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4 Tips - The Perfect Dog Brace Cast

Creating the perfect Casting can be summed up in four essential tips. Position. Tight. High. Criss-Cross. Understand each to make yourself the Casting superstar for Custom Orthotics! Let’s be clear on what “Casting” means in this article. Old school casts meant a kid with a broken arm had white

Boxer dog walking up steps with two Hero knee braces

Biomechanics of Dog Braces

Do Knee Braces Help Dogs?

The quick answer is yes. Many skeptics need a longer answer. These skeptics were burnt by early braces designs that did not work. This left them with a bad taste in their mouth. Find out what changed... We all started by looking for solutions to help our limping dog. Pet

Screenshot of cattle dog crossing a log wearing a Hero stifle brace

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Wheeler Conquers The Great Outdoors With A Torn ACL

Yearning to return hiking and his camping lifestyle, Jason Darrah of the Primal Outdoors Channel needed to find a way to help his dog Wheeler avoid surgery for his torn ACL. Looking for an alternative to surgery he found Dr. Lisa Plumb of Klamath Animal Hospital and Go Hero Braces.

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Dog ACL Brace Review - Dr. Carrie Adrian

If you ever wondered where dog bracing started, Dr. Adrian was there from the beginning. She has played an integral roll in the evolution of several braces and has worked with most manufactures helping dogs. Devoting her professional career to helping further canine physical therapy, she was the first person

Dog stretching while wearing a brace for its torn ACL

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Torn ACL in Dogs: Is Surgery the Only Option?

It’s like any other day playing fetch with your dog: You throw the ball, he runs after it and returns, tail wagging. YET, today, your dog doesn’t return right away. When you go find him, he's hopping back, unable to put weight on his rear right leg. (But

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Torn ACL in Dogs - How Braces Help

Not all dogs can have surgery, but we still want to reduce their pain. Braces help your dog walk sooner. The field of bracing is relatively new to Veterinary medicine, so not all doctors are familiar with how bracing works. We started designing braces to help these doctors over 15

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Cecelia and Ozzie's Triumph Over a Volleyball Injury

Rising from a torn ACL and multiple surgeries, in the end a simple knee brace allowed Ozzie to return to comfort a Mom battling dementia. Ozzie and Harriet...er... Cecelia and Ozzie have been best friends for the past 11 years. Not only is the 12-year-old, black Chow mix a

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Bionic Pickles - Dog ACL Success

When Alisha says "hold the pickles," she's not talking about a burger. She's talking about her almost three-year-old Great Pyrenees/Akbash-mix Pickles. Alisha has been holding and snuggling Pickles since the rescue dog was six weeks old. Pickles had been battling a severe case of parvovirus and struggled with respiratory

Dog standing o bluffs wearing a harness and a stifle brace

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Bohdi, Got Her "Silly" Back

Bodhi is a survivor. She's a 14-year-old, lovable Cattledog and has been battling cancer for the last year and a half. She's been through two surgeries and two rounds of chemo, but nothing can keep her down. Literally. A few months ago, Bodhi was playing in the backyard when she

Biomechanics of Dog Braces

Talking to Your Veterinarian About Knee Braces for Dogs

Knees are joints. They give out over time. That’s certainly true of humans, and it’s also true of dogs. Dogs depend on knee ligaments for their joints to work much like we do, and when something goes wrong with a dog’s knee, it can be extremely painful

Michelle Beck DVM with her chocolate lab

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Dog Knee Brace Review - Dr. Michelle Beck

Not sure bracing fits into your practice? Initially a skeptic, Dr. Beck shares how her veterinary practice has grown to use bracing. 100% of my professional time is devoted to healing animals. You could say I come by it naturally. My father and I are both veterinarians. I took it

Cocker spaniel dog wearing a stifle brace

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Benson Battles Cushing's and ACL Tear: Wins!

Benson was born November 21, 2001. He is a parti-colored Cocker Spaniel that sat up and begged for Maria Lowe to take him home 13 years ago. Since then, he has been the joy of the Lowe family's lives. They love to dote on him and treat him like royalty.

Child cuddling with a springer spaniel dog

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Magoo Snuggles Again!

Magoo is a 7 year old Springer Spaniel who loves to spend his days running after squirrels, swimming, chasing birds on the beach in Massachusetts and doing serious amounts of snuggling. And as the beloved dog of Joe and Brooke's young family, he has lots of opportunities to do just

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Zoey, Thankful for Thanksgiving

They found her at a rescue home for homeless pregnant dogs. Zoey was 11 weeks old and the daughter of a German Shepherd/Husky mix. It was an instant connection. Seven years later, Zoey is an integral part of the Parker family. She loves to play with her "brother&

Man standing over dog wearing a knee brace

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Caleb, Happier than a Pig in Slop

It was an exciting day nine years ago in Massachusetts. It was the week before Thanksgiving, and Greg's family had decided to adopt a new puppy from the local no-kill shelter. Greg and his youngest son were waiting in the greeting area when two dogs enthusiastically rushed up to greet

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Hero Dog: Kepa's Story

They first saw her as a puppy at a shelter, six months old and full of puppyness, all licks and tail wags. They weren't sure but guesses were that Kepa was part Rottweiler, part German Shepherd, part grizzly/teddy bear.Two years later, Kepa found her permanent home with Rich

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Helping Chloe

It was a cold January day in an already cold and snowy Illinois winter. Diane noticed that her 8 year old yellow lab, Chloe, had come limping back into the house after playing in the snow. Diane dismissed the idea of anything serious, thinking that maybe she had just slipped