By 9 yrs of age a dog has learned to cope with some arthritis. They have learned how to rest, at least to some degree.
In my view it would be a mistake to do orthopedic surgery on a dog of this age. I think your conservative approach is the right one to take.
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If you have a vet that does laser therapy, you might look into that. My pup had a bad soft-tissue injury in a rear leg that responded really well to this treatment. I admit, when our vet suggested it, it sounded like voodoo. They wave a laser wand over the injury? I was skeptical. But I could not argue with the results. It produced obvious improvement in reducing pain and speeding healing. An injury that I thought would take months of recovery was healed in about 2 weeks.
BTW, a couple of you have recommended http://tiggerpoz.com/ - that site definitely helped me feel comfortable with the decision not to go straight to surgery. I became familiar with the site last year when another dog of mine was diagnosed with an ACL tear but guess what, it was osteosarcoma. :-( I didn't have a choice but to go with surgery for her. One year, 56 days later, she is going strong on 3 legs (knocking on wood) but I have digressed.
I love your stories, please keep them coming. They are inspiring. Support feels good.
This is so ludicrous I hate to even post it --- but here goes.
I attended a veterinary conference last fall that suggested that healing could be improved in some superficial skin problems-- with a laser pen light, a cat toy....
The mechanism of the effect was described but I don't remember it, or not well enough to tell others.
Whoa, Betty Landercasp, the lady who did our swim therapy yesterday told me the same thing! But, she didn't know enough about it either so I meant to look it up as soon as I got home but forgot. Thanks for the reminder. I'll post back.
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