the puppy wizard

S-HOWENDS like your dog got The Puppy Wizard's
SYNDROME. The knee may need surgery. Most
of the non narcotic pain drugs can harm your dog.

GOOD LUCK.


We have a Boston Terrier that just turned four. It seems that his
right rear "knee" is bad, according to our local vet. And it seems
that according to our vet it is a popular problem with our breed!
Asking about solutions we were informed that surgery is very
painful for our pet, and usually is unsuccessful, not the outcome
we were hoping for!

We are looking for any one else that has had similar situation
with this breed and what they did? I was wondering if I added a
motrin to " buddy's " food every day it might ease the pain that I
believe he feels.Any information or input would be greatly
appreciated. Buddy has too much spirit and ***** to have a bad
knee to slow him down, he's almost as fast on three paws as four!
He does use all four legs once in a while, but not always as he
should.

Thanks,
Tom W.

the puppy wizard

Your dog got The Puppy Wizard's SYNDROME.

ABSOLUTELY DO NOT GIVE HIM ANY MOTRIN!!!, IBUPROPHEN, TYLENOL, OR
ADVIL. All of these will cause internal bleeding and can kill
your dog. If he needs pain medication contact your vet a get the
appropriate medication. Self dosing will kill your dog if you
don't know what you are doing.

I for one would get the dog to an orthopedic vet and have him
evaluated by someone who does these types of surgerys daily. As
for the success of the surgery it depends upon how long you've
left this go and the damage that has been done to the knee itself.
The only person qualified to give you that answer is an orthopedic
vet. I would never let a dog live this way in this kind of pain
and yes it's very painful if left untreated. If you don't fix the
first leg the other is going to get just as bad at a quicker rate
due to the fact that he will shift his weight and put more strain
of the good one.

My dog has had surgery on both his knees. The first knee had to
be repaired when having the first ACL surgery and then a year
later had the other ACL surgery done to the opposite leg. Yes the
surgery is painful but they give you the appropriate pain
medications for the dog. Provided you follow up properly with the
restrictions the vet prescribes after the surgery and give it
enough time to heal you won't notice much was ever wrong with it.

Barney gets around really well for an 11 year old. Yes he takes
Deramaxx for the arthritis daily but it's a minor price to pay to
see him happy and trotting through the yard. Some of the
arthritis is due to the surgery but most of it is due to the fact
that I didn't know that the luxating patella he had would lead to
a damaged knee and torn tendons later down the road.

Please get a 2nd opinion for this from someone who is qualified.

Celeste
"Veronica F." <VFennell1@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:Jq-dnRMsg4Vv4IfcRVn-uA@comcast.com...
We have a Boston Terrier that just turned four. It seems that
his right rear "knee" is bad, according to our local vet. And it
seems that according to our vet it is a popular problem with our
breed! Asking about solutions we were informed that surgery is
very painful for our pet, and usually is unsuccessful, not the
outcome we were hoping for!

We are looking for any one else that has had similar situation
with this breed and what they did? I was wondering if I added a
motrin to " buddy's " food every day it might ease the pain that I
believe he feels.Any information or input would be greatly
appreciated. Buddy has too much spirit and ***** to have a bad
knee to slow him down, he's almost as fast on three paws as four!
He does use all four legs once in a while, but not always as he
should.

Thanks,
Tom W.

the puppy wizard

S-HOWENDS like your dog got The Puppy Wizard's
SYNDROME. The knee may need surgery. Most
of the non narcotic pain drugs can harm your dog.

GOOD LUCK.


We have a Boston Terrier that just turned four. It seems that his
right rear "knee" is bad, according to our local vet. And it seems
that according to our vet it is a popular problem with our breed!
Asking about solutions we were informed that surgery is very
painful for our pet, and usually is unsuccessful, not the outcome
we were hoping for!

We are looking for any one else that has had similar situation
with this breed and what they did? I was wondering if I added a
motrin to " buddy's " food every day it might ease the pain that I
believe he feels.Any information or input would be greatly
appreciated. Buddy has too much spirit and ***** to have a bad
knee to slow him down, he's almost as fast on three paws as four!
He does use all four legs once in a while, but not always as he
should.

Thanks,
Tom W.

the puppy wizard

Your dog got The Puppy Wizard's SYNDROME.

ABSOLUTELY DO NOT GIVE HIM ANY MOTRIN!!!, IBUPROPHEN, TYLENOL, OR
ADVIL. All of these will cause internal bleeding and can kill
your dog. If he needs pain medication contact your vet a get the
appropriate medication. Self dosing will kill your dog if you
don't know what you are doing.

I for one would get the dog to an orthopedic vet and have him
evaluated by someone who does these types of surgerys daily. As
for the success of the surgery it depends upon how long you've
left this go and the damage that has been done to the knee itself.
The only person qualified to give you that answer is an orthopedic
vet. I would never let a dog live this way in this kind of pain
and yes it's very painful if left untreated. If you don't fix the
first leg the other is going to get just as bad at a quicker rate
due to the fact that he will shift his weight and put more strain
of the good one.

