I’m so glad I found this site.Reading all of these posts is just amazing..such wonderful and dedicated dog owners and parents you all are! In the end, one of the bounty hunters shows the real intention of his hunting. We are just going to let her live out the rest of her life, BUT WE WON’T LET HER SUFFER, we can also tell her joints are stiffening up on her even though she takes the COSEQUIN daily. 168 of 204 people found this review helpful. In skimming through your posts I don’t see GOLPP mentioned until November of last year but many posts are suggestive of this condition. We are so glad we did this. I have a surgery consult scheduled with Dr. Johnson at the Animal Surgical Clinic in Shoreline in 2 weeks. View 6 homes for sale in The Lakes of Jacaranda, take real estate virtual tours & browse MLS listings in Venice, FL at realtor.com®. I’m glad he’s at peace, but I do worry that I didn’t do all I could for him.Thank you for sharing your story. He had arthritis in his hind quarters and had lost most of his muscle mass there over the last year or so, and was on daily medication. Anyone who is interested in trying it should do their own research and consult with a vet before trying it.Here’s a PubMed research paper on veterinary use of PEMF.My dog Shelby, a flat coated retriever, has had Lar Par for about a year. As another owner stated, ” It’s better to be a week early then 5 minutes too late.” It’s just so stinking hard and I miss her! He is Very heat intolerant, after laying for long periods he has trouble swallowing, and choking easily and more frequently.

The acupuncture has some very promising outcomes and is very cost effective from what I have read. Who is the vet in Wenatchee? He was otherwise a healthy dog so we kept him as comfortable as we could. We immediately loaded him in the car and off to the vet. The heat here has been really kicking her butt. It is my understanding they are different. They’re recommending that I wait until she is about 10 months to get the surgery.

She has lost a lot of strength in her hind legs, which others have attributed to this condition.

I understand their reasoning. It has gotten progressively worse in the 5 weeks when her cough first started. ..the best babysitter we have ever had…to see him suffering now is just terrible to watch…I also, after learning about this condition, did switch to a harness ..absolutely no collar or pulling of the neck…we are in the Northeast and it just recently got warmer…all of a suden, the occasional choke has now become a horrible honk sound and almost an asthmatic wheeze…I am doing all I can think of..limited exercise or exertion..only stairs once a day…cool environment, elevated bowls etc..he does seem to enjoy cold water more often and I always have that ready whenever he needs it…he is slowing a bit on eating..only things with flavor..I have had him on an excellent grain free raw meat diet with sweet pot and probiotic..truly believe that gave me the last 3 yrs of his life…now that I think the LP is worsening, I can’t imagine putting him through the surgery…I need to see the vet this week and see if any reasonable options exist for BoscoThank you for sharing your story. . but I have noticed a long session for my dog is better to feel good after it, thats why i have to put it where he is napping. Here on the mainland they’re bred to be cute.I work w military, police, search and rescue and recover. Were you satisfied with the care?My 11 1/2 year old yellow Lab has been diagnosed with LP and is scheduled for surgery with Dr. Sadanaga next week. Always inside dog but started keeping him inside during summer days to keep cooler then. She was put on an antibiotic and a cough tab which has helped. I have read through dozens of posts here and yours seems to be the only one I can find referencing its use. Our Gus turned 13 a month ago.Thank you all for sharing your stories! I have always regretted not doing the surgery and felt I let him down. There are pluses and minuses to both approaches. I remember the veterinary surgeon saying how it was his favorite procedure to perform since the dogs were immediately more comfortable and able to get on with their lives.Ugh. Is there any dr in Michigan that specialized in this?? His back legs gave out and he pee’d on himself and collapsed. IF you feel this is becoming an issue, the ACE shot was my crutch in case of a bad incident that he couldn’t come out of.

I hope she continues to do well.My 11 1/2 yo black lab was diagnosed last year and he was fine for a year after. He has an inactive thyroid for which he takes meds, a little arthritis for which he takes a joint supplement but is otherwise a happy go lucky healthy guy. I don’t know any vets in MI but if you look at the post there’s a link to an LP Yahoo group. The true test will be in the summer when the weather heats up. Depending on the place.thank you for the tips, unfortunately, we cannot afford to incur any more debt at all, super tight budget so credit cards are not an option. Good luck with the surgery. Took him to the vet and they sedated and intubated him and got his temp down. Thank you for sharing all your stories. It was hard to believe a month and a half ago, he was fine. I hope i doHi, Lynette, my 12 year old black Lab …same thing a car ride on the first warm day and overexcitement and barking in the carWhomever you end up picking, be sure he/she is a board certified surgeon.Hello Lynette. If you are considering the surgery, do your research. She is retired, too, and couldn’t really afford that hit to her budget, either.