slight improvement so I was hopeful. A week ago tomorrow, though, it seems
all at once he starting lifting up that leg pretty much all the time &
seldom touches the ground w/it now. Dang! I don't know what has happened.
A couple of questions: Even though I'm rubbing it basically on his "fur",
it really is penetrating through, right? Whenever he goes out to go to the
bathroom, he's on a leash & we make it short. We have not kept him in a
cage indoors. Someone is here most of the day & he's not a very active dog
anyway. He only has access to the main floor. We do not let him do steps.
Is that a big mistake on our part--not keeping him in a pen inside? At pm,
he's in our bedroom w/the door closed & doesn't move around much at all. We
have one of those FIR blankets on the way & I'm hoping that will help but I
just don't know what has happened. I've continued twice daily doing the EOs
hoping I'd see slight improvement again but it doesn't seem to be the case.
Tonight when I was rubbing the EOs on, it made me wonder: he bends his knee
at times so if it's the ACL, wouldn't that hurt or have I got the wrong
location? :) Thank you! PS How is your dog doing? You're probably at 2
or 3 months by now, aren't you?
-----Original Message-----
From: everythingdoterra@googlegroups.com
[mailto:everythingdoterra@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Karen A
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 11:51 AM
To: Everything doTERRA
Subject: [Everything doTERRA] Re: Alaskan husky ACL (again!)
Hi Valerie, I know this stuff can be so confusing and we just want to
do the right things for our dogs. I do all the oils at once twice a
day. I just open all the oils I plan to use, then put the carrier oil
in my hand then add each of the oils.
Only a vet would be able to tell you the degree of tear your dog has
and even they have a hard time sometimes. As well as tiggerpoz, I
also got great info from a conservative management yahoo group. Stairs
are a definate no no for a dogin recovery with a ligament tear. A lot
of people block them off or if there are just a few steps, get a ramp
or help the dog up and down by supporting the dogs rear end. If you
don't commit to restricting the dogs activity during the period of
recovery, and it will be a long recovery, you are wasting your time
and not being fair to the dog, even with the oils. We are almost four
months in and I am seeing much improvement now. I think the oils
really helped her a lot. I am now doing very short 5 minute walks but
she is still in a pen when I am not home because she would run to the
door if someone knocked or run outside to bark at the neighbors dog. I
know it is hard to keep restricting them for such a long period of
time but I think it is worth it in the long run. Dogs adapt easier
than we do. It is very tempting to give them freedom once you see
improvement but don't be tempted too soon! As you have experienced,
they just start limping again. This means you are letting him do too
much too soon. The more you let this happen, the less likely you will
have a successful recovery using conservative management. It's not for
everyone. If you have any more questions, please feel free to ask me
here or email me directly at kasplindh@gmail.com. Good luck! Karen
On Nov 2, 9:07 am, Valerie Hampton <vale...@donhamptonrealtor.com>
wrote:
> Karen Asplundh & Cynthia, 1st of all Cynthia, thank you! This is so new
to
> me, I really appreciate the specifics. Couple of questions:
> *Karen, in your post a couple of months ago, you suggested applying 2/day
1
> Tb FCO w/1 d lemongrass, 2 d wh fir & 1 d frank, + 2 of the 7 EOs
suggested
> for pain--also mixed w/FCO. Do you throw the EOs for pain in w/the 1st
set
> of EOs or massage those in after the 1st set of EOs?
> *from what I described, do you think it's already TORN or still in the
> process of tearing?
> *FYI in case others might be searching--it's "tiggerpoz.com" not
> "triggerpoz.com"
> *As far as restricting his activity, I take it he shouldn't do any stairs?
> I just read a slug of stuff on the tiggerpoz but I don't see mention of
> stairs anywhere. I get it that for right now he can't go for a walk, run
or
> rough house, etc but I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around some
of
> the other stuff w/o rendering this all ineffective. I've put my daughter
in
> charge of visiting your website, Cynthia, + tiggerpoz & figuring out the
FIR
> stuff. That tiggerpoz is way encouraging then ADDING THE OILS ON TOP,
makes
> it very exciting!
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: energy4life [mailto:cin...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 4:39 PM
> To: Valerie Hampton
> Subject: Re:AlaskanhuskyACL (again!)
>
> Hi Valerie,
> I am sorry to hear about your dog's injury. You can find the Far
> Infrared information on my
website:www.oasisenergytherapy.com/BackonTrack.aspx
> From that page, you can learn more about this type of therapy, and
> also click onto the page of dog products. Probably the best product
> for yourHuskywould be a blanket or a bed. Because he has a heavy
> coat of his own, the jacket (which is what I would normally recommend
> for this type of injury) would perhaps make him too hot all over.
> Animals will choose to lie on the Far Infrared blanket or bed, with
> the sore side down. Because FIR therapy increases circulation, it
> helps the oils work better.