My dog has had surgery on both his knees. The first knee had to
be repaired when having the first ACL surgery and then a year
later had the other ACL surgery done to the opposite leg. Yes the
surgery is painful but they give you the appropriate pain
medications for the dog. Provided you follow up properly with the
restrictions the vet prescribes after the surgery and give it
enough time to heal you won't notice much was ever wrong with it.

Barney gets around really well for an 11 year old. Yes he takes
Deramaxx for the arthritis daily but it's a minor price to pay to
see him happy and trotting through the yard. Some of the
arthritis is due to the surgery but most of it is due to the fact
that I didn't know that the luxating patella he had would lead to
a damaged knee and torn tendons later down the road.

Please get a 2nd opinion for this from someone who is qualified.

Celeste
"Veronica F." <VFennell1@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:Jq-dnRMsg4Vv4IfcRVn-uA@comcast.com...
We have a Boston Terrier that just turned four. It seems that
his right rear "knee" is bad, according to our local vet. And it
seems that according to our vet it is a popular problem with our
breed! Asking about solutions we were informed that surgery is
very painful for our pet, and usually is unsuccessful, not the
outcome we were hoping for!

We are looking for any one else that has had similar situation
with this breed and what they did? I was wondering if I added a
motrin to " buddy's " food every day it might ease the pain that I
believe he feels.Any information or input would be greatly
appreciated. Buddy has too much spirit and ***** to have a bad
knee to slow him down, he's almost as fast on three paws as four!
He does use all four legs once in a while, but not always as he
should.

Thanks,
Tom W.

the puppy wizard

S-HOWENDS like your dog got The Puppy Wizard's
SYNDROME. The knee may need surgery. Most
of the non narcotic pain drugs can harm your dog.

GOOD LUCK.


We have a Boston Terrier that just turned four. It seems that his
right rear "knee" is bad, according to our local vet. And it seems
that according to our vet it is a popular problem with our breed!
Asking about solutions we were informed that surgery is very
painful for our pet, and usually is unsuccessful, not the outcome
we were hoping for!

We are looking for any one else that has had similar situation
with this breed and what they did? I was wondering if I added a
motrin to " buddy's " food every day it might ease the pain that I
believe he feels.Any information or input would be greatly
appreciated. Buddy has too much spirit and ***** to have a bad
knee to slow him down, he's almost as fast on three paws as four!
He does use all four legs once in a while, but not always as he
should.

Thanks,
Tom W.

the puppy wizard

Your dog got The Puppy Wizard's SYNDROME.

ABSOLUTELY DO NOT GIVE HIM ANY MOTRIN!!!, IBUPROPHEN, TYLENOL, OR
ADVIL. All of these will cause internal bleeding and can kill
your dog. If he needs pain medication contact your vet a get the
appropriate medication. Self dosing will kill your dog if you
don't know what you are doing.

I for one would get the dog to an orthopedic vet and have him
evaluated by someone who does these types of surgerys daily. As
for the success of the surgery it depends upon how long you've
left this go and the damage that has been done to the knee itself.
The only person qualified to give you that answer is an orthopedic
vet. I would never let a dog live this way in this kind of pain
and yes it's very painful if left untreated. If you don't fix the
first leg the other is going to get just as bad at a quicker rate
due to the fact that he will shift his weight and put more strain
of the good one.

My dog has had surgery on both his knees. The first knee had to
be repaired when having the first ACL surgery and then a year
later had the other ACL surgery done to the opposite leg. Yes the
surgery is painful but they give you the appropriate pain
medications for the dog. Provided you follow up properly with the
restrictions the vet prescribes after the surgery and give it
enough time to heal you won't notice much was ever wrong with it.

Barney gets around really well for an 11 year old. Yes he takes
Deramaxx for the arthritis daily but it's a minor price to pay to
see him happy and trotting through the yard. Some of the
arthritis is due to the surgery but most of it is due to the fact
that I didn't know that the luxating patella he had would lead to
a damaged knee and torn tendons later down the road.

Please get a 2nd opinion for this from someone who is qualified.

Celeste
"Veronica F." <VFennell1@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:Jq-dnRMsg4Vv4IfcRVn-uA@comcast.com...
We have a Boston Terrier that just turned four. It seems that
his right rear "knee" is bad, according to our local vet. And it
seems that according to our vet it is a popular problem with our
breed! Asking about solutions we were informed that surgery is
very painful for our pet, and usually is unsuccessful, not the
outcome we were hoping for!

We are looking for any one else that has had similar situation
with this breed and what they did? I was wondering if I added a
motrin to " buddy's " food every day it might ease the pain that I
believe he feels.Any information or input would be greatly
appreciated. Buddy has too much spirit and ***** to have a bad
knee to slow him down, he's almost as fast on three paws as four!
He does use all four legs once in a while, but not always as he
should.

Thanks,
Tom W.