointment 2 days ago, and I could not be more impressed- we spent 2 hours on our first visit there, for a full evaluation, plus some massage, cold laser therapy, and some time on the underwater treadmill.
We created a protocol for Mateo: 10 weeks of once per week water and cold-laser treatments, plus massage and specific supplements for him. He also gave me some homework exercises to do with him.
The vet there believes Mateo has a full CCL tear, not partial. He has lost some muscle- 2 cm; but the vet said he has seen much worse... He is not ruling out surgery, but fully believes that this combined physical treatment approach will greatly benefit my boy; we will reassess after the 10 weeks are up.
No free-swim yet in the pool (we will see after a few weeks whether he is strong enough for that), but have started on the underwater treadmill to help build strength without bearing weight.
Here is my boy chugging away---