Re: Shoulder OCD

[Guest guest]

I have seen some do very well with PST and some that didn't get much improvement

with it.

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> Does anyone have any input on the long term outcome for a dog with OCD lesions

in both shoulders without surgery? I have a client with a 1 yo male German

Wirehair Pointer with radiographic lesions bilaterally. Seems to be favoring

both legs at different times but the owner does not have the finances for

surgery. I haven't seen the dog or the radiographs yet but am looking for some

advice on rehab without surgery.

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> Tracey DVM, CCRT

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[Guest guest]

Is it a young dog? I have had some luck with exercise limitation and cutting the food in half. Chris

Shoulder OCD

Does anyone have any input on the long term outcome for a dog with OCD lesions in both shoulders without surgery? I have a client with a 1 yo male German Wirehair Pointer with radiographic lesions bilaterally. Seems to be favoring both legs at different times but the owner does not have the finances for surgery. I haven't seen the dog or the radiographs yet but am looking for some advice on rehab without surgery.

Tracey DVM, CCRT

[Guest guest]

If by chance the dog was bought in California and they have had it less than one year they are entitled to the purchase price back from the seller to put towards surgery. Just a thought. (California has the best puppy lemon law in the Union. Wish other state would copy it)

 

I have no experience with shoulder OCD. I have seen elbow OCD that was not surgically addressed develop into either permanent intermittant lameness or worst case absolutely crippling OA. But I can't say about shoulder.

 

Pamela Mueller PhD DVM CCRT pending