Laser therapy...post surgical
Today Duncan had his knee surgery. Before we left, the vet handed us info regarding laser therapy. He didn't say we should do it, he just said to think about it. I contacted our usual vet and the...
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Our yellow lab had both rear knees worked on for torn meniscus and arthritis in 2013 when she was 11. She was having hard time getting up and walking last fall (2014 and 12 years old) and we did the laser treatments. $175.00 for 6 treatments of 20 minutes per leg back in September and we seen improvement after the 2nd treatment. Did 1 maintenance treatment every 3 weeks @15.00 each until December when she turned 13 and was doing very well. Got to end of February she was having issues again. This time vet went with Tramadol and Metacam. Dog improved again and is doing ok for her age on the medicine and is actually wandering the yard more. Spring and warmer temperatures may also have something to do with the improvement.
My take away is that the laser worked but maybe should have continued more of the 3 week treatments. Might have had better results after surgery or on younger dog. Any option that is not drugs is worth looking into. I think age and arthritis worked against us. Randu
My take away is that the laser worked but maybe should have continued more of the 3 week treatments. Might have had better results after surgery or on younger dog. Any option that is not drugs is worth looking into. I think age and arthritis worked against us. Randu
