Guest guest Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 Is anyone using the game ready system regularly? If so, are there upper and/or lower limits on size of dog you can use it on? Thanks. a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 The Game Ready is awesome. I put it on just about anything that I can. The only size limitation is probably a small dog like a Chihuahua stifle or forelimb, but like Dr. Troy mentioned if you get " creative " (i.e. use the forelimb wrap on the stifle with extra straps or towels, etc. to make it fit better) then it will work on virtually all patients. Definitely worth the investment if you have a lot of orthopedic surgeries. Just get some extra straps (the hair sticks to them pretty good after awhile and they lose their velcro strength) to help with fitting. I have even used it (but not recommended by the company) with warm/hot water on a forelimb (post op infection of distal ulnar ostectomy) and it worked amazing to keep the edema down. The patient loved it. ;-) Post-op stifle surgery, the patients have virtually no edema/bruising po. They wear it continuously the first 12-14 hours until the rehab staff comes back in the next day. - L Hagler BS, RVT, CCRP, CVPP, CBW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Thanks everyone for the feedback. One other question. Does the human unit work with the canine wraps or are the systems different? I see a couple of the base units on ebay and wondered if they were interchangable? Anyone know? Re: Game Ready question The Game Ready is awesome. I put it on just about anything that I can. The only size limitation is probably a small dog like a Chihuahua stifle or forelimb, but like Dr. Troy mentioned if you get "creative" (i.e. use the forelimb wrap on the stifle with extra straps or towels, etc. to make it fit better) then it will work on virtually all patients. Definitely worth the investment if you have a lot of orthopedic surgeries. Just get some extra straps (the hair sticks to them pretty good after awhile and they lose their velcro strength) to help with fitting. I have even used it (but not recommended by the company) with warm/hot water on a forelimb (post op infection of distal ulnar ostectomy) and it worked amazing to keep the edema down. The patient loved it. ;-)Post-op stifle surgery, the patients have virtually no edema/bruising po. They wear it continuously the first 12-14 hours until the rehab staff comes back in the next day.- L Hagler BS, RVT, CCRP, CVPP, CBW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Interesting question and I am not sure. I have not had any experience wiht the human unit. Re: Re: Game Ready question Thanks everyone for the feedback. One other question. Does the human unit work with the canine wraps or are the systems different? I see a couple of the base units on ebay and wondered if they were interchangable? Anyone know? Re: Game Ready question The Game Ready is awesome. I put it on just about anything that I can. The only size limitation is probably a small dog like a Chihuahua stifle or forelimb, but like Dr. Troy mentioned if you get "creative" (i.e. use the forelimb wrap on the stifle with extra straps or towels, etc. to make it fit better) then it will work on virtually all patients. Definitely worth the investment if you have a lot of orthopedic surgeries. Just get some extra straps (the hair sticks to them pretty good after awhile and they lose their velcro strength) to help with fitting. I have even used it (but not recommended by the company) with warm/hot water on a forelimb (post op infection of distal ulnar ostectomy) and it worked amazing to keep the edema down. The patient loved it. ;-)Post-op stifle surgery, the patients have virtually no edema/bruising po. They wear it continuously the first 12-14 hours until the rehab staff comes back in the next day.- L Hagler BS, RVT, CCRP, CVPP, CBW Dr. Troy Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner Canine Body Worker Muller Veterinary Hospital, Inc The Canine Rehabilitation Center Walnut Creek, CA 94597 office fax www.mullerveterinaryhospital.com www.thek9rehabcenter.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 They are the same unit but the one on ebay may be the old system that is no longer around and can no longer be serviced. Also the FDA won't allow GameReady to sell vet wraps to soneone who has a human unit. I'd advise going with the newer veterinary unit to be safe.Jan Janet Van Dyke, DVM, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and RehabilitationCEO and FounderCanine Rehabilitation Institute, Incwww.CanineRehabInstitute.comAffiliate FacultyColorado State UniversityCollege of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical SciencesJanet.van_dyke@...Director, International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management (IVAPM)www.ivapm.orgTreasurer, American Association of Rehabilitation Veterinarians (AARV)www.rehabvets.orgChair, Credentials CommitteeAmerican College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (ACVSMR)www.vsmr.orgjanetvandyke@... Interesting question and I am not sure.I have not had any experience wiht the human unit. Re: Re: Game Ready question Thanks everyone for the feedback. One other question. Does the human unit work with the canine wraps or are the systems different? I see a couple of the base units on ebay and wondered if they were interchangable? Anyone know? Re: Game Ready question The Game Ready is awesome. I put it on just about anything that I can. The only size limitation is probably a small dog like a Chihuahua stifle or forelimb, but like Dr. Troy mentioned if you get "creative" (i.e. use the forelimb wrap on the stifle with extra straps or towels, etc. to make it fit better) then it will work on virtually all patients. Definitely worth the investment if you have a lot of orthopedic surgeries. Just get some extra straps (the hair sticks to them pretty good after awhile and they lose their velcro strength) to help with fitting. I have even used it (but not recommended by the company) with warm/hot water on a forelimb (post op infection of distal ulnar ostectomy) and it worked amazing to keep the edema down. The patient loved it. ;-)Post-op stifle surgery, the patients have virtually no edema/bruising po. They wear it continuously the first 12-14 hours until the rehab staff comes back in the next day.- L Hagler BS, RVT, CCRP, CVPP, CBW Dr. Troy Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner Canine Body Worker Muller Veterinary Hospital, Inc The Canine Rehabilitation Center Walnut Creek, CA 94597 office fax www.mullerveterinaryhospital.com www.thek9rehabcenter.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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