I just had this othotist come to the house and fit my 11 year old collie with a custom splint. He is just great and will send a kit and the how- to's if you are out of town. He is located in Arlington,VA. Scout will get his in a week and he is just the bomb. Let me know if you are interested and I w...

The vet called and Scout's blood tests came back well enough for the operation. But before I put him through all of that I am goign to try this guy and his splint which he says can stablize the joint - he comes tomorrow for the fitting and then will bring it back to fit it and adjust. So I am feelin...

Took Scout today at 9 - he xrayed and said he has a subluxigated inner carpal joint with hyperextension.This is his "good" leg. He highly suggested surgery as the joint is very unstable - the cost is 3800 dollars and of course there are no gaurantees - the recoup period is 3 months and the...

Hi - I have had the same problem with my 11 year old collie - he was dropped from the groomer's table and hyper extended his carpus - I have used a brace that was custom fitted - it has velcro on it that makes the straps adhere to each other - I got mine at orthovets but you need a vet to do the mol...

Hi - I have had the same problem with my 11 year old collie - he was dropped from the groomer's table and hyper extended his carpus - I have used a brace that was custom fitted - it has velcro on it that makes the straps adhere to each other - I got mine at orthovets but you need a vet to do the mol...

Thank s- Critter and Karen for your advice - I have an appt with an orthopedic surgeon tomorrow - the way to correct the problem is surgery but I opted not to do that because of his age and the fact that it is very painful and takes 6-8 weeks to recoup - the doc agreed - hence the custom fitted brac...

My 11 year old blue merle collie suffered a hyper extended carpus last year as a result of a fall at a groomer's. I have had him in a orthodic custom fitted brace for the last year and it is working. Two days ago he did the same thing to his good paw and now has difficulty getting up to walk - I hav...