Thanks for the input. The challenge now is to find a supplement she will eat. I just ordered 2 pounds of Premium joint care from Drs FosterandSmith and she will only eat it if I catch her in the right mood. She will happily eat Heartgaurd chews, chicken jerky (likes my homemade 100% chicken only the best) and she loves Pedigree mini jumb. Thats about it for treats, not counting roasted/boiled chicken.
I don't intend to get surgery until I see her get worse. The surgeon just put the options on the table, and wanted me to be informed. She didn't give me the feeling she thought I would go for it now.
I wonder if I can get a price over the phone for the same list of procedures etc. at Jefferson or University of Pennsylvania vet schools.
Cap't noonie. Maggie only hiked her leg about 4 times, within one week. The first time seemed like it happened suddenly and she held it up for several minutes, took about 15 to get back to where she seemed normal. The other 3 episodes were about 4 days after the first, one each on Sat, sun, mon and all three were brief. That was about 2 weeks ago. (took that long to get appt due to Easter.) She took Rimadyl during that time and we kept her from roughhousing.
We'll work on a way for her to get up on the bed. It's not as high as many, but still. Right now she jumps onto my Lane cedar chest which is maybe 4 inches lower than the bed. Kind of like this one.
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