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Help Your Dog Heal After CCL Injury
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items My 10-year-old dog, Rose, injured her cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) three years ago. Once we diagnosed the injury and determined that cost was estimated to be $3500 and that the odds of injuring her other hind knee were over 50% I started exploring...
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The Food
The Supplements
The Equipment
The Food
My dog Rose is a 10-year-old rottweiler and German shepherd mix that I want to live as long and healthy of a life as possible. When she was 7, she tore her CCL (ACL in humans) in one of her back knees and I opted not to do the surgery. I knew that sh...
The Farmer's Dog Food
A couple spoonfulls of Thrive Market's Canned Pumpkin puree makes a great addition to your pup's feast. It helps foster good digestion and is a great anti-inflammatory ingredient to help reduce any pain your pup is experiencing from a recent CCL inju...
Pumpkin is a great anti-inflammatory addition to meals!
You can either soak a batch of chickpeas, or buy them canned. (They do not need to be organic, ANY human-grade food you give your pet is an improvement on dog-grade food!) Add a ½ a cup of chickpeas to your dog's next meal to add some extra nutrients...The Farmer's Dog Food she would look at me like, “Ummm, that's it?” the addition of chickpeas helps fill her belly without increasing the amount of dog food. She no longer glares at me, but she does lick that bown pretty dang clean!
Thrive Market, Organic Garbanzo Beans (Chickpeas)
The Supplements
I can definately tell when Rose goes a few days without these Hip & Joing Chews from Vital Planet. I order mine from Thrive Market online and try to keep them on hand at all times.
Vital Planet Hip & Joint Chewable Tablets
These CBD drops are specially formulated for pets. I have tried several other brands and one made my dog Rose loopy and out of it, and the other brands were too expensive to maintain. I order my drops from Thrive Market online and try to keep them on...
Dr. Formulated CBD Pet
My holistic vet recommended this specific brand for my rottweiler and German Shephard mix rescue dog, Rose, after she tore her CCL (ACL in humans) in her back knee. I opted not to do the surgery because knowing her temperament, the surgery and recove...
Thorne Betaine HCL & Pepsin for Digestion
My dog Rose did not do well with pain medication. It messed with her belly and made her disoriented and anxious. My holistic vet recommended trying Gabapentin. It has helped immensely! It is affordable, helps reduce her pain, and anxiety. She is so m...
Gabapentin for Dogs: How It Can Help
Ginger-Fennel Tea is a game-changer for my fur-daughter, Rose. Fill a large Dutch-oven sized pan, with water, cut a 2" sized cube of peeled, fresh ginger into smaller cubes, and add 1 Tablespoon of fennel seeds. Bring the water to a boil and then sim...These are my favorite BPA-free, freezer-safe storage jars.
Thrive Market Organic Fennel Seeds
The Equipment
The Asissi Loop is worth EVERY SINGLE PENNY if you have an injured pup in your house! My holistic ver raved about this product and once I decided not to do the surgery to repair my dog's knee I made the investment. During this time, I also broke my a...
Assisi Loop
You might think this is a weird item to add to the list for a pet, but not only can you enjoy this moist heat neck and shoulder pack, but your injured pup will too. Right after my dog, Rose, injured her CCL and was in the most extreme pain the holist...
Microwavable Heated Neck and Shoulder Wrap
You might think this is another weird item to add to the list for a pet, but not only can you enjoy these reusable cold packs, but your injured pup will too. Right after my dog, Rose, injured her CCL and was in the most extreme pain the holistic vet ...
She recommended putting on a cold pack when I fed her breakfast. I was to take her on a short 7 to 10-minute walk to keep her joints from stiffening up, followed by a 15 to 20-minute moist heat session when we returned after the walk to soothe her af...
She recommended putting on a cold pack when I fed her breakfast. I was to take her on a short 7 to 10-minute walk to keep her joints from stiffening up, followed by a 15 to 20-minute moist heat session when we returned after the walk to soothe her af...
Reusable Ice Pack (3-Piece Set)
I didn't discover this item until later in our pooch recovery journey. I think it should go at the TOP of the list for anyone who has a large dog who has an injury on their hind-quarter region. Have you ever tried to lift a 70 lb. dog who is in pain ...
Dog Sling / Support Harness
Ok, so the injured queen needs a stylish throne, right? My 70 lb Rottweiler/German Shepherd mix dog-daughter, Rose, loves her memory foam PupRug. I recently moved to West Texas where I have a couple of cowhide rugs on the floor and wanted a stylish d...
Memory Foam Dog Bed by PupRug
I used to be terrified of cutting my dog's black toenails because I couldn't see where the quick began. I cut too close one time and thought my 70 lb dog-daughter might bleed out! When I discovered these clippers with a built in guard, I became a lot... not to mention your arms and legs, especially if they are NOT happy about something you need to do to them in order to treat their knee to help them heal. The CCL recovery journey is a marathon, not a sprint. These are the little things that make bot...
Dog Nail Clippers with Safety Guard