>
> In addition to the Frankincense, you might want to dilute Lemongrass
> in FCO and use that on the area. Lemongrass is a hot oil, so don't use
> it without diluting it or he will get a hot spot.
>
> Cheers,
> Cynthia
>
> On Oct 31, 3:31 pm, Valerie Hampton <vale...@donhamptonrealtor.com>
> wrote:
> > A couple of months ago I posted this: About 2 years ago our 5 yr old
> >Alaskanhuskyhad surgery on one of his ACLs. The dr said that no
> > doubt eventually his other would need it also. A few days ago he
> > started limping on the other leg. I've seen some improvement when I
> > rub frank & wintergreen on it but am wondering if anyone would suggest
> > anything else PLUS is there anything for healing or is there only hope
> > for pain relief?
> > And these are most of my responses I rec'd:
> > Karen A said: I am going through this with my 8 year old rottweiler.
> > She tore her left knee 18 months ago and she had the TPLO surgery and
> > has recovered pretty well from that, but she did end up with arthritis
> > in the knee.
> > Five weeks ago, she tore the right one. This time I feel empowered by
> > doterra oils and have done a lot more research. I am not doing the
> > surgery this time. I'm going the route of conservative management and
> > I'm using oils on her. With conservative management, their activity is
> > severely restricted for the first eight weeks and then you gradually
> > and activity back in.
>
> > I use a few different oils on her knee twice a day. You have to
> > remember that dogs are more sensitive to the oils than we are and you
> > always dilute the oils. I use 1 drop of lemongrass and 2 drops white
> > fir and 1 drop frankincense in about a tbls of FCO and gently massage
> > that all around the knee for the regenerative effects and then rotate
> > the oils I use for pain. The oils I rotate are rosemary, deep blue,
> > wintergreen, peppermint, cypress, geranium, and lavender. I just
> > choose a couple and add a drop if each to the FCO. She doesn't always
> > like every oil, but right now she can't get enough of the lemongrass
> > and white fir and licks every speck off my hands.
>
> > There is a website called triggerpoz.com that is a godsend of
> > information about dogs and torn knee ligaments. Most vets go right to
> > surgery and there are alternatives. I wish I knew this 18 months ago
> > before I did the TPLO. There is a yahoo group for conservative
> > management that has great info also. My girl is about 5 weeks in now
> > and is doing really well. I think the oils are an advantage and have
> > helped her progress well. She is in an ex pen when I am at work and on
> > leash in the house when I am at home but I have high hopes that
> > between cm and oils, there will be no surgery! Good luck, karen.
>
> > Karen A also said: The oils really help but if you just do oils and
> > don't restrict their activity level, you will need to do surgery.
>
> > Cynthis said: I wanted to add to the replies you have already had, to
> > tell you about Far Infrared therapy for your dog's injury. You may
> > want to look into it, if you haven't already... I have been using FIR
> > therapy on humans and animals for years, and can tell you that it
> > works very synergistically with the oils. I use machines as well as
> > special blankets, wraps and clothing with FIR capabilities. You can
> > read about it on my website...www.oasisenergytherapy.com. Have a look
> > at what Back on Track did for my horse, Charm--that was before I had
> > doTERRA oils to add to the regimen! For dogs there are wraps for hocks
> > and wrists, jackets and blankets. You may be able to find a retailer
> > near you, but if not then I can ship to you if you want.
>
> > As you can see, I rec'd some excellent info BUT Dakota stopped limping
> > 2 months ago & I was overwhelmed so I didn't do anything other than
> > putting some EOs on him if he occasionally limped. So YES I am
> > kicking myself that I didn't do something THEN because a couple of
> > weeks ago he started limping again. I thought it'd go away after a
> > couple of days but for the most part he still limps & sometimes lifts
> > up his leg when he walks. So of course now I HAVE to take care of
> > it.
>
> > I guess my questions are:
> > How pricey is far infrared theraphy?
> > If he's limping pretty much all of the time, does that mean it IS torn
> > or IS tearing or what? Basically is the total damage done?
> > Also, if it isn't TORN can I just start now aggressively doing the
> > oils & not have to limit his activity immensely? (He's not very
> > active anyway since he's in the house & just goes out to potty 2-3/
> > day. Otherwise he doesn't go outside unless someone goes w/him. He's
> > too human & just wants to be around people! Dakota pretty much just
> > lays by my husband's desk while he works & going to get an occasional
> > drink or eat. I'm not wanting to sound LAZY--it's just that if we
> > need to pretty much make sure he doesn't move, I need to make darn
> > sure my whole family is on board w/me on this.
> > If anyone else is reading this & can learn from my gross errors,
> > please do!
> > Any input would be MUCH appreciated. I will gear up for whatever you
> > all think I need to do. :)
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