Tripawds Three Legged Dog & Cat Forum Archives

@jerry - OMD - Really looking forward to reading up on Shilo and Dexter’s stories! That’s the amazing thing about science - because of the cumulative efforts of so many researcher and participants you get this long chain of contribution stretching to todays efforts and advances and beyond that into the future… I’m also looking forward to following up on the translational/comparative links you sent!

Re: the doggie windows - Yes, I’d never seen them before either! Her regular oncologist and primary vet don’t have them. Truth be told, it’s hard to say what she found so interesting as it looked out into the nearly empty, cavernous lobby. (A lobby that looked a bit like a cross between some sort of high end spa and and a sci-fi research facility where you might present yourself to be cryogenically frozen. It was a curious place.)

As far as being a fear-free design, I’m not sure as I’ll have to look into the details of what that means. What they did do which was pretty cool was only take June away into the back treatment areas for the minimum time to do the tests or treatment, but then brought her back to us whenever there needed to be a pause between things. In this way she always had bits of decompress-time with us between things. And any basic vitals they could do in the exam room with us, or with minimal contact, they did.

@mischief & Karen - yes, it’s hard to see it in the photo, but there is definite evidence around the window frame of “damned minds lost.” Truth be told, if the right kind of dog had come along, June would have had words too. Ideally, there would be a way to slide it shut for dogs who would be stressed out by it. (Maybe they have other rooms with solid doors?!?)

Karen - I’ve always admired Caira Sue’s photo - so athletic! Really cool to hear about her earlier contributions as a Dog of Science. Is HO Hypertrophic Osteopathy? Is the trial she was in similar to or related to one I recently heard about coming out of U Penn? …sorry to say, I don’t know details other than that it was related to treating children.

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Yesterday and today our backyard became a proprioception masterclass. In the fall our black walnut tree drops most of it’s baseball-sized, flesh-covered nuts in the space of about two to three days, and most of that happened in the past two!

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My gosh, video keeps you humble and teaches you a lot as a dog trainer! Also, we have to be sensitive that this work is not like a lot of trick training in that a dog’s skipping over or rushing through certain things can indicate that the sustained strength or stamina for that skill is not there yet.

The catching game you’ll see is one June’s therapist likes to use for dogs who know how to catch food as it tests their balance and builds core strength, all while demanding a lot of mental focus. (The “treats” we’re using are just her regualar mealtime kibble portion - which allows us to be this liberal with it!)

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June’s CCRT/CCFT’s “desert island” set of canine fitness equipment (i.e., if you were stranded on a desert island and could only bring x number of things…) and their DIY alternatives:

• Balance board - note that this is different than a wobble board (can be made from a 30” x 30” sheet of plywood or MDF wrapped in a yoga mat and using a 2in, half-round, 24” length of handrail for the fulcrum on the bottom)
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