@ReallyReal I'm not actually doing a dead weight lift of 80 lbs.. I doubt that I could do that. I have a sling to take some weight off his back leg. Steps and getting in the car put a strain on my back, hips, etc. We're still moving everyday, so it's the frequency. We still go for an abbreviated walk every morning. He walks around the house on his own and even takes a run around the rooms.
Another big dog with arthritis. I wasn't going to get a big dog again for that very reason. I asked them to X-ray everything. While all this was going on, I started noticing his back leg seemed "off". They X-rayed that hip again and the vet thought she felt something in his knee. I have been stressed waiting for the ortho vet for weeks believing he was going to need knee surgery. I've done that once before and it's no fun. She reviewed the x-rays and felt his leg and doesn't believer it's his leg at all. She believes it's his L5 in his back. He already goes for laser therapy for the arthritis. She wants me to have his back lasered also twice a week for 3 weeks. I'm hoping this works!
