On Mon, 27 Jul 1998 22:24:53 -0700 David John Adams
writes:
>Received phone call from gentleman wanting info on a prosthesis for
>his sheepdog who will be having rear leg partially or completely
amputated
>secondary to tumor. Has anyone had any experience in this area or know
>of anyone I can refer this person to?
>
>Dave Adams CPO
I’m curious. Why the de facto assumption that a prosthesis is required?
My experience with dogs is that they run mighty fine on three legs,
especially if the missing one’s on the rear. In my opinion, a prosthesis
is not much of an option due to the non-cognitive nature of dogs, unless
the amputation is velow low on the limb.
I have known three, three-legged dogs (rear) that were quite happy and
still very fast at running down cars (so they will become 2-legged dogs).
I have seen one front-leg amputee dog that wasn’t so fast, but got
around fine with a bouncy gait and was also quite happy. All four were
amputated high level, and the residua did not get in the way of their
many activities.
Chris (CJ) Johnson
Director of Engineering,
College Park Industries, Inc. http://www.college-park.com
(810) 294-7950 (at CPI), (616) 664-4173 (home office)
