Betty x ray pics

I think at the moment he is treating it as if she has cracked the joint and that there is calcification there due to the healing process ( as happened with her SI joint)

I just feel a bit defeated as we've had her on restricted exercise and anti inflamatories for what seems like forever. This has been grumbling on for must be the best part of a year, on and off, but never as bad as in the last few weeks.

I can't help but think we will be in the same position in a months time.

There was mention of the possibility of it being some kind of bone cancer. :eek: But that was not an obvious conclusion from the x rays and was a worst case scenario. cheers pal! :eek:

Is the sand work (and hydro) in an attempt to ease concussion?

I know it is just your opinion, but in general I am inclined trust my own (and some others!) more than the vet... :o
 
Sorry, I'm not that good at pin pointing where things are located in Scotland or on the Isle of Skye, but have you looked at the Association of British Veterinary Acupuncturists site? There is more than one veterinary acupuncturist in Scotland on their list http://www.abva.co.uk/find-a-vet/?country=Scotland .

If you can't find one close enough to where you live, and you want to try something similar, you can try acupressure yourself, there is good books available, sadly mine are in Swedish and haven't been translated, so I can't recommend anyone that I've read, but as an example Amazon have several books on the subject http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_n...ssure+book&rh=n:283155,k:dog+acupressure+book .

Personally I've tried acupuncture on 3 of my bitches and 1 cat (all 4 sadly now dead), basically because they were old, and had a little wear and tear things going on, e.g. the cat became reluctant to jump up to her food bowl in the cat tree when she was old, and the veterinarian found that she had adhesions in the spine. The effect it had on the first old bitch that I tried it on, was so good, that acupuncture is now the first thing I think about trying, if my pets get any joints or similar problem.

I know acupuncture isn't a miracle cure, it doesn't suit everyone, but it made my 3 bitches and 1 cat look and act like they were several years younger than they were.

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Thanks for all that FL!

I had a look at the list and all are a good 4hr drive away from us. :(

I will look into that accupressure book on amazon, and think I'll put an enquiry on ahighland horsey fb page i am on. Often times there are alternative therapists/specialists etc doing the rounds that I could travel to a bit closer.

thanks again for all your advice. ;)

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What a pity that they're all so far away , but if you don't find anyone doing any rounds closer to you, I hope you do try acupressure. As I briefly mentioned, I have books about it in Swedish, and I did try it on my old bitches, which they seemed to respond very well to (= they became more relaxed, smooth and comfortable), but I just doubted my own ability on getting a lasting result as good as a professional would.

If you try acupressure, I don't know if this is an "old school" tips that doesn't apply anymore, but what I learned was that if you for example are using a thumb to press with, then whilst you press, if you look at your thumb, hand and wrist from the side, the thumb should ideally be straight, but it is okay if it is making a convex shape (like a roman nose on a Draught horse), but it should not make a concave shape (like the nose on an Arabian horse), because the later neither is good for the joints in your thumb nor does it create the optimal pressure. So sorry to owners of Arabian horses :o, but I used that as a reminder to myself, straight or Draught horse nose (fingers) is good, Arabian horse nose (fingers) is not good.

By the way, personally I'm not sure that I believe in everything about yin and yang, talk about elements like tree, fire etc., to be honest, I mainly care about whether it makes my bitches more happy or not.

:)
 
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