My lab, Gus, in my opinion has a torn ligament in his right rear leg. We went to our normal clinic and the vet said nothing was wrong. Limping getting worse if he plays and romps like he likes to do. Gus and I have had great times together and I was looking forward to at least 3 more season with him before I figured he's be a couch potato.
We are going to go to another vet. My wife's orthopedic surgeon for her hand has a brother that is a vet in a clinic that has great reviews so it's off to there to see if my guess is correct.
Now if it is a ligament I am not going to do surgery, we did that on a Rott a few years back and it went well but I just don't have the $$$ to do this any more, so here are two options I am putting into my head to see if they are good or just BS.
1. get an orthotic for Gus. I see plenty of places that sell them and some get good review and some get bad. Can a hunting dog function in an orthotic?
2. Suck it up, but a small boat, and engine and just do water fowl.
Gus is one of the nicest dogs I've owned, I just wish labs were a durable as my old Red Nose Pit Bull was before had her stroke.
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We are going to go to another vet. My wife's orthopedic surgeon for her hand has a brother that is a vet in a clinic that has great reviews so it's off to there to see if my guess is correct.
Now if it is a ligament I am not going to do surgery, we did that on a Rott a few years back and it went well but I just don't have the $$$ to do this any more, so here are two options I am putting into my head to see if they are good or just BS.
1. get an orthotic for Gus. I see plenty of places that sell them and some get good review and some get bad. Can a hunting dog function in an orthotic?
2. Suck it up, but a small boat, and engine and just do water fowl.
Gus is one of the nicest dogs I've owned, I just wish labs were a durable as my old Red Nose Pit Bull was before had her stroke.
This is RedNose signing off with a heavy heart...
I signed up for instand email on the subject